Recent worldwide education policy has reinvented teachers as agents of change and professional developers of the school curriculum. Academic literature has analyzed changes in how teacher professionalism is conceived in policy and in practice but Teacher Agency provides a fresh perspective on this issue, drawing upon an ecological theory of agency. Using this model for understanding agency, Mark Priestley, Gert Biesta and Sarah Robinson explore empirical findings from the ‘Teacher Agency and Curriculum Change’ project, funded by the UK-based Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Drawing together this research with the authors’ international experiences and perspectives, Teacher Agency addresses theoretical and practical issues of international significance. The authors illustrate how teacher agency should be understood not only in terms of individual capacity of teachers, but also in respect of the cultures and structures of schooling.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Teacher Agency and Curriculum Change
1. Understanding Teacher Agency
2. Teacher Beliefs and Aspirations
3. Teacher Vocabularies and Discourses
4. The Importance of Relationships
5. Performativity and Teacher Agency
6. Individual, Cultural and Structural Framings of Agency
Conclusions. Fostering Teacher Agency
References
Index
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I was so pleased to find that the authors argue that teacher autonomy is not enough. Rather, we need to focus on teacher agency and the conditions in which it can be accomplished. Agentic learners need agentic teachers who can respond, stimulate and challenge. This thoughtful book helps you see why and what can be done to get there. It is a compelling read with messages for everyone working in education.
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In this book, the authors illuminate the ecological conditions under which teachers can achieve agency and highlight the implications for practice, policy and research.
A comprehensive overview of an innovative theoretical approach to understanding and studying teacher agency
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472534668
Publisert
2015-10-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
200