Pedagogically aware academics’ conceptions of change agency in the fields of science and technology
Loading...
Access rights
© 2015 Informa UK Limited. This is a post print manuscript of an article published by Informa UK Limited in International Journal for Academic Development (2015), available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1360144X.2015.1064430#.Vd1732O8omQ.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Factories |
A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
Unless otherwise stated, all rights belong to the author. You may download, display and print this publication for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.
Date
2015
Department
Major/Subject
Mcode
Degree programme
Language
en
Pages
252-265
Series
International Journal for Academic Development, Volume 20, Issue 3
Abstract
Pedagogical transformations in universities are typically explored as ‘top down’ attempts or in the context of training programs targeted towards educating more pedagogically aware individuals. In this study, promoting pedagogical development is explored on a community level as change agency: acting as a broker between the discipline-specific and pedagogical communities of practice in order to establish mutually shared new concepts and practices of teaching and learning. Thirteen pedagogically aware academics from the fields of science and technology participated in thematic interviews in which they were asked to describe change agency. The descriptions were explored utilizing a social theory of learning and categorized with content analysis. The findings reveal practical means of promoting pedagogical development between academic communities and point out various identities related to acting as a change agent. The study provides a theoretical model and further advances the understanding of pedagogical change agency in the fields of science and technology.Description
Keywords
brokering, change agency, community of practice, transformative learning
Other note
Citation
Clavert, Maria & Löfström, Erika & Nevgi, Anne. 2015. Pedagogically aware academics’ conceptions of change agency in the fields of science and technology. International Journal for Academic Development. Volume 20, Issue 3. 252-265. ISSN 1360-144X (printed). DOI: 10.1080/1360144x.2015.1064430.
