In 2018, the Faculty of Education is celebrating the 40th year since its inception and it is relatively young when compared to the fact that the University of Malta traces its origins to the founding of the Collegium Melitense, which was set up through direct papal intervention on the 12 November 1592. The history of the University is, in its own right, a reflection of the chequered past of our country. Over the course of the centuries our University has been engaged in situations wherein the Maltese identity – our history, our culture and our language – has crossed paths with foreign influences. This has shaped the University of Malta as we know it now: a space where the local context finds a fruitful blend with experiences which originate from collaboration with colleagues from all over the world.
Although the Faculty of Education deals primarily with teacher training, over the years it has invested heavily in its postgraduate programmes and it has established strong relationships with foreign counterparts. The vision of the Faculty of Education is summarised through our motto: Promoting an educated public in a participatory democracy. Today, we are well aware of the importance of networking – not just as a buzzword – but as a concept that is the core of our existence as researchers and as academics. After all, in academia, few endeavours are more worthwhile than having opportunities to meet colleagues with whom we can exchange ideas and experiences, while sharing our passion for Education as a means through which we can invest in our learners.
Themes for the 2018 International Conference:
Theme 1: Past, present and the future of teacher education policies and 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 and informal
Newly qualified teacher work experiences and educational needs
Mentoring in pre-service and in-service teacher education
Theme 2: Reforming and reinventing teacher education and work
Challenges in selecting pedagogical and 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 (bilingualism, foreign language,...)
Preparing teachers for the increasingly demanding early childhood education and care
Training of teachers for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects
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
Theme 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
Theme 4: The role of professional associations and 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
Theme 5: Teacher training and Inclusive education
Teacher role in integration of recent immigrants to Europe [the Mediterranean region]
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
Theme 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 initial teacher training and CPD
Theme 7: Other issues related to Educational Research and Teacher Education
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2018
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2018
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