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Teacher Mediated Agency in Educational Reform in China
Hongzhi Yang
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Description for Teacher Mediated Agency in Educational Reform in China
Paperback. Series: English Language Education. Num Pages: 228 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CJ; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
This book examines teacher agency in implementing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum reform in the Chinese university context. It theorizes the concept of teacher agency from a sociocultural theory perspective and draws on a study conducted in a conservative and less developed area in China. The book uses Engeström's activity theory and Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) to understand the nature and extent of teacher agency in adapting one’s teaching with respect to beliefs, knowledge and instructional practices. The study concludes that curriculum reform in China needs to shift from reliance on 'top-down' policies ... Read more
This book examines teacher agency in implementing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum reform in the Chinese university context. It theorizes the concept of teacher agency from a sociocultural theory perspective and draws on a study conducted in a conservative and less developed area in China. The book uses Engeström's activity theory and Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) to understand the nature and extent of teacher agency in adapting one’s teaching with respect to beliefs, knowledge and instructional practices. The study concludes that curriculum reform in China needs to shift from reliance on 'top-down' policies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
English Language Education
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319349640
SKU
V9783319349640
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Ref
99-15
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