The research group Mentoring in Profession and Education (ViPU) is affiliated with the Department of Education. The purpose is to develop research-based knowledge about mentoring in teacher education, in professional communities and about mentoring for newly qualified teachers.

Mentoring in Profession and Education (ViPU)’s role is to initiate, coordinate and support research activities internally and lead the work in national and international research networks. The research group has about 25 active members working on an estimated 15 projects in the form of research and publication at levels 1 and 2 and presentations at national and international conferences.

Current Events

NERA 2022

NERA 2022, Island, 1.- 3. Juni 2022
NFPF/NERA, the main association for educational researchers in the Nordic countries.
ViPU er sterkt involvert i nettverk 20. Mentoring, Guidance and Counceling, Convener: Eva Bjerkholteva.bjerkholt@usn.no 

keyboard_backspace See our presentations at NERA 2022

Mentoring as a research field

The research field is mentoring as a strategy for teaching and learning in teacher education, in professional communities and for newly qualified teachers and kindergarten teachers.

Mentoring as a research field is closely related to professional education and professional work. ViPU therefore has a close collaboration with the Academic Group for mentoring at USN, whose most important tasks are to teach in mentor educations and theoretical and practical quality development of the field.

Publications

Group leaders

Members

PhD candidates