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Spanish term or phrase:
agenciamiento
English translation:
agency
Added to glossary by
Charles Davis
Dec 19, 2014 15:53
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Spanish term
agenciamiento
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Las investigaciones relacionadas con la mejora escolar plantean la existencia de diversas palancas claves que debe tener la escuela para lograr un cambio. Este estudio se centra en una de ellas, el apoyo externo, y tiene como objetivo comprender la relación entre este último y la mejora escolar desde la perspectiva de directores de dos escuelas que presentan diferentes estilos de agenciamiento colectivo. La producción de información de esta investigación se realizó mediante entrevistas semi-estructuradas a las que se les realizó un análisis de contenido con teoría fundamentada. Los resultados de esta investigación indican que, el director de la escuela con agenciamiento estilo árbol, ejercía un liderazgo autoritario, siendo el resto de los actores educativos considerados co-partícipes, y la relación que establecía con el apoyo externo principalmente era respecto a los recursos materiales.
Las investigaciones relacionadas con la mejora escolar plantean la existencia de diversas palancas claves que debe tener la escuela para lograr un cambio. Este estudio se centra en una de ellas, el apoyo externo, y tiene como objetivo comprender la relación entre este último y la mejora escolar desde la perspectiva de directores de dos escuelas que presentan diferentes estilos de agenciamiento colectivo. La producción de información de esta investigación se realizó mediante entrevistas semi-estructuradas a las que se les realizó un análisis de contenido con teoría fundamentada. Los resultados de esta investigación indican que, el director de la escuela con agenciamiento estilo árbol, ejercía un liderazgo autoritario, siendo el resto de los actores educativos considerados co-partícipes, y la relación que establecía con el apoyo externo principalmente era respecto a los recursos materiales.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | agency |
Charles Davis
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| 4 | Agencification |
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| 4 | negotiation |
liz askew
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| 4 | collective management/tree hierarchy |
sonyka (X)
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| 4 | structure |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 | hierarchy |
neilmac
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Dec 24, 2014 23:39: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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agency
I used to have a lot of trouble with "agenciamiento" until I realised that in all sorts of theoretical contexts, including education, the equivalent is simply "agency", and this is no exception. It means how the headteacher, in this case, acts and exercises power or authority.
A couple of examples to show how well established the term is in this context:
"Because there is power and agency invested in educational leaders, it is important that leadership is anchored in values. [...] the moral obligation for educational leaders is to use power and authority to create conditions that enhance the agency (and hence, the power) of others."
Leadership for Inclusive Education: Values, Vision and Voices, 122
https://books.google.es/books?id=fWVGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=P...
"In a hands-off political climate, headteachers enjoyed considerable agency, empowered to adopt their idiosyncratic construction of headship..." (226)
...externally imposed reforms which delimit the agency of headteachers and other staff along quite narrowly defined boundaries" (229)
https://books.google.es/books?id=Dw88Mu05WUgC&pg=PA229&lpg=P...
"Headteacher agency
∗ Heads saw personal agency as very important, and as something that had worked for them in the past."
The restructuring of schooling in England: exploring the ‘local’, 13
http://www.cceam2012.com/presentation_pdf/25.pdf
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Just to illustrate the equivalence of agenciamiento and agency in the specific context of education, this is on the American education theorist Henry Giroux:
"Giroux establece también la importancia que los grupos oprimidos encuentren una posibilidad transformadora, a través de lo que él ha denominando una teoría de participación o agenciamiento humano (human agency)"
http://teoricosdelcurriculum.blogspot.com.es/2010/06/henry-g...
Collective agency is quite a standard term; it means people acting together.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(sociology)
And in education specifically:
"Teachers' collective agency comprises collaborative action that transforms institutionally-defined artifacts into collectively-derived tools for teaching practice."
http://opus.bath.ac.uk/26208/
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For further information on the meaning of EN agency / SP agenciamiento / FR agencement in philosophy, sociology and psychology, see especially the work of Deleuze and Guattari.
A couple of examples to show how well established the term is in this context:
"Because there is power and agency invested in educational leaders, it is important that leadership is anchored in values. [...] the moral obligation for educational leaders is to use power and authority to create conditions that enhance the agency (and hence, the power) of others."
Leadership for Inclusive Education: Values, Vision and Voices, 122
https://books.google.es/books?id=fWVGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=P...
"In a hands-off political climate, headteachers enjoyed considerable agency, empowered to adopt their idiosyncratic construction of headship..." (226)
...externally imposed reforms which delimit the agency of headteachers and other staff along quite narrowly defined boundaries" (229)
https://books.google.es/books?id=Dw88Mu05WUgC&pg=PA229&lpg=P...
"Headteacher agency
∗ Heads saw personal agency as very important, and as something that had worked for them in the past."
The restructuring of schooling in England: exploring the ‘local’, 13
http://www.cceam2012.com/presentation_pdf/25.pdf
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-19 17:18:24 GMT)
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Just to illustrate the equivalence of agenciamiento and agency in the specific context of education, this is on the American education theorist Henry Giroux:
"Giroux establece también la importancia que los grupos oprimidos encuentren una posibilidad transformadora, a través de lo que él ha denominando una teoría de participación o agenciamiento humano (human agency)"
http://teoricosdelcurriculum.blogspot.com.es/2010/06/henry-g...
Collective agency is quite a standard term; it means people acting together.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(sociology)
And in education specifically:
"Teachers' collective agency comprises collaborative action that transforms institutionally-defined artifacts into collectively-derived tools for teaching practice."
http://opus.bath.ac.uk/26208/
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-19 17:31:00 GMT)
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For further information on the meaning of EN agency / SP agenciamiento / FR agencement in philosophy, sociology and psychology, see especially the work of Deleuze and Guattari.
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TravellingTrans
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Agencification
I believe this is the word you are looking for
The concept of ' agencification ' , or distributed governance, is a core element
Agencification is in fashion. It is certainly not a new thing (Wettenhall 2005), but it seems to have increased in recent years.
etc.
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This study centers on one of them, external support, and its objective is to understand the relation between this last item and scholastic improvement from the perspective of the directors of two schools who present different styles of of collective agencification (distribution of administration into several/multiple agencies).
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¿Qué es un agenciamiento? Es una multiplicidad que comporta muchos géneros heterogéneos y que establece uniones, relaciones entre ellos, a través de ...
El agenciamiento colectivo es la presencia del discurso indirecto en los actos y en los cuerpos.
Por ejemplo un agenciamiento del tipo hombre-animal-objeto manufacturado
Multiple items being brought together under one collective whole
The concept of ' agencification ' , or distributed governance, is a core element
Agencification is in fashion. It is certainly not a new thing (Wettenhall 2005), but it seems to have increased in recent years.
etc.
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Note added at 55 mins (2014-12-19 16:49:32 GMT)
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This study centers on one of them, external support, and its objective is to understand the relation between this last item and scholastic improvement from the perspective of the directors of two schools who present different styles of of collective agencification (distribution of administration into several/multiple agencies).
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-19 17:02:06 GMT)
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¿Qué es un agenciamiento? Es una multiplicidad que comporta muchos géneros heterogéneos y que establece uniones, relaciones entre ellos, a través de ...
El agenciamiento colectivo es la presencia del discurso indirecto en los actos y en los cuerpos.
Por ejemplo un agenciamiento del tipo hombre-animal-objeto manufacturado
Multiple items being brought together under one collective whole
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: Isn't this a political term meaning, basically, having a lot of agencies? // Just that it always seems to occur in public admin., not education, and I think it's agencificación in Spanish. Agenciamiento is quite common, and I've never seen it meaning this
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don't know about "political", it means distributing into several agencies, and in this sentence it would be 'different styles of collective agencification', not sure where your problem with the term comes in
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negotiation
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Group and Team Roles | SkillsYouNeed
www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/group-roles.html
Questioning & Negotiation ... The Autocratic leader takes full control of the group and dictates what will happen – the direction of the ... members to decide how they wish to work in order to best complete the aims and objectives of the group.
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Win-Win Negotiation - Negotiation Skills from MindTools.com
www.mindtools.com › Communication Skills
Core Leadership Theories: Learning the Foundations of Leadership ...... There are different styles of negotiation, depending on circumstances. .... The two aspects that I find myself re-emphasising all the time in mentoring sessions are: a) The ...
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A Critique of the Autocratic Leadership Style - Characteristics
www.brighthubpm.com › Resource Management
27 May 2011 - Autocratic leadership style is a classical leadership approach that functions ... leadership style reveals that it remains suited for Theory X type of workers. .... When dealing or negotiating with external agencies or departments.
Leadership Style Matrix - Mind Tools
www.mindtools.com › Leadership Skills
Setting up a Cross-Functional Team: Working effectively With Other Functions · Managing ..... Negotiation, Persuasion and Influence ..... Participative – The participative leadership style is similar to the consultative style, where you still have the ...
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Group and Team Roles | SkillsYouNeed
www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/group-roles.html
Questioning & Negotiation ... The Autocratic leader takes full control of the group and dictates what will happen – the direction of the ... members to decide how they wish to work in order to best complete the aims and objectives of the group.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-19 17:12:56 GMT)
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Win-Win Negotiation - Negotiation Skills from MindTools.com
www.mindtools.com › Communication Skills
Core Leadership Theories: Learning the Foundations of Leadership ...... There are different styles of negotiation, depending on circumstances. .... The two aspects that I find myself re-emphasising all the time in mentoring sessions are: a) The ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-19 17:15:50 GMT)
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A Critique of the Autocratic Leadership Style - Characteristics
www.brighthubpm.com › Resource Management
27 May 2011 - Autocratic leadership style is a classical leadership approach that functions ... leadership style reveals that it remains suited for Theory X type of workers. .... When dealing or negotiating with external agencies or departments.
Leadership Style Matrix - Mind Tools
www.mindtools.com › Leadership Skills
Setting up a Cross-Functional Team: Working effectively With Other Functions · Managing ..... Negotiation, Persuasion and Influence ..... Participative – The participative leadership style is similar to the consultative style, where you still have the ...
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collective management/tree hierarchy
I have chose this answer because I understood from the context that el director de la escuela con agenciamiento estilo árbol, ejercía un liderazgo autoritario it is about a way of leadership. hope you find it useful
1 day 10 hrs
Jennifer Levey
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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structure
agenciamiento appears twice in the quoted extract from the ST:
agenciamiento colectivo
and
agenciamiento estilo árbol
The only term that comes to mind for agenciamiento, and that would fit BOTH those occurrences, would be 'structure'. As in:
'collective (community/communual?) structure' (first ocurrence of agenciamiento)
and
'tree structure' (second ocurrence of agenciamiento)
Note also that the phrase: el director de la escuela con agenciamiento estilo árbol, ejercía un liderazgo autoritario" strongly suggests a 'top-down' structure (hierarchy).
agenciamiento colectivo
and
agenciamiento estilo árbol
The only term that comes to mind for agenciamiento, and that would fit BOTH those occurrences, would be 'structure'. As in:
'collective (community/communual?) structure' (first ocurrence of agenciamiento)
and
'tree structure' (second ocurrence of agenciamiento)
Note also that the phrase: el director de la escuela con agenciamiento estilo árbol, ejercía un liderazgo autoritario" strongly suggests a 'top-down' structure (hierarchy).
1 day 17 hrs
hierarchy
agenciamiento estilo árbol -> tree structure hierarchy
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hi·er·ar·chy/ˈhī(ə)ˌrärkē/
... a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
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Hmmm... I've just noticed that several colleagues have mentioned "hierarchy" in their answers. My bad.
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hi·er·ar·chy/ˈhī(ə)ˌrärkē/
... a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
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Hmmm... I've just noticed that several colleagues have mentioned "hierarchy" in their answers. My bad.
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