Table of Contents

Introduction. Teaching and research 1. Problematic and practice 2. Interpretation: creating critical incidents 3. Four approaches to the analysis of incidents 4. Ideology critique in the analysis of critical incidents 5. Developing a critical incident file 6. An example of a critical incident file 7. Autobiographical incidents and classroom practice 8. Socially critical action and analysis 9. Critical incidents and professional judgement Conclusion

About the Author

David Tripp retired from his full-time position in the School of Education, Murdoch University, Western Australia in 2007, and is now consulting in action inquiry processes in professional and organizational change and development. With a background in Secondary teaching and a Cambridge doctorate, David has published widely in the field of teacher education, professional development, and qualitative research, has been an expert witness at two Australian government inquiries, lectured and held visiting positions in a number of countries from the UK to Mongolia, Canada to Singapore, and is an Associate Editor of the Educational Action Research Journal.