A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Methodological Insights on Teachers’ Professional Agency in Narratives
Authors: Heikkilä Mirva
Publisher: Oslo Metropolitan University
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Professions and Professionalism
Article number: e5038
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
eISSN: 1893-1049
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7577/pp.5038
Web address : https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/pp/article/view/5038
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/177348255
This article presents post-structural narrative methodologies to examine teachers’ agency. According to previous research, agency is important for the learning and well-being of teachers. However, post-structuralism has questioned the assumption of agency as being located in the individual and has claimed a more entwined and relational perspective. The article disturbs clear-cut categorisations of teachers’ agency as strong or weak and argues for examining narrative practice because teachers use a variety of grammatical resources that are not inherently personal but are entwined with cultural narratives. This methodological approach reveals how teachers appear agentic and vulnerable at the same time. Thereby, it helps illustrate multifaceted views of the teaching profession.
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