Fischler College’s Education Professor Publishes Book Chapter
David B. Ross, Ed.D., a professor in the Department of Education at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, published a chapter in the book, “Becoming: Transformative Storytelling for Education’s Future” by editors Laura Colket, Tracy Penny Light, and Fischler College alumnus Adam Carswell. Ross’ chapter, “The Many Layers of My Life: How My Relationships Shaped Me,” showcases his family, his high school education, his college education, his professorial years, as well as his philosophical views of education and leadership, with a closing reflection.
David B. Ross, Ed.D.
“Becoming: Transformative Storytelling for Education’s Future” is a collection of powerful stories about teaching and learning. The book illuminates an inquiry process for educators to reflect on and tell their own stories of teaching and learning in order to fuel personal, professional, and organizational transformation. The inquiry and storytelling process is modeled throughout the book by the author chapters. Through their educational autobiographies, the authors uncover opportunities for making changes in their own educational practices as well as those of the organizations in which they work and teach.
The stories also reflect challenges in the broader education system, and the authors consider the ways to create more equitable, culturally sustaining, and transformative educational experiences for all students. Readers can engage with the stories in the volume to inspire their own personal and professional growth, and perhaps even more powerfully, readers can dive into the process themselves. This book provides readers with the structure and motivation to surface, share, and engage with their own stories of teaching and learning, and to invite their colleagues into the process, to collectively consider the possibilities for transformation within their own educational contexts.