A Linguistic Approach to Agency: A Mixed Methods Study of Adult Secondary Learners

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dc.contributor.advisorSheridan, Kimberly M
dc.contributor.authorKonopasky, Abigail Wildman
dc.creatorKonopasky, Abigail Wildman
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-29T01:14:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-29T01:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe purposes of this linguistic analysis of agency in adult secondary learners are to use functional linguistics to develop a diagnostic tool to analyze narratives for agency and to investigate adult secondary learners’ agency experiences with discourse analysis. A feeling of agency—a capacity to produce effects (Kaptelinin & Nardi, 2006)—is critical in academic domains, where feelings of low agency can lead to poor performance and dropout. Related concepts like self-efficacy and perceived control are often assessed via survey, which may not assess cultural difference and may be predictable from the measure’s wording, unlike the narrative accounts proposed here. Moreover, agency may be particularly important in adult secondary education, where learners face high barriers to completion.
dc.format.extent290 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10573
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 Abigail Wildman Konopasky
dc.subjectEducational psychology
dc.subjectAdult education
dc.subjectAgency
dc.subjectLinguistics
dc.subjectMixed methods
dc.subjectNarrative
dc.titleA Linguistic Approach to Agency: A Mixed Methods Study of Adult Secondary Learners
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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