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- Vol 6 PE: App E
- Vol 6 RE: Chapters 4, 5
teacher agencyecological approachcurriculum changeprofessional judgementteacher autonomyaccountability pressuresprofessional relationshipsBook Evidence summaryAt a glance
Priestley, Biesta, and Robinson develop an ecological account of teacher agency: agency is not a fixed personal trait or simply the freedom to act, but an achievement produced through the interaction of individuals with cultural, structural, and material conditions.
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Their model is temporal, relating teachers’ past experiences and professional histories, future aspirations, and practical judgements in present situations. Drawing on the Teacher Agency and Curriculum Change project and international perspectives, the book examines beliefs, professional language, relationships, school structures, accountability, and performativity as resources or constraints. It shows why policy invitations to become “agents of change” do not automatically create meaningful agency.
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For schools and systems, the analysis implies that developing teacher capacity must be accompanied by environments that provide usable resources, collegial relationships, professional vocabularies, and genuine room for judgement.
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