Being Agents in Education: Case Studies

Abstract

Both case studies can be shown to have significant past-into-present associations between their Life Story and Professional Development Narratives. Echoes of past education experiences can be seen to re-emerge in the development of a new professional career within an education setting. Although it is acknowledged that the two main themes used in the analysis require further refinement, it is worth highlighting at this stage that factors that are contributing to an understanding of ‘agency’, and are being evidenced in the narratives, relate to individual subjective response. Whereas those linked to risk and complexity are associated with the structures and processes of education settings and professional practice.