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Presenting a Profile of Teacher Agency among Iranian EFL University Instructors | ||
Applied Research on English Language | ||
مقالات آماده انتشار، پذیرفته شده، انتشار آنلاین از تاریخ 29 مهر 1402 | ||
نوع مقاله: Research Article | ||
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22108/are.2023.138675.2131 | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Seyyed Ayatollah Razmjoo* 1؛ Fahimeh Tajik Tajik2 | ||
1Shiraz University | ||
2The University of Tehran, Kish International Campus | ||
چکیده | ||
Abstract: Agency is a significant element in both teacher education and school improvement because it informs how teachers make sound professional decisions. As such, the present study attempted to explore the (a) Iranian university instructors’ conception of teacher agency; (b) components of teacher agency; and (c) role of initial motives on the instructors’ professional agency. To address these issues, benefiting from purposive sampling, five participants were interviewed using semi-structured interview as the main instrument. The findings indicated that Iranian university instructors believe that teacher agency is an important element in both language teaching and real-life contexts. As for the second concern of the study, the results revealed that personal, professional and critical components are important. Regarding the third one, initial motives influence instructors’ professional agency. It seems the overall profile of teacher agency in the Iranian context consists of the following key components extracted from the interviews, namely, decision making, professional development, purposeful acting, making changes, self-reactiveness, intentionality and forethought. Based on the major findings of the study, concluding remarks are discussed and some tips for further research are presented. Keywords: Agency; Iranian Instructors; Professional Agency; Teacher Agency | ||
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