Teachers as educational change agents: what do we currently know? findings from a systematic review

Brown, Chris; White, Robert; Kelly, Anthony

doi:10.35241/emeraldopenres.14385.1

Teachers as educational change agents: what do we currently know? findings from a systematic review

Brown, Chris; White, Robert; Kelly, Anthony

Authors

Chris Brown

Robert White

Anthony Kelly

Abstract

Change agents are individuals who can successfully transform aspects of how organisations operate. In education, teachers as change agents are increasingly seen as vital to the successful operation of schools and self-improving school systems. To date, however, there has been no systematic investigation of the nature and role of teacher change agents. To address this knowledge gap, we undertook a systematic review into five key areas regarding teachers as change agents. After reviewing 70 outputs we found that current literature predominantly positions teacher change agents as the deliverers of top-down change, with the possibility of bottom-up educational reform currently neglected.

Citation

Brown, C., White, R., & Kelly, A. (2021). Teachers as educational change agents: what do we currently know? findings from a systematic review. Emerald Open Research, 3(26), https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.14385.1

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 1, 2021
Online Publication Date	Oct 15, 2021
Publication Date	2021
Deposit Date	Dec 17, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Dec 17, 2021
Journal	Emerald Open Research
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	3
Issue	26
DOI	https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.14385.1

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