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Theme 2: Pre-service teacher education and lifelong professional learning

This theme focuses on the multiple aspects of becoming and being a teacher, including the cognitive, professional, physical, and ethical dimensions. It considers the challenges of learning to teach and opportunities for teachers to develop their professional knowledge and identity as they navigate life and their careers. Teacher learning is explored in various settings: formal university coursework, interactions with other educators, and learning through classroom life.

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