Teachers' professional agency in a centralisation-decentralisation system and a hierarchical cultural context: the case of Hong Kong

• Published in: Pedagogy, culture & society Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 699 - 719
• Main Authors: Lau, Josephine, Vähäsantanen, Katja, Collin, Kaija
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 26.05.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: centralised-decentralisation system; Centralization; Cultural Context; Decentralization; Educational Innovation; Educational innovations; Governance; hierarchical work structure; Instructional Innovation; Instructional Leadership; Interviews; Pedagogy; subject-centred socio-cultural approach; Teacher Leadership; Teacher professional agency; Teachers; workplace affordances; Hong Kong China; China

Teachers are frontline actors in actualising educational innovations. In some contexts, teachers' professional agency is undervalued. This study investigated teachers' agency and its related workplace affordances in Hong Kong, which features a centralised-decentralisation education governa...