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The Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) (External organisation)

Activity: MembershipsMembership of professional association

Description

The Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) is the major professional association for teacher educators in Australia. The mission of the Australian Teacher Education Association is to promote:

*research as a core endeavour of teacher educators;
*the continuing education of teachers and teacher educators; and
*advocacy and support for the professionalism and expertise of teacher educators at local through to global scales.

The objectives of the Association are:

*to lead and facilitate teaching and research based continuing education and networking for teachers and teacher educators;
*to assist teachers and teacher educators on the journey to reconciliation with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
*to encourage and promote research and innovation in all aspects of teacher education;
*to recognise innovative contributions to research, scholarship, service, and practice in teacher education;
*to be an advocate for teacher education and the exchange of contemporary ideas to work to improve the professional status and welfare of teacher educators; and
*to promote cooperation among teacher educators and relevant organisations internationally with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region and other settler-colonial societies.
Period2018 → …
Held atThe Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA), Australia
Degree of RecognitionNational