first, human agency is characterized by intentionality ,which bandura (2001)defines
as a "representation of a future course of action to be performed" (p.6) in other words, intentionality involves planning a course of action for some specific purpose. thus, a person who wants to learn how to play golf or to play the piano makes a committed plan to take lessons, practice every saturday morning ,subscribe to an infornative magazine ,and so on .the plan itself ,however ,dose not guarantee that the individual will actually learn the skill of interest ; outcomes other than those anticipated many occur.