Can you elaborate on your dissertation research, please? How do you defi=
ne
"agency"?
I'm interested in the notion of agency in educational contexts.
Specifically, I want to focus on educational philosophy that prioritizes
promotion of students' and teacher's agency. I'm interested in the concep=
t
of agency as special discourse, activity design, and relationships. I'd
appreciate sharing of your research and ideas as well as ideas of other
people.
Have a nice weekend you all,
Eugene
PS Reading Diane's message about her being "an eternal graduate student,"=
I
came to a conclusion that the word "professor" consists of two words
"professional" and "student". Still the unresolved problem for me is:
should be an eternal graduate student called "professor" or a professor
called "eternal graduate student"? I need help on that, colleagues,... :=
-)
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Eugene Matusov
School of Education
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
Office (302) 831-1266
Fax (302) 831-4445
email ematusov who-is-at udel.edu
Website http://ematusov.eds.udel.edu/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anton Havnes [mailto:Anton.Havnes@adm.hioslo.no]
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 1998 12:14 PM
> To: Judy Diamondstone
> Subject: RE: hands up
>
>
> Anton (Havnes) here. Late Friday afternoon in Oslo. Looking
> forward to one
> week of holiday at Madeira from Sunday on.
>
> Was an early childhood teacher for 12 years before going back to
> university.
> Dissertation work: Agency in learning. How university students
> create their
> own learning. Now: Ass. prof. in education. Working at the educational
> development unit at Oslo College, Norway. Tasks at work: Developing
> strategies, projects and courses for educational development in a highe=
r
> education institution. Interested in teacher/student partnership,
> lifelong
> learning, and reflective practice as basic principles for
> structuring higher
> education. Participating in a research project on learning at work
> (engineering): learning in interdisciplinary teams. Starting a project =
on
> assessment. Particularly interested in involving students in the
> process of
> ecuational development and in the notion of peer mediation.
> Teaching: Mostly
> courses for academic staff. But mostly I am interested in doing
> developmental projects with academic staff around our college.
> Theoretical
> orientation: CHAT, "situated learning", ecological psychology (Gibson),
> situation semantics (Barwise and Perry) and probably something more.
>
> Cheers
> Anton
>
> ***********************************
> Anton Havnes
> Pedagogisk utviklingssenter
> H=F8gskolen i Oslo,
> Tlf. 2245 2887
> Fax 2245 2835
> Epost: Anton.Havnes who-is-at adm.hioslo.no
>
> Centre for Staff and Learning Development
> Oslo College, Wergelandsveien 27, 0167 Oslo
> Phone: +47 2245 2887
> Fax: +47 2245 2835
> Email: Anton.Havnes who-is-at adm.hioslo.no
>