This study focuses on the complexity and uniqueness of 45 beginning teachers’ professional identity, an important perspective that is usually not explicit part induction programmes. Data were collected in four workshops designed to support teachers reflecting personal contextual aspects influence (the development of) their identity. Based these reflections, portraits each teacher constructed. F...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the professional identity of EFL teachers through metaphor and emoji elicitations. 
 Methodology: 40 teaching at different education institutions throughout Turkey voluntarily participated in study. As core point investigation, were asked frame their with representative metaphors besides explaining main reason for selecting related represent teacher ...

In Catalonia (Spain), each university is required by law to offer lecturers a learning framework. This requirement is met by specialized centers: at our technical university, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) this center is the Institute for Education Sciences (ICE), to which the authors of this article belong. This institute offers training to both new and senior lecturers. This train...

Wendy Robinson University if Exeter 19 Policy, theory and practice in initial teacher education in England has a long history if turbulence. This paper riflects upon this history and examines those key aspects if initial teacher education which have shaped pas~ present and foture developments. Following a brig historical overview if key developments in the field, the issue if where best to trai...