Building a Research-Rich Teaching Profession

Marta Kowalczuk-Walędziak (PhD) is Vice Dean for International Co-operation at the University of Białystok, Poland, and board member of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE). Her research interests include teacher education and professional development, and the internationalisation of teacher education.

• teacher professional development – doctoral studies – research-rich teaching profession – doctoral studies as a form of teacher professional development – impact of PhD on teaching practice – transformation of doctoral education to better address the diversity of interplay(s) between research and professional experience

ReviewsThis much-needed new book presents the doctorate as an unexplored area of the teacher’s professional learning journey. However, this book is much more than just a presentation of structures and theoretical frameworks: it makes visible the personal perspectives and dilemmas of teachers with PhDs. With precision and insight, Kowalczuk-Walędziak unpicks the essential relationship between theory and practice that she believes can be facilitated by teachers’ doctoral research.Erika Kopp, Associate Professor, Eötvös Lorand University, Hungary