The Wiley handbook of Paulo Freire
In The Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire (2019), Freire’s collaborator Professor Carlos Alberto Torres sets forth an ambitious project to re-envision Freire’s impact fifty years after the publication ...
EFL Teacher Education in Finland : Manifestations of Professional Agency in Teacher Educators’ Work
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher educators play a key role in the development of university-based teacher education and the preparation of preservice EFL teachers. However, the professional agency of EFL teacher educators in developing their work remains understudied. Employing a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective, this research considers the individual and collective professional agency of eight EFL teacher educators at two Finnish universities. Findings demonstrate that individual professional agency is enacted in the expression of professional identity and the development of professional relationships, and in offering and receiving professional assistance. Findin…