Narrative construction of professional identities of teachers in Norway in the works of G. Søreide

The relevance of this article is due to the growing interest Russian psychological science in problem self-determination individual context postmodern cultural relativism and value-moral crisis. narrative approach widespread among Western psychologists whose research practice focused on identity. experience Norway particular importance regard high level mental health country's population. choice teachers humanistic, pro-social orientation that permeates their professional activities. This discusses main works Norwegian scientist G. Søreide, devoted studying identity through prism approach. author's concept construction identities described; methodological prerequisites for its creation are given; essence theoretical provisions revealed. positions subject preferred by revealed empirical study personal narratives named described. Thematically reconstructed described state-political dominates educational discourse was course analysis legal documents regulating activities teachers. mechanisms influence public created social institutions process counternarrative developed Soreide as an alternative dominant narrative. counter-narrative proposed Teachers' Union identified thematically reconstructed. dichotomy noted substantiated; summarized. potential possibilities limitations application Söreide applied Russia