The deadline for abstract submission is the March 31st, 2016
‘‘New Issues on Teacher Education''
August 30 - September 1, 2016 - University of Eastern Finland, Savonlinna, FIN
International Symposium, "New Issues on Teacher Education" (ISNITE 2016), will be held on August 30-September 1, 2016 at the University of Eastern Finland, in Savonlinna, Finland.
The main goal of ISNITE 2016 is to offer a forum where participants share both theoretical and practical perspectives in the field of teacher education. The aim is to keep up with the latest developments in the field of teacher education and reasearch, and encourage interaction among researchers, practitioners and teacher educators and create a foundation for future studies in this field.
Themes
Teacher Education Policies and Practices
Teacher education policies and practices in different countries
Changing World and Teacher Qualities/Standards
Generic competences of teachers
Specific (professional/vocational) competences of teacher
Teachers' competences related to the use of technology
Standards in the profession of teaching
PreService Education of Teachers
Different trends in teacher education programs
Accreditation in teacher education
Quality in teacher education: Issues of measurement
Alternative programs for teacher education
InService Education of Teachers
Professional development problems of teachers and different approaches to them
Integration of Information and Communication Technologies with programs
Distant education practices in teachers' professional development
Different approaches to teachers' professional development: Problems and solutions
Problems of Teachers and Teacher Educators
The role of research in teacher education
The emergence of teacher communities as part of the changing world of teachers and teacher educators.
Call for papers
The official symposium language is English and therefore all presentations and papers submitted should be in English. Abstracts need to be between 350-500 words long, given a concise statement of the intention, method, results and conclusions of the paper. Participants should present research results on theoretical or practical issues. Details on the submission will be updated on the Submissions page. Selected papers will be invited to be submitted for publication in the Journal of Teacher Education and Educators (JTEE - www.jtee.org)
The symposium is organized by the Philosophical Faculty, the School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education of the University of Eastern Finland, is also supported by the "Journal of Teacher Education and Educators".