Umeå School of Education
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Umeå School of Education is a newly formed college of education
tied to Umeå University
. It replaced the old education faculty that before 2008/2009 offered all teacher training at the university.
The school offers all sorts of teacher trainings, from preschool to gymnasium
, including education for student guiding and special teaching.
Currently the school puts great emphasis on the following research
fields: Measurement and evaluation, Read and write research, Mathematical didactics and ICT, media and learning.
In the future it will offer additional research subjects such as Education history with historical didactics, Memory and learning and Education of young people, career development and welfare.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
tied to Umeå University
Umeå University
Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....
. It replaced the old education faculty that before 2008/2009 offered all teacher training at the university.
The school offers all sorts of teacher trainings, from preschool to gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
, including education for student guiding and special teaching.
Currently the school puts great emphasis on the following research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
fields: Measurement and evaluation, Read and write research, Mathematical didactics and ICT, media and learning.
In the future it will offer additional research subjects such as Education history with historical didactics, Memory and learning and Education of young people, career development and welfare.
Sources
- Umeå School of Education, Official website