Teacher Agency

Mark Priestley is Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Stirling, UK. He is an elected member of the Council of the British Educational Research Association (BERA), and Co-Convenor of the European Educational Research Association Curriculum Development Network.Gert Biesta is Emeritus Professor of Public Education in the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy at the Maynooth University, Ireland, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Studies at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.Sarah Robinson is Associate Professor at the Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media in the Faculty of Arts at Aarhus University, Denmark.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Teacher Agency and Curriculum Change1. Understanding Teacher Agency2. Teacher Beliefs and Aspirations3. Teacher Vocabularies and Discourses4. The Importance of Relationships5. Performativity and Teacher Agency6. Individual, Cultural and Structural Framings of AgencyConclusion: Fostering Teacher AgencyReferencesIndex

Agentic learners need agentic teachers who can respond, stimulate and challenge. This thoughtful book helps you see why and what can be done to get there. It is a compelling read with messages for everyone working in education.