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|\n\n2007  \nMy Story in a Profession of Stories: Auto Ethnography-an Empowering Methodology for Educators  \nMichael Dyson  \nMonash University, Gippsland Camo  \nRecommended Citation  \nDyson, M. (2007). My Story in a Profession of Stories: Auto Ethnography-an Empowering Methodology for Educators. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 32 (1).  \n[http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2007v32n1.3](http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2007v32n1.3)  \nThis Journal Article is posted at Research Online.  \n[http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol32/iss1/3](http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol32/iss1/3)  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nMY STORY IN A PROFESSION OF STORIES: AUTO ETHNOGRAPHY-AN EMPOWERING METHODOLOGY FOR  \nEDUCATORS  \nMichael Dyson Monash University, Gippsland Campus  \nAbstract: This paper highlights a distinctive way to research  \nand present issues within education using metaphor and the  \nqualitative narrative methodology known as auto ethnography.  \nAuto ethnographic writing links the personal to the cultural and is recognised as a methodology that combines the method with  \nthe writing of the text, which in turn explicates the personal  \nstory, or journey of the writer, within the culture in which the  \ninvestigation, or experience, takes place. Although auto  \nethnography has not been common within education its value  \nand the perception of its worth is changing. This paper uses  \nauto ethnography to investigate and relate a personal  \nencounter occurring within a particular educational and social  \ncontext. It also presents a framework for perceiving the rise in  \nconsciousness, facilitated by the use of metaphor, as one moves  \nthrough the‘Landscape of Action’ and the‘Landscape of  \nConsciousness’, to the‘Landscape of Transformation’.  \nIntroduction  \nIn this paper I present to researchers and educators the narrative methodology known as auto ethnography as an alternate way to conduct and present research in education. It is my intention to argue the case for using auto ethnography and to claim that it is an appropriate methodology to use in education. I present an explanation of the methodology and the writing style using my research as an example and explain how I came to realise that auto ethnographic writing and the thinking entailed shifts ones consciousness into what I refer to as the landscape of transformation.  \nMy Own Struggle With a Research Design  \nMy own struggle to find an appropriate research design is not a unique one. Like many other researchers, attempting to research within the field of one’s work, I struggled to find a way to map out, clearly articulate and decide on an appropriate  \nVolume 32, No. 1, January 2007 36  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nmethodology. In my writing I wanted to paint a picture, which at least unravelled some of the complexities of my research into Pre-Service Teacher Education (PSTE), the use of a Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) network and a rural ‘Internship’, which formed both my research agenda and a major part of my professional and personal life. On one hand I considered myself fortunate that I was able to marry part of my professional work with my research study. However, on the other hand, I perceived that this closeness between my teaching and my research had the potential to be problematic to readers of my research because of a perceived lack of neutrality and objectivity, which is always expected of more traditional research. I wanted to reveal my personal struggling, without feeling a sense of fear and my personal engagement ina journey, in order to convey my understanding of a reality lived, experienced and constructed. Polkinghorne (1997) helped me to grasp an understanding of what I was coming to terms with and to recognise that I could establish a warrant, or reason, for adopting a narrative approach. 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