The Classroom Within: Educators’ Autoethnographic Reflections

Welcome to "The Classroom Within: Educators’ Autoethnographic Reflections”. This book bridges the gap between personal experience and professional practice through the powerful medium of autoethnography. It presents a compelling collection of tales, each offering a deeply personal and reflective account of educators' experiences. In the realm of education, personal narratives often remain untold, buried beneath the weight of standardised curricula and the rush of daily responsibilities. This book aims to bring those stories to the forefront, highlighting the unique and invaluable insights that can be gained from examining the personal journeys of educators. By using autoethnography - a research method that connects the autobiographical and personal to the cultural, social, and political - the contributors to this volume share their lived experiences, reflecting on the intersection between their personal and professional lives. Jen Deakin authored the chapter "The Golden Thread - Creative Teaching".