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How do teachers exercise relational agency for supporting migrant students within social networks in schools from Scotland, Finland, and Sweden?




AuthorsPantić Nataša, Sarazin Marc, Coppe Thibault, Oral Didem, Manninen Eveliina, Silvennoinen Kaisa, Lund Anna, Hökkä Päivi, Vähäsantanen Katja, Li Shupin

PublisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Publishing placeOXFORD

Publication year2024

JournalTeaching and Teacher Education

Journal acronymTEACH TEACH EDUC

Article number 104442

Volume139

Number of pages14

ISSN0742-051X

eISSN1879-2480

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104442

Web address https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0742051X23004304?via%3Dihub

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387184164


Abstract

This study examines how teachers exercise relational agency - working flexibly with other actors in their social networks to support migrant students. Teachers and other staff members from 7 schools in Scotland, Finland and Sweden participated in social network surveys (n = 1116), online logs (n = 275) and interviews (n = 82). A mixed-method social network analysis shows how networks facilitate relational agency as teachers reach out to others to mobilise resources and tacit knowledge within their school communities. The findings point to the critical role of professional collaboration and suggest that social networks shape how teachers work with specialists to support migrant students.


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