Project: Teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity: A South African and Flemish study
2020-01-01 – 2022-12-31
- Abstract
Targeting key challenges the young field of research on teacher educators is confronted with, this project focuses on advancing theoretical and empirical knowledge on teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity. First, this project combines two theoretical perspectives in an integrated conceptual framework to enhance understanding on teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity: (1) the theoretical framework on teacher competences of Blömeke e.a. and (2) Bourdieu’s sociological theory on habitus, capital and field. Second, and in relation to this conceptual framework, the three inter-related research objectives (RO) are put forward. This research project aims to study: (1) teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity (RO1); (2) the dynamic relations between teacher educators’ habitus, capital and field and teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity (RO2); and (3) the development of teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity by means of an intervention (RO3). Third, three empirical studies are proposed: (1) a large scale-survey study (n=1200) (Study 1); (2) a qualitative multiple case study (n=24) (Study 2), and (3) a mixed method intervention study (n=24) (Study 3). The complementarity of the involved project partners in this project is of pivotal importance. In this respect, this FWO-NRF project leans on the partners’ complementary expertise on a theoretical level, a methodological level, a staff level and a thematic level.
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Teacher educators’ distinctive contribution to education that serves all : introducing a conceptual framework based on a systematic literature review
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Diversity-responsive teacher educators in Flanders
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- Journal Article
- A1
- open access
Uncovering the role of teacher educators in the reduction of inequalities in education : a critical discourse analysis
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- Journal Article
- A2
- open access
‘Let’s teach as we preach’ : the design of a professional development initiative to support teacher educators’ responsiveness to diversity
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- Conference Paper
- C1
- open access
Interrogating the role of teacher educators in the reduction of inequalities in education
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- Miscellaneous
- open access
Surveyonderzoek 2022 : hoe lerarenopleiders omgaan met diversiteit : Vlaanderenbreed raport
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- Conference Paper
- C3
- open access
How teacher educators deal with diversity : a professional development initiative
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- Conference Paper
- C3
- open access
Uncovering teacher educators’ dealing with diversity : practices, opportunities, barriers and tensions
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Perceptions and practices of Flemish teacher educators to deal with diversity : a qualitative exploration
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- Journal Article
- A2
- open access
Hoe lerarenopleiders omgaan met diversiteit : naar een conceptueel raamwerk