| Summary: | The authors of this chapter make the argument that educational researchers need to
critically examine the quickly evolving cultural, social, and organisational dynamics
of 21st century learning environments and learners. In order to do this, it may be
necessary to investigate the behaviours and intentions of others, including, but not
limited to school administers, teachers, and of course students. While researching
the “drivers” of behaviour can be complex and challenging, a framework detailing
the salient psycho-social predictors of behaviour may be particularly helpful in
helping researchers investigate and explain intention and/or behaviour. The purpose
of this chapter is to discuss how the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen,
2005) may be used in Education Research as a framework to further understandings
of teachers’, students’, or others’ intentions and/or behaviour.
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