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47.077 - Teacher Agency as a Complex and Emergent Phenomenon: International Perspectives
Sun, April 7, 11:50am to 1:20pm, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Floor: 200 Level, Room 203ASession Type: Symposium
Abstract
The concept ‘teacher agency’ has recently become fashionable in educational discourses, being associated, for example, with school/teacher autonomy, teacher professional learning, curriculum development and school leadership. This trend is especially evident in the wording of new curriculum policies in many countries, which refer, for example, to teachers as agents of change, and in recent publications by supra-national organisations, such as the OECD, which stress the importance of teachers. In such discourses, teacher agency is often framed rather simplistically to support policy initiatives. However, as the concept is underpinned by robust empirical research and theory development, this session features empirically and theoretically distinctive approaches, aiming to further illustrate the complexity of teacher agency, from Canada, Cyprus, Finland, The Netherlands and Sweden.
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Teacher Agency: Repertoires for Maneuver in an Era of Technology - Kathryn M. Hibbert, University of Western Ontario; Mary Ott, University of Western Ontario
Teacher Agency in Context: Examining Teachers' Narrations of Curriculum Change in the Republic of Cyprus - Stavroula Kontovourki, University of Cyprus; Stavroula Philippou, University of Cyprus; Eleni Theodorou, European University
Understanding Teacher Agency in the Swedish National Standards-Based Curriculum Reform - Daniel Alvunger, Linnaeus University
The Interrelation Between Teachers' Professional Agency and Perceived Personal Recognition in a Five-Year Follow-Up Study - Tiina Soini-Ikonen, Tampere University Foundation sr; Kirsi Maria Pyhalto, University of Helsinki; Janne Pietarinen, University of Eastern Finland
Teachers in the Lead in Dutch National Curriculum Reform: Lessons Learned - Nienke Nieveen, SLO - The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development; Elvira Folmer, The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development; Sanne Tromp, SLO - The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development