Abstract At this international symposium on the professionalism of teacher educators an extensive review study on the roles, accompanying behavior and the factors that support the development of these roles and behavior will be presented. Six roles of teacher educators were distinguished, from which …

Research topic/aim The professional development of teacher educators (T Eds) is increasingly being recognised as a topic of paramount importance, partly caused by the attention for the lifelong learning of those responsible for teaching student teachers. In this presentation we focus on the professional …

Introduction and theoretical background In the past few years, there has been a growing interest in the specific position of beginning teacher educators. In the book 'Becoming a teacher Educator' (Swennen & Van der Klink, 2009) several chapters deal with this subject. In conclusion, teacher educators …

Onderzoek in opdracht van J. von Wielligh Huis Andrew Murray Child and Youth Care Centre, onderdeel van Badisa, Wellington, Zuid-Afrikanaar de samenwerking tussen de HAM en de Huguenot Primary School. De centrale vraagstelling van dit onderzoek is: ‘Hoe kan de Huguenot Primary School, in samenwerking …

Action research assumes the active engagement of the stakeholders, such as the community, in the research, and a multiple level process of reflection in order to evaluate and monitor the actions taken. This makes action research a suitable methodology to increase critical understanding of the participants. …