This social fiction explores the career of teacher educator Patricia Morgan, as it follows her journey of professional becoming through school, university and school teaching, then onto the doctoral journey which leads to her working in teacher education and academia.

Acknowledgements Introduction  1 What Is Social Fiction?  2 Why Does His Book Matter? Connections to the Literature  3 Key Themes in the Book  4 Audience and Academic Use  5 Structure of the Book  6 A Note on Terminology 1 The Story Begins  1 Back to Where It All Started  2 Early Days  3 Kindergarten  4 Primary School  5 Secondary School  6 University  7 New Beginnings 2 The Beginning Teacher  1 Looking Back, Looking Forward  2 Avonlea  3 Decision Time  4 Career Break 3 The Experienced Teacher  1 Cloverdale  2 Mentoring  3 Learning with Student Teachers  4 Making Sense of It All  5 Learning with Teacher Educators 4 The Expert Teacher  1 The Next Stage Unfolds  2 The Outsider  3 Climbing the Career Ladder  4 Serendipity 5 The Doctoral Journey  1 Moving On  2 The Novice Researcher  3 Finding My Feet  4 Branching Out  5 Serendipity Once Again  6 A New Journey Beckons  7 Decision Time Again 6 Becoming a Teacher Educator  1 A New Career Begins  2 Learning about Teaching Teachers  3 Navigating the Labyrinth  4 Old School Ties  5 End-of-Year Reflections 7 Finding an Academic Home  1 A Seat at the Table  2 A New Professional Space  3 Conflict  4 Navigating the New Space  5 Perspectives Collide 8 A Shared Journey  1 Finding a New Narrative  2 A Shared Vision  3 Learning about Teaching Teachers Continues  4 International Connections  5 Collaborators and Mentors  6 Nurturing the Next Generation of Researchers  7 Contemplating the Next Stage  8 The Next Stage Begins 9 Forging Ahead  1 Supervising and Mentoring  2 Grievance and Conciliation  3 Awards and Rewards  4 A Mentor’s Advice  5 New Perspectives  6 New Opportunities  7 New Beginnings 10 The Journey of Becoming Continues  1 Leaving the Academy  2 New Horizons to Explore  3 Final Reflections Afterword: At the End of the Season  Mike Hayler Prompts for Reader Reflection