Conceptualising and promoting student agency in university studies (StudyAgent)


Main funder

Funder's project number346838


Funds granted by main funder (€)

  • 390 407,00


Funding program


Project timetable

Project start date01/09/2022

Project end date31/08/2026


Summary

Agency is seen as a core component of professionalism. However, conceptual models and practical tools for assessing and supporting agency construction, and development of agency in higher education are lacking. The project will apply a novel multidimensional approach and diverse methods to study student agency. The project comprises two interconnected sub-studies: The comparative large-scale study collects novel data on students’ agency experiences in four countries (Belgium, Finland, Spain, and USA). The design-based follow-up study focuses on Finnish higher education students’ agency construction and development of agency competence across three years of study, and the pedagogical practices supportive of student agency. Measures including questionnaires, interviews of students and teachers, and teachers’ self-reports will be linked to student agency analytics. The project has a high potential for impact on educational practices, and transfer into renewing learning and work cultures.


Principal Investigator


Other persons related to this project (JYU)


Primary responsible unit


Related publications and other outputs


Last updated on 2023-25-10 at 11:19