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Exploring Faculty Agency in Open Education: A Qualitative Study

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Instructors are motivated to pursue open education for a variety of reasons, but their ultimate ability to do so is dictated by the extent of their professional agency. This qualitative study explores First Year Writing instructors’ ability to actively shape their work environment at the individual, organizational, and societal levels, as described by O’Meara et al (2011). The researchers’ thematic exploration of in-depth interview transcripts uncovered a variety of faculty agency influences and outcomes, revealing contextual conditions that may be especially effective in encouraging open educational practices among faculty in a wide variety of disciplines.

Source: Journal of Open Initiatives in Academic Libraries

DOI: 10.58997/ztt0f459

Authors: Amanda Goodsett, C. Sean Burns

Institutions: Cleveland State University, University of Kentucky

Language: English

Topic: Open Education and E-Learning

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7225659848

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