CANCELLED. Teacher Professional Agency Related to Their Professional Development in Secondary Education in the Netherlands

• In Event: 66.034 - Teacher Leaders: Agency, Advocacy, and Change

Abstract

Teacher professional agency is a crucial aspect of teacher leadership, for example in the Netherlands. This study includes a multi-method qualitative approach to study teachers in secondary education who participated in three professional development initiatives, namely professional learning communities, teacher traineeships and PhD-scholarships. The results show that 1) teacher professional agency is differently achieved; 2) there are two different ways in how teachers negotiate their agency; 3) teacher professional agency is both positively and negatively related with professional development. We conclude teacher professional agency includes continuous interplay of what teachers ‘bring’ to the situation and what the situation ‘brings’ to the teacher. This interplay is affected by the school specific context and its school leadership.

Authors

• Harmen Schaap, Radboud Docentenacademie

• Anna Van der Want, Eindhoven University of Technology

• Jacobiene Meirink, ICLON-Leiden University

• Helma Oolbekkink, Radboud University Nijmegen

• Paulien C. Meijer, Radboud University Nijmegen

• Rosanne Zwart, Utrecht University

• Han Leeferink

• Monika Leonie Louws, Utrecht University