The UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity and UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity are two separate networks, but they have lots of commonalities.
Both networks focus on teacher education for different levels of education, with a specific focus on social justice and diversity in education. Inclusive education, indigenous education, education for social justice, equity and diversity, education in rural areas and digitalisation are important concepts for both networks. Due to similar interests, some network activities are organised in collaboration with these two networks.
UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education was established on 2015, under the auspices of UArctic and it has a strong focus on Arctic issues. In 2018, UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on Teacher Education was established to globally expand the cooperation already started within UArctic Thematic Network. UNITWIN/UNESCO network is not focused on one specific area, but it more different areas across the world with similar problems and issues - education for diverse learners, educational policies in rural areas, digitalisation and indigenous education.
Tuija Turunen
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4124
tuija.turunen(at)ulapland.fi
Sara Ihamäki
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 559 8251
sara.ihamaki(at)ulapland.fi
Satu-Maarit Korte
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4492
satu-maarit.korte(at)ulapland.fi
Pigga Keskitalo
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4153
pigga.keskitalo(at)ulapland.fi
Outi Kyrö-Ämmälä
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4120
outi.kyro-ammala(at)ulapland.fi
Suvi Lakkala
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4108
suvi.lakkala(at)ulapland.fi
Erika Sarivaara
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4250
erika.sarivaara(at)ulapland.fi
UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity has been awarded a project "Arctic Conference on Educational Sciences (ACCESS)" by UArctic project funding for Network Activities on Arctic Research and Education 2023.
Actuvirtual Symposium at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study
The UArctic ConnectED project created an opportunity for a week of collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and UiT-The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. During the week of activities, several key themes came to the fore that contributed to our discussions and thinking about inclusive education, including: attitude to risk; roles,...
Authors: Amna Qureshi, Inker-Anni Linkola-Aikio and Dino Girardi
During ConnectED project's research visit to the University of Lapland, Associate Professor Kalpana Vijayavarathan-R and PhD Researcher Knút Háberg Eysturstein (University of the Faroe Islands) attended University lecturer Erika Sarivaara's course "Sámi Presence in Educational Settings" in the session: "Sociolinguistic perspectives in education".
Project Distance Teaching and Learning in the Arctic Communities (DistARCTIC), an initiative focused on opening new horizons on rural education, held a productive workshop on 19-23 June 2023 in Leeds. The project aims to explore innovative pedagogical practices for online and distance teaching, with the goal of ensuring equal educational...
