Explains the evolution of the parallel stories methodology of contextualizing teacher knowledge, including substantive, theoretical, and conceptual understandings that arise from the inquiry and the implications the approach holds for teacher education programs. The paper also presents excerpts from a current publication to illustrate the…

This case study follows a teacher who moved from context to context as a preservice teacher, substitute teacher, long-term replacement teacher, and beginning teacher within two contexts. The study illuminates ways that particularities of placements influence what is available for teachers to come to know, what is called good teaching, and who is…