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The Social Identity Map serves as a valuable tool for researchers to recognize, analyze, and understand the complexities of their social identities and positionality in the research process, ultimately contributing to more reflexive and socially just qualitative research
Corkett, J. (2018). Butterflies in the knapsack: An exploration of a teacher's identity. In E. Lyle (Ed.), The negotiated self: Employing reflexive inquiry to explore teacher identity (pp. 12–22). Sense Publishers. https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=860cc171-d61b-3b94-bba2-e33a045c2086
Identity is complex and influenced by social, cultural, political, and historical contexts, as well as relationships and emotions.
It is constructed and reconstructed through narratives, which can be shaped by theories, attitudes, and beliefs.
Emotions play a crucial role in the formulation of identity, with experiences as a student contributing to the multidimensional construct.
Autoethnographic narrative involves retrospectively and selectively writing about epiphanies stemming from processing emotions associated with student experiences.
The butterfly analogy illustrates the relationship between emotions, self-concept, self-efficacy, and self-esteem, shaping identity as a student and later as a teacher.
Identity is established through relationships, emotions, and experiences, which can both challenge and support self-concept, self-esteem, and self-efficacy.
Overcoming negative emotions and feelings of inadequacy is essential for forming a positive identity, ensuring that one's experiences as a teacher do not replicate negativity.
The goal is to create emotionally nurturing environments for students, helping them overcome fear and develop resilient identities akin to butterflies with strong wings.
All individuals undergo a process of development, akin to butterflies emerging with strong wings, reflecting their resilient identities.