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Three Approaches to the Inquiry into Teacher Identity: A Narrative Review Enlightened by Habermas's Human Interests - Liu Rensijing (刘任思静), Yin Hongbiao (尹弘飚), 2023 (sagepub.com)
Article Information
Manuscript received: September 19, 2021
Revision received: January 26, 2022
Manuscript accepted: April 18, 2022
Published online: June 16, 2022
Issue published: February 2023
Author
Liu Rensijing (刘任思静)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yin Hongbiao (尹弘飚)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Abstract
Purpose: This paper attempts to review and conceptualize how different scholars approach research on teacher identity through the lens of three human interests defined by Jürgen Habermas.
Design/Approach/Methods:This literature review, guided by Habermas's three human interests, illustrates the characteristics of three different approaches to the inquiry into teacher identity.
Findings: This paper summarizes three approaches to researching teacher identity and their characteristics, namely the technical approach, the practical approach, and the critical approach. The implications for future research and teacher development are also discussed.
Originality/Value: By incorporating Habermas's three human interests into teacher identity inquiries, this article offers a theoretical narrative review of the approaches to investigating teacher identity. Strengths and weaknesses of each approach as well as the possibility of a combined application of different approaches provide an original discussion of teacher identity research.
Keywords
Habermas, human interests, teacher identity, teacher identity research, theoretical narrative review