MARILYN COCHRAN-SMITH is the Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools and the Director of the Doctoral Program in Curriculum and Instruction at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College. A teacher education scholar and practitioner for nearly 30 years, Professor Cochran-Smith is widely known for her work in teacher education research, practice and policy and for her sustained commitment to teaching and teacher education for social justice with inquiry as the centrepiece. A former President of AERA (2004-05), Professor Cochran-Smith is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and the current Chair of its Professional Development Committee. In 2012, Professor Cochran-Smith received honorary doctorates from both the University of Glasgow (Scotland) and Alicante University (Spain). Professor Cochran-Smith is the Co-Editor (with Susan Lytle) of the Teachers College Press book series on Practitioner Inquiry, which now includes 50-some books written by practitioners or about practitioner research. Professor Cochran-Smith’s recent publications include: The Politics of Accountability: Assessing Teacher Education in the United States (The Education Forum, 77(1), (2013); Teachers’ Education and Outcomes: Mapping the Research Terrain (Teachers College Record, 114(10)), 2012; A Longitudinal Study of Teaching Practice and Early Career Decisions: A Cautionary Tale (American Education Research Journal, 49(5), 2012, and Trends and Challenges in Teacher Education: National and International Perspectives. In Waldron, F., Smith, J., Dooley, T., and Fitzpatrick, M.Reimagining initial teacher education: Perspectives on transformation. Dublin: Liffey Press.