What is agency? Conceptualizing professional agency at work

• Published in: Educational research review Vol. 10; pp. 45 - 65
• Main Authors: Eteläpelto, Anneli, Vähäsantanen, Katja, Hökkä, Päivi, Paloniemi, Susanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Agency; Conceptualization; Identity; Learning; Learning at work; Professional agency; Professional identities; Social context; Social sciences; Subject-centered socio-cultural approach; Traditions; Agency; Learning at work; Professional agency; Professional identities; Subject-centered socio-cultural approach

•There is a need for a critical discussion of agency in learning research.•The article provides a critical review of recent notions of agency.•A subject-centered socio-cultural perspective is suggested. The concept of agency has become widely used in learning research, especially in studies addressi...