Teacher Education and Society: Potentials and Innovations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Third party funded individual grant
Start date : 01.01.2019
End date : 31.12.2020
Extension date: 31.12.2021
Project details
Short description
The goal of
the project that is implemented in cooperation with the Salahaddin University
in Erbil is to create sustainable structures and academic capacities in teacher
education in the Kurdistan Region (Iraq) with regard to teaching, research, and the so-called Third
Mission (university’s interaction with the society through innovation transfer,
training, service learning and social engagement). The interaction between higher
education and society is crucial for the field of teacher education, in
particular for such issues as theory-practice relationship, the implementation
of regionally significant research into practice or the acceptance of educational
ideas (e.g., inclusion) among parents and other stakeholders. The project
addresses current problems of teacher education and takes into account the
current political, social and economic situation in the Kurdistan region. It focuses
on two innovative thematic fields (Diversity Education with a particular emphasis
on human rights and Entrepreneurship Education) and contributes to the
modernization of teacher education in the region. The project contributes to
the development of teaching, research, university structures, and university
management, supports young academics, and promotes regional and international networks
between university and non-university actors. Through professional and cultural
exchange, the project strengthens the expertise of FAU in research areas of Middle
East Economy and Society, (international) teacher education research, and the
international and intercultural dimension of teacher education.
Scientific Abstract
The goal of
the project that is implemented in cooperation with the Salahaddin University
in Erbil is to create sustainable structures and academic capacities in teacher
education in the Kurdistan Region (Iraq) with regard to teaching, research, and the so-called Third
Mission (university’s interaction with the society through innovation transfer,
training, service learning and social engagement). The interaction between higher
education and society is crucial for the field of teacher education, in
particular for such issues as theory-practice relationship, the implementation
of regionally significant research into practice or the acceptance of educational
ideas (e.g., inclusion) among parents and other stakeholders. The project
addresses current problems of teacher education and takes into account the
current political, social and economic situation in the Kurdistan region. It focuses
on two innovative thematic fields (Diversity Education with a particular emphasis
on human rights and Entrepreneurship Education) and contributes to the
modernization of teacher education in the region. The project contributes to
the development of teaching, research, university structures, and university
management, supports young academics, and promotes regional and international networks
between university and non-university actors. Through professional and cultural
exchange, the project strengthens the expertise of FAU in research areas of Middle
East Economy and Society, (international) teacher education research, and the
international and intercultural dimension of teacher education.
Involved:
Anatoli Rakhkochkine
Project Leader
Holger Arndt
Project Leader
Maximilian Höldl
Project Member
Emel Löffelholz
Project Member
Contributing FAU Organisations:
Professur für Didaktik Wirtschaft und Recht
Lehrstuhl für Pädagogik mit dem Schwerpunkt Diversity Education und internationale Bildungsforschung
