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The project meeting Pre-Service Teacher Career Perspectives to Facilitate Sustainable Inclusive Education Reforms (PreTeCap) has been held

In December, 13 th – 14th, 2021 the University of Iceland hosted the project meeting Pre-Service Teacher Career Perspectives to Facilitate Sustainable Inclusive Education Reforms (PreTeCap) within which the topical issues in the project implementation: the approval of the interim report, progress, expected outcomes and further steps, developing project timeline, visual identity, dissemination were discussed.

Following the most recent developments in project implementation, the hybrid mode for holding the meeting was chosen. The University of Iceland represented by Professor Hanna Ragnarsdóttir welcomed the team to the University of Iceland -  a state university, situated in the heart of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. The University is one of the largest employers in the country. It has 15.258 students enrolled, the university employs around 1.714 permanent staff and around 3.729 external lecturers and temporary staff.

The Latvian Consortium coordinators - the University of Latvia – represented by the researcher Anita Berķe (Project Coordinator), Professor Indra Odiņa, Professor Ilze Miķelsone and Assist. Professor Anna Stavicka, International Assistant Mustafa Kavak.

 and partners affiliated with the Liepaja University represented by Assoc. Professor Lāsma Latsone and  Assoc. Professor Jana Grava launched the meeting in the premises of the School of Education. The School of Education is a leading institution in education studies and well-being in Iceland. It has an important sociological role regarding the education of teachers, social educators, leisure professionals, sports and health scientists as well as pedagogy and education studies. The School of Education is divided into four faculties: 

    • the faculty of education and diversity, 
    • faculty of education and pedagogy, 
    • faculty of health promotion, sport and leisure studies 
    • faculty of subject teacher education

Assist. Professor Anna Stavicka and researcher Anita Berķe reported on the interim results of the project and provided feedback on the approved interim report outlining the further directions for the project implementation.

The partners from Tampere University researcher Golaleh Makrooni  and Professor Eero Ropo (Tampere University, Finland) reported on the selected results of the pilot study conducted applying interviews as one of the data collection methods. Seven teachers assistants narrated on their educational background and shared their story of “becoming and being a teacher assistant”. The respondents stated that they “need to have their voice heard”.

The partner from Nord University (Norway) Professor Asbjorn Kolberg and Project Coordinator Aurima Bajorūnienė from Kedainiai Vocational Educational Training Centre (Lithuania) reported on the project activities conducted in their institutions as well as shared the good practice examples.

The dissemination of the interim project results will be implemented in the framework of the 80th International Scientific conference of the University of Latvia in the conference session “Teacher Professionalism and Education for the Future”.

Project Consortium
University of Latvia (Latvia) – the Coordinating institution
Tampere University (Finland)
University of Iceland (Island)
Kedainiai Vocational Educational Training Centre (Lithuania)
Liepaja University (Latvia)
Help To Life International (Sweden)
Nord University (Norway)

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