Matti Karlström har en lång bakgrund som grundskollärare i matematik och naturvetenskap och har även arbetat som lärarutbildare i naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik de senaste 15 åren. I slutet av maj disputerade han på sin avhandling om didaktisk modellering.

This study investigated ECE teacher students’ perceptions of the practicum work community’s significance for their professional development.

To understand what to improve in initial teacher education to better prepare teachers for their profession, we asked alumni (N = 93) from three Swedish initial teacher education programs, what in their education they thought had benefited them the most in preparing them for a teaching career, and what they thought was lacking given their professional needs.

In teacher education mentoring pre-service teachers is a critical factor. With background in research around mentoring pre-service teachers in connection to a training school project, this study aims to contribute knowledge about and identify mentors’ experiences of mentorship in the setting of a training school.