Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency
The intervention method of Developmental Dialogue, originally developed by Laura Mott (1992),<br />has been further elaborated to promote employees’ professional development and well-being. The<br />aim of formative interventions is to enhance the agency of participants. There is particu...
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| description | The intervention method of Developmental Dialogue, originally developed by Laura Mott (1992),<br />has been further elaborated to promote employees’ professional development and well-being. The<br />aim of formative interventions is to enhance the agency of participants. There is particular interest<br />in transformative agency, which is defined as participants’ capacity to take purposeful actions to<br />change their work activity. By applying six types of agency expressions, this paper examines how<br />transformative agency emerges in an interaction between a DD participant and the interventionist.<br />The agency expressions are analysed in the context of explicit and implicit intervention tools and<br />objects of talk. The analysis yields a new category called reframing agency which is of interest<br />particularly from a work-related well-being perspective. We interpret the findings with the notion<br />of a contradictory object within the cycle model of professional development. The case suggests<br />that changes in work, as interpreted by the researchers do not always fully grasp the participant’s<br />sense of collective work. Finally, at the end of the paper we propose ideas for further research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f138376c86994301aac99d3fb77315782023-01-02T12:33:42ZengThe Outlines AssociationOutlines1399-55101904-02102014-04-01152053015398Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative AgencyHeli HeikkilaLaura SeppänenThe intervention method of Developmental Dialogue, originally developed by Laura Mott (1992),<br />has been further elaborated to promote employees’ professional development and well-being. The<br />aim of formative interventions is to enhance the agency of participants. There is particular interest<br />in transformative agency, which is defined as participants’ capacity to take purposeful actions to<br />change their work activity. By applying six types of agency expressions, this paper examines how<br />transformative agency emerges in an interaction between a DD participant and the interventionist.<br />The agency expressions are analysed in the context of explicit and implicit intervention tools and<br />objects of talk. The analysis yields a new category called reframing agency which is of interest<br />particularly from a work-related well-being perspective. We interpret the findings with the notion<br />of a contradictory object within the cycle model of professional development. The case suggests<br />that changes in work, as interpreted by the researchers do not always fully grasp the participant’s<br />sense of collective work. Finally, at the end of the paper we propose ideas for further research.http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/outlines/article/view/16829formative interventions, agency, activity theory |
| spellingShingle | Heli Heikkila Laura Seppänen Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency Outlines formative interventions, agency, activity theory |
| title | Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency |
| title_full | Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency |
| title_fullStr | Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency |
| title_short | Examining Developmental Dialogue: the Emergence of Transformative Agency |
| title_sort | examining developmental dialogue the emergence of transformative agency |
| topic | formative interventions, agency, activity theory |
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