ECER Best Poster Award 2024

Sanita Baranova

• 2012: Doctoral Degree in Pedagogy (University of Latvia)
• 2013-2022:  Assistant Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology
• 2013/ 2014 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship for Young Researchers at the University of Leipzig and the Higher Education Didactics Centre Saxony (Germany)
• 2018 Expert in the European University Association thematic peer group “Continuous development of teaching competencies”
• Since 2018: Leading Researcher at the University of Latvia, Scientific Institute of Pedagogy
• Since 2022: Associate Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology
• Research interests: professional development transfer into practice, innovation in the professional development of academic staff in an interdisciplinary context, transformation of student-centered teaching and learning approaches, and the implications of higher education policy in the study process.
• Visiting ECER conference for the third time: Helsinki (2010), Berlin (2011), and Nicosia (2024)
• You can view Sanita's poster here.

"Evidence-based Solutions for Effective Professional Development and Assessment of the Transfer of its Results into Practice: Research Project’s Conceptualisation"

• Presenting author: Sanita Baranova; Co-authors: Svetlana Surikova, Dita Nīmante, & Maija Kokare

The poster introduces the University of Latvia's research project, "Elaboration of Evidence-Based Solutions for Effective Professional Competence Development of Adults and Assessment of the Transfer of Its Results into Practice in Latvia," along with its preliminary findings. The goal of the research is to develop an evidence-based framework and propose practical solutions for effective professional development of adults and the transfer of its results into practice, offering tools for assessing the impact of professional development on practice at organisational and system levels in Latvia.

The poster presents insights into the results of preliminary web-based research and systematic analyses conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. It addresses the research questions posed at the initial stage of the study: What characterises effective professional development? Which theoretical concepts in the world literature represent the transfer of professional competence from adults, including teachers, to practice? What processes, indicators show effective transfer to practice?

A project is a platform for dialogue between researchers and policy makers for discussing and disseminating research results, evidence-based education policy recommendations and good practices, introducing new solutions, implementing the evidence-based educational reforms and innovations.

The three-year research project has been underway since December 2023 as part of the State Research Program, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia (project No. VPP-IZM-Izglītība-2023/4-0001).