Teacher Resource Centre

This MESHGuide draws on a range of key literature in the field of social science research ethics. It is designed to help teachers to:

• Understand the significance of ethical concerns in the research process
• Identify the nature of the ethical issues that may be of significance in the design and implementation of their research
• Develop their research design in a way that takes into account ethical considerations, so that their research is as ethical as possible
• Understand the complexity of the process of gaining informed consent and enable them to achieve this
• Reflect on the complexity of research ethics

Magdalena Brier, Managing Director at ProFuturo speaks with Mary Burns, ICT and teacher training specialist, about technology, education, teachers and the future. They delve into questions such as what skills a teacher must have to teach with technology, or what are the main obstacles that they encounter when trying to do so.

Watch this video to know more about the future of digital education and to listen to key advices on how to use technology in the classroom provided by Mary Burns who has a 40 years’ experience on teacher training.

This briefs presents what teacher representatives gain through coordinated action. The involvement of teacher representative bodies in broader policy dialogue takes place through multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms, including local education groups (or the equivalent). Here, they can bring the attention of decision makers and other partners to issues and practices for ensuring coherence in the implementation of education policy, including investments needed in teacher preparation, professional development, raising teaching standards and improving teacher well-being.