Recent worldwide education policy has reinvented teachers as agents of change and professional development 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 the 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 for 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 Conclusion: Fostering Teacher Agency References Index
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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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Illuminates 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
9781474297363
Publisert
2016-10-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
304 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200

Biographical note

Mark Priestley is Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Stirling, UK. He is an elected member of the Council of the British Educational Research Association (BERA), and Co-Convenor of the European Educational Research Association Curriculum Development Network. Gert Biesta is Professor of Public Education at the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy at Maynooth University, Ireland; NIVOZ Professor for Education at the University of Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands; and Professorial Fellow for Educational Theory and Pedagogy at the Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK. He is co-editor of the British Educational Research Journal and associate editor of Educational Theory. Sarah Robinson is Associate Professor at the Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media in the Faculty of Arts at Aarhus University, Denmark.