Research and Development Centres
The research and development centres are the heart of the association. The RDCs offer communities where teacher educators from all over Europe and beyond meet, exchange and co-operate.
The RDCs are organized around themes. In thus way they create a platform for teacher educators who share the same interest. Activities within RDCs can vary from shared research, EU funded projects, preparations of shared publications (e.g. a thematic issue of the European Journal of Teacher Education), etc.
The RDCs have during the annual conferences several working sessions. In this way they create a small scale community offering a home for conference newcomers. Some RDCs also meet between annual conferences.
The community aspect of the RDCs is an important difference with other (research) associations in the area of (teacher) education.
The Coordinator of the RDCs is Içara Hølmesland, and the Co-coordinator is Asa Morberg.
List of RDCs
| RDC | Chair |
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Research Observatory |
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| Primary and Pre-primary education |
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| Secondary Teacher Education | |
| Inclusion and Special Needs | |
| Education for Social Justice, Equity and Diversity |
Geri Smyth |
| Culture, Qualify of Life and Citizenship |
Fred Brinkman |
| Educational Leadership and Management | Eystein Arntzen Esmahan Agaoglu |
| Global Education | |
| Science and Mathematics Education | Elizabeth Oldham Laurinda Leite Elsa Price |
| Teacher Education and Information Technology | |
| Curricula in Teacher Education | |
| In-Service learning and the Development of Practice | |
| Professional Development of Teachers | |
| Professional Development of Teacher Educators |