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Human Agency at Work

An Active Approach towards Expertise Development

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Authors:
  1. Dr. Michael Goller

    1. Institute of Educational Science, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

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  • Educational research study

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVII
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  2. Introduction

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 1-8

  3. Agency: An Abstract and Multifaceted Construct

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 9-94

  4. The Role of Agency in Professional Development

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 95-145

  5. Research Questions, Research Model, and Research Approach

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 147-158

  6. Study 1: Initial Insights into Work Agency in the Domain of Geriatric Care Nursing

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 159-201

  7. Study 2: Proposed Study Design, Instrument Development, and Pilot Study

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 203-231

  8. Study 3:Work Agency and Its Effect on Expertise Development

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 233-313

  9. General Discussion and Conclusion

    • Michael Goller
    Pages 315-337

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 339-373
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About this book

Michael Goller gives a structured overview of the current discourses of human agency in relation to professional learning and development. Based on this discussion, the author develops a theoretical framework including human agency as an individual feature (i. e., a disposition) as well as a set of self-initiated and goal-directed behaviours that are assumed to affect employees’ learning and development (e. g., crafting of new work experiences). He then further specifies this theoretical framework and investigates it empirically in the domain of geriatric care nursing. Based on the findings of the three empirical studies conducted, the author discusses the relevance of human agency for the development of professional expertise of geriatric care nurses.

The work received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Workplace Learning SIG 2017 Dissertation of the Year Award.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Educational Science, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

    Dr. Michael Goller

About the author

Michael Goller is a research associate at the University of Paderborn working in the research group Educational Management and Research on Further Education.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human Agency at Work

  • Book Subtitle: An Active Approach towards Expertise Development

  • Authors: Dr. Michael Goller

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-18286-1

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-18285-4Published: 16 May 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-18286-1Published: 05 May 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 373

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Professional & Vocational Education, Lifelong Learning/Adult Education, Sociology of Work

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