A Novel Instrument to Measure the Multidimensional Structure of Professional Agency
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DOI: 10.1007/s12186-018-9210-6
Abstract: This study aimed to construct and validate a quantitative measurement instrument to determine the structure of professional agency in working life. Empirical data (N = 589) were collected via a web-based, theoretically informed questionnaire, within the professional… read more here.
Keywords: work; professional agency; structure professional; multidimensional structure ... See more keywords
Voices of student teachers' professional agency at the intersection of theory and practice
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lcsi.2020.100405
Abstract: Abstract This study aims to outline different nuances of professional agency manifested among student teachers when research skills studies and teaching practice are integrated, and discuss its implications for bridging theory and practice in teacher… read more here.
Keywords: student teachers; practice; theory practice; professional agency ... See more keywords
“I’m really worried for my teaching spirit”: professional agency, curriculum change and the primary arts specialist teacher
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DOI: 10.1080/00220272.2019.1694074
Abstract: ABSTRACT Arts specialist teachers have a unique place in primary schools. They are often the sole teacher responsible for an entire learning area and hence commonly provide leadership and drive the curriculum implementation of the… read more here.
Keywords: really worried; curriculum; professional agency; arts specialist ... See more keywords
Health educators' professional agency in negotiating their problem‐based learning (PBL) facilitator roles: Q study
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DOI: 10.1111/medu.14792
Abstract: University educators are expected to cope with emerging situations and complex issues in teaching and learning, and this requires them to be agentic and proactive. While professional agency of health educators has not been investigated… read more here.
Keywords: educators professional; professional agency; agency negotiating; health educators ... See more keywords
Acting Agentically at Work: Developing a Short Measure of Professional Agency
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DOI: 10.18291/njwls.127869
Abstract: Although professional agency has become an increasingly crucial issue in work organizations, investigators lack a brief instrument to measure it. This paper introduces a short measure to explore professional agency at work. Our aim was… read more here.
Keywords: short measure; agency; measure professional; professional agency ... See more keywords
Exploring Female EFL Teachers’ Professional Agency for Their Sustainable Career Development in China: A Self-Discrepancy Theory Perspective
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906727
Abstract: A large and growing body of literature has investigated the role of teachers’ agency in their career trajectories. However, far too little attention has been paid to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’, especially… read more here.
Keywords: efl teachers; development; female efl; agency ... See more keywords
An ecological approach to understanding university English teachers’ professional agency in implementing formative assessment
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.916980
Abstract: As a sub-realm of Language Teacher Psychology (LTP), teachers’ professional agency has gained significant attention from educational practitioners and teachers. The aim is to better discern teachers’ professional development and teaching effectiveness with a view… read more here.
Keywords: university; formative assessment; teachers professional; agency ... See more keywords
Teachers’ emotions in the time of COVID: Thematic analysis of interview data reveals drivers of professional agency
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.987690
Abstract: Purpose We explored two complex phenomena associated with effective education. First, teachers’ professional agency, the volitional actions they take in response to perceived opportunities, was examined to consider individual differences in its enactment. Second, “strong”… read more here.
Keywords: thematic analysis; emotion percepts; agency; professional agency ... See more keywords