Iranian novice English teachers’ agency construction: the complexity dynamic/system perspective
Abstract This study drew on qualitative research and focused on the exercise of agency among the novice English teachers in the Iranian context. Fifteen novice English teachers who have been teaching English in private language institutes in Baneh, Iran were invited through snowball sampling. The an...
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doaj-d2b3bd80f2144ead8729886b240ce9042020-11-25T01:40:31ZengSpringerOpenAsian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education2363-51692020-03-015111610.1186/s40862-020-00082-2Iranian novice English teachers’ agency construction: the complexity dynamic/system perspectiveFarzad Rostami0Mohammad Hosssein Yousefi1Department of English Language, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityDepartment of English Language, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityAbstract This study drew on qualitative research and focused on the exercise of agency among the novice English teachers in the Iranian context. Fifteen novice English teachers who have been teaching English in private language institutes in Baneh, Iran were invited through snowball sampling. The analyses of semi-structured and focus group interviews, from the complexity dynamic/system perspective, revealed that teachers practice agency employing dialogic feedback, positioning, and critical incidents. The results further indicated that teachers made a learning community to make the right decision, predict future incidents, and develop their professional agency. The analyses provide implications for the policymakers, teacher educators, and curriculum designers to construct a better opportunity for beginning teachers to become highly-qualified in their careers.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40862-020-00082-2Teacher agencyBeginning teacherComplexity theoryThematic analysis |
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Iranian novice English teachers’ agency construction: the complexity dynamic/system perspective |
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Iranian novice English teachers’ agency construction: the complexity dynamic/system perspective |
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Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education |
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Abstract This study drew on qualitative research and focused on the exercise of agency among the novice English teachers in the Iranian context. Fifteen novice English teachers who have been teaching English in private language institutes in Baneh, Iran were invited through snowball sampling. The analyses of semi-structured and focus group interviews, from the complexity dynamic/system perspective, revealed that teachers practice agency employing dialogic feedback, positioning, and critical incidents. The results further indicated that teachers made a learning community to make the right decision, predict future incidents, and develop their professional agency. The analyses provide implications for the policymakers, teacher educators, and curriculum designers to construct a better opportunity for beginning teachers to become highly-qualified in their careers. |
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Teacher agency Beginning teacher Complexity theory Thematic analysis |
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