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For recent contributions to our website, please see our blog
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Publication is online
Please see our publications (in English and Hungarian) in the Hungarian Journal Pedagógusképzés - Teacher Education and Learning.
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PROMISE e-book now available
Please feel free to download our E-book.
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New research insight article
The PROMISE project: examining the use of complex professional dilemmas as a vehicle for teachers’ professional learning. A research insight working paper. by Mhairi Beaton and Rachel Lofthouse…
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You can’t do it on your own
Bringing different perspectives to a dilemma can be a good way to surface new ideas and possibilities. A good example of this came from a discussion of the implementation of blended learning which…
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The game ‘inquiry stance’ in action
My colleague Melanie Schwarz and I have been inspired by the game of Quinta Kools from FONTYs, Tilburg, NL (see Inquiry Stance). In our courses on inclusion for our classes of trainee teachers (final…
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Exploring and learning from educational complexity through dilemma-based coaching
As an academic I am committed to sharing ideas with others who might find them useful in practice, and as director of CollectivED I take a stance to be as collaborative in knowledge-building as…
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To meet or not to meet
Travelling for Erasmus-projects has lead me to many European cities. Since 2015 I visited Berlin, Ljubljana, Tübingen, Aberdeen, Leiden, Leeds, sometimes more than once. In between, there were…
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PROMISE Learning Event
Our learning event was organised by teams of Leeds, Ljubljana and Tübingen and was held online as a two-day event on 2nd March and 4th March. The online format allowed a wider international…
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Paths towards knowledge
The National Education Institute of Slovenia (NEIS) is a leading organisation in the field of education on a national level. It caters the needs of all teachers from preschool up to university level.…
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How can teachers learning contribute to better inclusion?
For further information please go to our article for the SCHOOLS WEEK: schoolsweek.co.uk/how-can-teachers-learning-contribute-to-better-inclusion/
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Strength in diversity
The PROMISE team at the University of Aberdeen have worked together over many years to deliver the Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE). This is the professional teaching qualification…
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Building bridges and crossing boundaries
As 2021 unfolds our world feels unfamiliar, sometimes frightening and often limiting. We yearn for normality and company. Our lives feel unsettled and our days feel full of the demands the…
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Promise to PLATO
Plato is a small research unit of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Since 1986 I am the director of PLATO. Our organization originally did research in education. Besides research, we did…
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We from Tübingen, - what drives us?
For several decades now, the Seminar for Teacher Training in Tübingen has been striving to think outside the box. Exchanging ideas with European neighbours is, we believe, part of the process of…
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Content with content - tevreden over wat ik in dit project heb gedaan
The PROMISE project is about supporting educators in dealing with professional dilemma’s. In the project we offer a range of possibilities to deal with dilemma’s, but we offer a strategy…
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