The Faculty of Education of the University of Malta, Malta Educational Research Association (MERA), and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research (EMCER) organise the 2018 International Conference 'Teacher Education and Educational Research in the Mediterranean’. The Conference will take place at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus on 8 and 9 June 2018.
Participation of the members of your organisation would provide a highly valuable contribution to the conference. As the Members of the Scientific Committee, we are inviting you to take part in this event that marks the 40th year since the establishment of teacher education in Malta and the recent initiation of the Malta Educational Research Association.
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Boston College, Massachusetts, U.S.
Prof. André Elias Mazawi, University of British Columbia, Canada
Prof. Carmel Borg, University of Malta, Malta
The main themes of the Conference are:
- Past, present and the future of teacher education policies and practices
- Reforming and reinventing teacher education and work
- Student teacher social and economic conditions in the Mediterranean
- The role of professional associations and leadership in improving teachers' wellbeing
- Teacher training and Inclusive education
- Teachers as researchers - possibilities, challenges and the reality
- Other issues related to Educational Research and Teacher Education
Abstracts for oral presentations, symposiums, poster presentations and the emerging researchers' sessions should be submitted by 5 February 2018. For more information about the complete list of topics, venue and registration, visit the conference website.
Email: teerm2018@um.edu.mt
Themes for the 2018 International Conference
1 Past, present & the future of teacher education & practices in the Mediterranean
- Teacher training and the changing nature of work and learning
- Initial teacher education and the formation of teacher identity
- Teachers’ professional development and learning: formal, non-formal & informal
- Newly qualified teacher work experiences and educational needs
- Mentoring in pre-service and in-service teacher education
2 Reforming and reinventing teacher education and work
- Challenges in selecting pedagogical & content knowledge for teacher education
- Reflective practice in teaching and research
- Teacher education for improvement of students' health and wellbeing
- Classroom management skills and teacher training
- Teachers' role in preventing early school leaving from education and training
- Teaching and learning languages and communication skills
- Preparing teachers for the increasingly demanding early childhood education
- Training of teachers for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
- Preparing teachers to work with information and communication technologies
- Preparing teachers for assessment for learning
- Adult Education for social change, popular and community-based education
- Further and higher education
3 Student teacher social and economic conditions in the Mediterranean
- Youth interest in the teaching profession in the Mediterranean
- Student teacher recruitment, selection and training
- Student teachers’ social engagement and approaches to learning
- Student-centered learning and teacher education
- Expanding opportunities for teacher student learning
4 The role of professional associations & leadership in improving teachers' wellbeing
- Teacher professional status and working conditions
- Job demand and control in teaching and job satisfaction
- Teacher working conditions, work-life balance and wellbeing
- Teacher agency in professional practice
5 Teacher training and Inclusive education
- Teacher role in integration of recent immigrants to Europe and the Mediterranean
- Developing teachers' intercultural competence
- Teacher sensitivity to diversity in the classroom
- Researching inclusive education to close the theory-practice gap
- Education for learning support assistance and inclusion
6 Teachers as researchers - possibilities, challenges and the reality
- The role of practice-based research in initial teacher education
- Pre-service teachers’ development through research and collaboration
- Evidence- and research-based teacher education and practices
- Teachers' engagement in collaborative research and innovative work
- Building capacity for research and innovation through teacher training and CPD
7 Other issues related to Educational Research and Teacher Education