תנאי סף להתרחשותם של תהליכי שינוי במערכת חינוכית: ריבוי אפשרויות פעולה ופיתוח מעורבות הקהילה (Agency)

This paper provides a model for the analysis of educational processes of learning and change within communities. The model is based on a two-step analysis. The first step is a content analysis of understandings as expressed in the educational communities' discussions, and the second one is an interpretative analysis based on two dimensions. One dimension refers to the availability of optional educational alternatives of ideas and possibilities, ranging from mono to a multiplicity. The second dimension expresses the nature of the agency, ranging from a deterministic approach toward change to a volitional one. The obtained pattern of advancement of the discourse along these dimensions has a reflective potential in guiding the discussions in real time or in a retrospective analysis. The use of the model is exemplified in the analysis of two educational communities.