Gurushala

Autoethnography and Teacher Education: Snapshot Stories of Cultural Encounter

In this paper, I discuss how I framed and wrote an
autoethnographic personal narrative of my lived experience as
a New Zealand physical education teacher educator in the
presence of two cultures, Māori and Pākehā. Central to my
a qualitative study was written as a method of inquiry. Using this
the method I wrote a series of descriptive ‘snapshot stories’ derived
from field experiences, over an 11-year period, that involved
close and prolonged encounters with physical education
teacher education (PETE) students in tertiary classrooms and 4
day marae stays. The storied accounts served as data for self-reflexivity about my role as a teacher educator as I worked to
integrate with Māori culture.

Autoethnography and Teacher Education: Snapshot Stories of Cultural Encounter

Teacher Stories

Autoethnography and Teacher Education: Snapshot Stories of Cultural Encounter

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