http://hdl.handle.net/10900/134130 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:10:46 GMT 2026-05-12T14:10:46Z http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135153 Teacher Education in South Africa and Germany. Shared perspectives on national and global questions. Results of the collaborative work between Wits School of Education and Tübingen School of Education Hofmann, Elisabeth; Mavhunga, Elisabeth; Bohl, Thorsten; Maringe, Felix; Diekmann, Deborah The volume presents international collaborative and comparative approaches in teacher education, addressing researchers, teachers, and other educational professionals who are interested in the following topics: ▶ Binational research perspectives on teacher education in South Africa and Germany ▶ Inclusion and educational equity ▶ Professionalization and mentoring ▶ Curricular characteristics and pedagogical content knowledge in education in economics, biology, and physical chemistry ▶ Education for sustainable development as a growing cross-sectional topic The results shed light on similarities and on different challenges experienced within the South African and the German educational, historical, socio-political, and institutional contexts. They reveal the struggles towards the best possible preparation of future teachers, and introduce the Wits School of Education and the Tübingen School of Education as players who consistently and energetically advance teacher education, based on research, relevance, and responsibility. Successful international collaboration has the ability to generate new impulses, increase global awareness of whole institutions, and open horizons for mutual understanding in academia. Wits School of Education and Tübingen School of Education are thankful for the support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), from the excellency funding of the University of Tübingen, and from the Global South Center, University of Tübingen. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135153 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135025 Table of Content Table of Content for "Teacher Education in South Africa and Germany" Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135025 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135036 Foreword Osman, Ruksana; Amos, Karin This book and the compelling contributions from colleagues on two continents show beautifully how networks and alliances can be expanded based on shared strengths and similar values. They also show how contemporary thematic areas of study—which are vital for the future of education and teacher education, not just in Germany and South Africa, but also globally—can be studied, analyzed and written about with coherence and thoughtfulness. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135036 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135035 Introduction Hofmann, Elisabeth; Bohl, Thorsten; Mavhunga, Elisabeth; Maringe, Felix; Diekmann, Deborah The collaboration between the Wits School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Tübingen School of Education at the University of Tübingen began in 2019 with mutual visits to both universities. Both institutions pursue similar goals: research-based teacher education, support of junior academics, collaboration with faculties or other university-wide institutions, addressing and incorporating urgent societal and global challenges, and working with a broad spectrum of involved disciplines. Researchers from both Schools realized their shared interests and challenges, and began to work on questions of teacher education collaboratively and binationally. Teams were created between researchers from corresponding departments in both institutions. The concept of this book requires either a comparative research approach between the two locations Wits and Tübingen or a binational approach addressing a joint question. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10900/135035 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z