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Agency is “a person’s capacity to leverage resources to create positive change in their lives” (Kundu 2020, 2021). Student agency includes student access to the skills and resources necessary to support their own self-efficacy such as grit and perseverance, power or control over one’s own learning experiences, and physical access to resources supporting student learning or, to a certain extent, academic success. By supporting students in developing the skills associated with and offering access to the resources and power necessary for agency, students can take more control over their learning, build self-efficacy, and more successfully achieve self-actualization.
Examine selected research on student agency:
Kundu, A. (2014). Backtalk: Grit, Overemphasized; Agency, Overlooked.(opens in new window) The Phi Delta Kappan, 96(1), 80-80. Retrieved February 5, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/24375927(opens in new window)
Luo, H., Yang, T., Xue, J., Zuo, M. (2018). Impact of Student Agency On Learning Performance and Learning Experience in a Flipped Classroom(opens in new window). British Journal of Education Technology. 50(2): 819-831. Retrieved February 5, 2021, from https://bera-journals-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.mantis.csuchico.edu/doi/full/10.1111/bjet.12604(opens in new window)
Laird, T. (2005). College Students' Experiences with Diversity and Their Effects on Academic Self-Confidence, Social Agency, and Disposition toward Critical Thinking.(opens in new window) Research in Higher Education, 46(4), 365-387. Retrieved February 9, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40197372(opens in new window)
Mcintyre, A. (2006). Activist Research and Student Agency in Universities and Urban Communities(opens in new window). Urban Education, 41(6), 628–647. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085906292510(opens in new window)
Ready to apply strategies to support development of student agency to your teaching? Here are some ideas and strategies to get you started:
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10 Tips for Developing Student Agency (opens in new window)(Vander Ark 2015) Using Collaborative Learning to Build Student Agency(opens in new window) (Minero 2016) Education Reimagined: Exploring Student Agency (Part 1(opens in new window)) (Part 2(opens in new window)) Empowering Students with Voice and Choice(opens in new window) (Spencer 2020) | Student Agency in Literacy(opens in new window) (Teaching LIteracy Podcast 2020) Tapping into Student Agency(opens in new window) (EdCast 2020) | The Power of Student Agency(opens in new window) (Kundu 2021) The Shift from Engaging Students to Empowering Learners(opens in new window) (John Spencer 2017) Pedagogy of Anarchy (Briggs 2020) (Slides) | How to Build Student Agency in 2020(opens in new window) (Qureshi 2020) Three Ways to Build Student Agency into your Lessons(opens in new window) (Tucker 2019) Student Agency for Powerful Learning (opens in new window)(Williams 2017) |