UNESCO Chair in Teacher education for diversity and development (852), established in 2009 at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa).

Fields/Disciplines

Teacher education.

Objectives

• The development objective of its activities shall be to build a solid base for knowledge generation and exchange in teacher education to meet the contextual challenges of countries in the global South in a period of globalization and a growing knowledge divide.

• The Chair intends to be a Center of Excellence in the region, which will enrich debate on policy and practice in teacher education as related to diversity and development, and this in turn will contribute to debate on education in knowledge societies.

Host Institution

• University of the Witwatersrand 

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education, UNESCO Office Windhoek

Contact: Prof. Pamela Helen Christie, UNESCO Chairholder

University of the Witwatersrand
Work Phone :+27-21- 448 18 22Fax - +27-11-717-4053
Street - Private Bag 3, Wits 2050
City - Johannesburg
Country - South Africa

E-mail:pamchristie(at)mweb.co.za