Aims:
- To develop and implement knowledge bases of teacher educators
- To translate the knowledge bases into an international professional development programme
- To develop and implement supportive guidelines for induction and professional learning programmes
- To explore how an enduring international supportive structure can be implemented for professional development activities
Members:
Austria, University of Graz
Australia Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Belgium, University of Ghent
England University of East London
Finland University of Helsinki
Germany University of Hamburg
Israel The MOFET Institute
Ireland University of Limerick
Norway University of Bergen; Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Portugal University of Minho, Braga
Scotland University of Aberdeen
The Netherlands Radboud University Nijmegen
USA University of Pennsylvania
The forum was funded by the Erasmus+ program in 2017 – 2019
Selected Publications:
Vanderlinde, R., Smith, K., Murray, J. & Lunenberg, M. (Eds.) Teacher educators and their professional development. London and New York: Routledge.
MacPhail, A., Ulvik, M., Guberman, A., Czerniawski, G., Oolbekkink-Marchand, H., & Bain, Y. (2018). The professional development of higher education-based teacher educators: needs and realities. Professional Development in Education, 45(5), 848-861.
Czerniawski, G., Guberman, A., & MacPhail, A. (2017). The professional developmental needs of higher education-based teacher educators: an international comparative needs analysis. European Journal of Teacher Education, 40(1), 127-140.
More information about the project is available in the project’s website
Contact person: Dr. Ainat Guberman, ainat@macam.ac.il