About Umeå School of Education
USE provides training for
• Pre-school and primary teachers
• Secondary and upper secondary teachers
• Study and vocational guidance counsellors
• Special education teachers
• Special needs teachers
Other areas of activity are courses for unqualified teachers wishing to acquire a teaching degree, continuing professional development courses for practising teachers and supplementary training for teachers with a foreign teaching degree.
Research
Educational science research at Umeå University is focused on the following strong research areas:
• Measurement and evaluation
• Literacy
• Mathematics education
• ICT, media and learning
In addition, research is carried on in the following development areas:
• Science education
• Educational history and history didactics
• Memory and learning
• Young people’s education, career development and welfare
Educational science research is also pursued in the areas of learning processes in aesthetic subjects, gender, democracy, fundamental social values and sports education.
Networks
TEPE (Teacher Education Policy in Europe)
TNTEE (The Thematic Network on Teacher Education)Teacher Education in Europe in the late 1990s: Evaluation and Quality
Green Paper on Teacher Education in Europe: High Quality TE for High Quality Education and Training
