What role can professional learning frameworks play in developing teacher agency in subject leadership in primary science?

• Published in: Professional development in education Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 462 - 475
• Main Authors: Earle, Sarah, Bianchi, Lynne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 27.05.2022
• Subjects: Elementary School Science; Faculty Development; Language Usage; Leadership; models of professional learning; primary science; Professional Autonomy; Professional learning; Science Teachers; teacher agency; Teacher Attitudes

Frameworks for professional learning offer models of progression that analyse and describe changes in learner behaviours and practices. This paper argues that frameworks for teacher professional learning offer theoretical models that can enhance teachers' agency in their own development. Teache...