ERIC Number: EJ1396134
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1657-0790
EISSN: EISSN-2256-5760
Teachers' Agency Development when Adapting the Colombian English Suggested Curriculum for High School
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v25 n2 p201-216 2023
This case study reports how three high-school teachers from two state schools in Colombia enacted the National English Suggested Curriculum by the Ministry of Education. The teachers' trajectories of action were analyzed through semi-structured interviews, teachers' narratives, and lesson observations. Using the ecological model of agency as a framework, we situated teachers' steps within projective, iterational, and practical evaluative dimensions of agency. In this paper, we provide additional dimensions of teacher agency, which can help to expand theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field. Findings show that teachers cope with the changes derived from policy differently. The analysis presented in this paper can inform the creation and promotion of future curriculum policies in similar contexts.
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Professional Autonomy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Development, National Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Coping, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, High School Teachers, Policy Formation, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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