EFL Teacher Education in Finland : Manifestations of Professional Agency in Teacher Educators’ Work
| Autor: | Sotiria Pappa, Crystal Green |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
sosiokulttuuriset tekijät
English as a foreign language EFL teacher education Education ammatti-identiteetti Pedagogy Agency (sociology) Sociocultural approach 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology opettajankoulutus Curriculum teacher educator 4. Education 05 social sciences 050301 education Finnish teacher education professional agency toimijuus Teacher education Collective agency sociocultural approach kieltenopettajat Work (electrical) 0503 education collective agency vieraat kielet 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Popis: | English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher educators play a key role in the development of university-based teacher education and the preparation of preservice EFL teachers. However, the professional agency of EFL teacher educators in developing their work remains understudied. Employing a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective, this research considers the individual and collective professional agency of eight EFL teacher educators at two Finnish universities. Findings demonstrate that individual professional agency is enacted in the expression of professional identity and the development of professional relationships, and in offering and receiving professional assistance. Findings also demonstrate that collective agency occurs in the shared development of routine practices and the transformation of EFL education, and in responding to shifts in power dynamics. These findings affirm the roles of identity and relational agency in enacting professional agency as well as the object-oriented nature of EFL teacher educators’ collective agency. peerReviewed |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|