英文摘要 |
This study aims to explore how transformative agency as a conceptual tool is conducive to a better understanding of a teacher-community activity. Based on cultural-historical activity theory, transformative agency in a collective discourse includes six types of agentive action: resisting, criticizing, explicating, envisioning, committing, and taking consequential action. These agentive actions are used to show the transformative agency in a collective discourse. However, using a speaking turn as the unit of analysis suggested in the theory, might overlook the dynamic process of a responsive dialogue among community members. Due to the aforementioned analytical limitation, the present study suggests using a “transformative event” as the unit to analyze the transformative agency. The research findings reveal that the seeming harmonious dialogical exchanges in the teacher community might involve the process of hidden conflict and negotiation. With the “event” used, hidden conflict may give rise to transformative strategies, which could be an essential agency in facilitating changes and reform of a community. There are two contributions found in this study: a) the development of “transformative event” as the unit of analysis to understand the dialogical context of a teacher community; b) the revelation of “transformative strategy” delineates the collective effort of teachers' transformative agency. With the ongoing reform of the new curriculum and the flourishing development of teacher community, this paper offers concrete suggestions for future research and practice. |