There is an emerging tendency in education policy in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to
acknowledge the importance of teachers' agency, that is, of their active contribution to …

The interest in teachers' discourses and vocabularies has for a long time been studied under
the rubric of knowledge, most notably teachers' professional knowledge. This interest can be …

Recent curriculum policy in the United Kingdom and elsewhere has defined teachers as
'agents of change'(Goodson, 2003; Nieveen, 2011; Priestley, 2011; Sinnema and Aitken …

Since the turn of the millennium, Anglophone education systems have witnessed a curricular
turn (for an overview of trends and commonalities, see Sinnema & Aitken, 2013; see also …

Teacher Subject Identity in Professional Practice focuses on a key, but neglected, element of
a teacher's identity: that of their subject expertise. Studies of teachers' professional practice …

Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence typifies many international trends in curricular policy,
through its emphasis on generic skills and competencies, its focus on pedagogy and its …

This study draws on an ecological perspective on teacher agency to examine the role of the
situated learning CALL environment in developing EFL student-teachers' agency. The data …

This paper reports on teachers as change agents to implement inclusive education in some
rural secondary schools in South Africa. The study followed a qualitative case study …

Recent worldwide trends in curriculum policy have re-emphasised the role of teachers in
school-based curriculum development. Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence is typical of …

In recent years, research has pointed to the development of 'post-performative'teachers and
cultures within the education system. This article provides explanations for how it is possible …