Pragmatic Identity Analysis as a Qualitative Interview Technique

In this article, we examine a qualitative interview and analytical technique for exploring the influences of identities on an individual's experiences. The technique, pragmatic identity analysis (PIA), relies upon a collaborative, reflective, contextually oriented, and relational approach to interviewing. For the purposes of this technique, "identity" is understood as a unique collection of dynamic identities that manifest in diverse contexts. Through narrative dialogue the interview pair jointly reflects upon the identities of the interviewee. They then analyze how identities play a role in the individual's experiences and the formation of values, dispositions towards enacting values, and the sense of wellbeing in different contexts. To examine the efficacy of the technique we present a case study of a first year teacher's growing awareness of her identities and the influence of her identities on her transition to a teaching role.In diesem Beitrag beschäftigen wir uns mit einem Erhebungs- und Auswertungsverfahren, das auf die Untersuchung der Bedeutung von Identität(en) für individuelle Erfahrungen zielt. Diese Methodik, die pragmatische Identitätsanalyse, basiert auf einem kollaborativen, reflexiven, kontextorientierten und relationalen Verständnis von Interviewen. Dabei fassen wir "Identität" als einzigartige Sammlung dynamischer Identitäten, die sich in unterschiedlichen Kontexten manifestieren. Im Rahmen eines narrativen Dialogs reflektiert ein Interviewer/innentandem gemeinsam auf die Identitäten des/der Interviewten. Danach analysieren sie, welche Bedeutung diesen Identitäten für die Erfahrungen, Wertebildung und für das Wohlbefinden des/der Interviewten in unterschiedlichen Settings zukommt. Um die Wirksamkeit des Ansatzes zu veranschaulichen, nutzen wir eine Fallstudie mit einer Junglehrerin zu deren Gewahrwerden ihrer verschiedenen Identitäten im Übergang zur Übernahme der Rolle als Lehrerin

Swimming in Deep Waters. A Response to A Review of \u3cem\u3eTeaching as a Moral Practice\u3c/em\u3e

The authors respond to a review of their book, Teaching as a Moral Practice: Defining, Developing, and Assessing Dispositions. The authors emphasize a vision of shared commitments for quality teaching whereby teacher-educators instill and nurture the wisdom and virtue that a moral teacher must possess in order to teach in a variety of circumstances where clear-cut answers do not exist. In addition, teacher-educators help teachers discern how, in that context, they should enact particular knowledge, skills, and commitments to reach desired ends. The key to enact this vision of teaching as a shared, moral practice is critical colleagueship

Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology

Sustainable agriculture describes crop management approaches that address the interdependent goals of increasing or at least maintaining yield while protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and slowing climate change. Numerous authors have espoused limiting synthetic fertilizer and pesticides and promoting organic agriculture (Lechenet et al., 2014; Martinez-Alcantara et al., 2016; Muller at al. 2017), less meat consumption (West et al., 2014; Poore and Nemecek, 2018; Springmann et al., 2018), or combinations of these strategies as viable solutions to achieve those goals, thereby improving agricultural sustainability

Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology

Sustainable agriculture describes crop management approaches that address the interdependent goals of increasing or at least maintaining yield while protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and slowing climate change. Numerous authors have espoused limiting synthetic fertilizer and pesticides and promoting organic agriculture (Lechenet et al., 2014; Martinez-Alcantara et al., 2016; Muller at al. 2017), less meat consumption (West et al., 2014; Poore and Nemecek, 2018; Springmann et al., 2018), or combinations of these strategies as viable solutions to achieve those goals, thereby improving agricultural sustainability.This article is published as Jim Gaffney, James Bing, Patrick F. Byrne, Kenneth G. Cassman, Ignacio Ciampitti, Deborah Delmer, Jeffrey Habben, H. Renee Lafitte, Ulrika E. Lidstrom, Dana O. Porter, John E. Sawyer, Jeff Schussler, Tim Setter, Robert E. Sharp, Tony J. Vyn, David Warner, Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology, Global Food Security 23 (2019): 236-244. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.08.003.</p