There is an ongoing tension within educational policy worldwide between countries that
seek to reduce the opportunities for teachers to exert judgement and control over their own …

Internationally teachers are called upon to act as agents of change. However, there is little
clarity about the kind of change teachers are expected to contribute to and even less …

Context Though there is a growing field of research on what makes teachers leave, little
research includes an analysis of narratives written directly by teachers. Yet, amidst a …

This paper presents a case study of teacher agency for social justice in a primary school in
Scotland. Mixed methods and tools, including a questionnaire, interviews and observations …

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 …

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 …

Purpose–Dialogic peer coaching as leadership can enable teachers to influence each
other's professional learning. The purpose of this paper is to shift the emphasis from the role …

This introduction aims to set the context for the subsequent chapters that provide a critical re-
reading of the concept of teacher education from various countries. Supporting Europe's …

Teacher agency is a well debated concept in the literature, whereas little is known about the
agency work of inclusive education teachers. This study quantitatively investigates the …

This paper introduces an ecological approach to teacher agency which facilitates a nuanced
understanding of teacher agency, critical in an era where teachers are positioned as playing …