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Interpreting a Kindergarten Episode through Three Perspectives on Agency
- Source :
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For the Learning of Mathematics . 2022 42(1):25-30. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper takes a 'networking of theories' approach to understand the complexity of the phenomenon of agency. We examine an episode, where a kindergarten teacher and nine children work on an addition problem, from three different perspectives: Valsiner's zone theory; Radford's theory of objectification; and Pickering's dance of agency. Our networking of these approaches offers a way of thinking about agency as 'forces' that emerge through activity and operate on human actions. We end the paper by indicating that ethics, as a human relation, may be a catalyst for bringing out the potential that lies in the other agentic forces.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0228-0671
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- For the Learning of Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1353558
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative