ERIC Number: EJ1248338
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Cultivating Teacher Candidates Who Support Student Agency: Four Promising Practices
Massey, Dixie D.; Wall, Amanda
Theory Into Practice, v59 n2 p172-181 2020
In this article, we consider how teacher educators can support the development of agency in teacher candidates. Using a sociocultural understanding of agency, we describe four promising practices for helping teacher candidates develop agency as individuals and as a collective. We consider helping teacher candidates develop their own professional identities, their long-term goals and visions for teaching, their focus on students, and their ability to conduct systematic examinations of their own practices through teacher research.
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Professional Identity, Goal Orientation, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Researchers, Self Determination, Empowerment, Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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