This chapter helps readers trace and represent the evolution of their professional identities and practices through the self-study process. It positions identity as relational and practice as dynamic, emphasizing that growth often occurs through tension, disruption, and reflection. Readers are introduced to narrative, visual, and dialogic methods for documenting change and articulating professional becoming. The chapter highlights how representing change is both an analytic and ethical act, enabling others to learn from the researcher’s journey. By its conclusion, readers understand how to make visible—and meaningful—the processes of transformation that self-study brings about.

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How Do I Identify Changes in Identity and Practice Through Self-Study?

  • Brandon M. Butler,
  • Kristen H. Gregory,
  • Mark M. Diacopoulos,
  • Angela P. Branyon

摘要

This chapter helps readers trace and represent the evolution of their professional identities and practices through the self-study process. It positions identity as relational and practice as dynamic, emphasizing that growth often occurs through tension, disruption, and reflection. Readers are introduced to narrative, visual, and dialogic methods for documenting change and articulating professional becoming. The chapter highlights how representing change is both an analytic and ethical act, enabling others to learn from the researcher’s journey. By its conclusion, readers understand how to make visible—and meaningful—the processes of transformation that self-study brings about.