Agency, identity, power: An agentive triad model for teacher action

Teacher action and change is a complex nuanced phenomenon that has been theorized across diverse literature in terms of identity, agency, power. Drawing on this literature, article offers specific articulations teacher identity as interpretive framework, power legitimate action, agency moral coherence. We posit model understood the interplay individual beliefs, values, ideals with institutional roles, authority, producing (or not producing) authentic action. This draws distinction between power, highlights dynamics equilibrium discord may emerge who teachers are what they do. The agentive triad serves theoretical tool for guiding or supporting growth understanding institutionally legitimized roles identities.