Arising from the 7th International Study Association on Teacher Thinking (ISATT) conference in 1995, this book presents a diverse, yet integrated, approach to understanding how research and practice in classrooms are changing.

Introduction/Michael Kompf -- Part. 1. Teachers' Professionalism:Overview/W. Richard Bond. 1. Is 'The Art of Teaching' A Metaphor?/Elliot Eisner. 2. Professionalism & Teachers as Designers/Ingrid Carlgren. 3. Becoming a Trained Professional/Margaret R. Olson. 4. Professionalism and the Reflective Approach to Teaching/Per F. Laursen. 5. Productively Confronting Dilemmas in Educational Practice & Research/Pam Denicolo -- Part. II. Teachers' Identities:Overview/Don Dworet. 6. Cultural ScriParts for Teachers:Identities & their Relation to Workplace Landscapes/Cecilia Reynolds. 7. The Multiple 'I's' of Teacher Identity/Karyn Cooper & Margaret R. Olson. 8. Teaching in Inclusive Classroom Settings:The Use of Journals & ConcePart Mapping Techniques/Janice M. Martin & Michael Kompf. 9. Thinking about Stress: The Student Teacher's Viewpoint/Maureen Pope & Ka Wa Yeung. 10. From Performer to School Music Teacher: A Problem of Identity/Joan Tucker -- Part Ill Teachers Knowledge: Overview/R. Terrance Boak -- 11 A Stoned Landscape as a Context for Teacher Knowledge/D. Jean Ciwidinin and F. Michael Connellv -- 12 Metaphors for Movement: Accounts of Professional Development/Christopher Day and Mark Hadfield -- 13 Applying Constructivisi Theory to Multicultural Education Content/Susan C. Brown, Marcella L. Kysilka and Maureen J. Warner -- 14 Arts-based Educational Research: Making Music/C. T.P. Diamond. CA. Mullen and M. Beauie -- 15 Teacher Knowledge Development in a Social and Individual Context/Elisabeth Ahistrand, Görel Carisson, Sven G. Hartman, Antlers -- Magnusson, Lars Na?slund and Annika Rannstrorn -- 16 Representing Teachers: Bringing Teachers Back In/Ivron Goodson -- Notes on contributors.