Teacher induction and mentoring have been some of the key research areas of Network 1 since its inception. Tens of sessions have been organized during the last couple of decades about mentoring with representatives from all over the continent and overseas. This interest in the professional development, induction and mentoring of new teachers has also taken the form of a network project within EERA Network 1, the purpose of which is to bring together European mentoring researchers and enable their research collaboration. This project is implemented in collaboration with EERA and Nordplus as well as several national universities that support the development of mentoring research.
What are ecologies of induction and mentoring?
The project name Ecologies of Teacher Induction and Mentoring in Europe (TIME) is used in the network as a broad umbrella term, referring to a pan-European education ecosystem within which we can identify different national, regional and local ecosystems. The creation of this network has also been prompted in part by the observation that research on the field has been dominated by Anglo-American literature. Given that this research tradition is not fully aligned to all the niches of the European educational ecosystem, European perspectives are called for. As an outcome, this European network for research on induction and mentoring is consolidated as a part of EERA Network 1.
For ECER 2025, in collaboration with the EERA Network 1, the TIME network launched a special call for papers on teacher induction and mentoring.
Project meetings
NERA 2022, Reykjavik, Iceland, 6th June 2022
ECER 2022, Yerevan, Armenia, 25th August 2022
ECER 2023, Glasgow, Scotland, 22nd August 2023
ECER 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus, 27th August 2024
ECER 2025, Belgrade, Serbia, 9th September 2025
A European anthology on induction and mentoring coming soon
One of the outcomes of the network is the publication of a European anthology of research on induction and mentoring across Europe. The executive committee of the TIME network has been working on the anthology since 2021, and the plan has been further refined through the symposia held under EERA Network 1 within the ECER conference programs in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The book is expected to be launched at the ECER 2025 in Belgrade.
Interested in joining?
To express your interest in participating in the network, please contact directly any of the Executive Committee members listed below.
The executive committee of TIME network
- Hannu L. T. Heikkinen (Chair; EERA Network 1 convener), Professor in Education, Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- Eva Bjerkholt, Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
- Michelle Helms-Lorenz, Associate Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- Helle Plauborg, Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark