LAVIN

The LAVIN project is developed based on the description of NAFA in the academy's own materials and in the framework provided by CESE for the project.

Project Purpose

The purpose of the project is to investigate the potential for knowledge flow and capacity building within science education professional learning communities in the NAFA teacher education program, and how these contribute to a knowledge cycle throughout the teacher education chain.

The study aims to document and understand the knowledge sharing that occurs within the program.

Background and Context

The LAVIN project builds on preliminary research conducted by CESE, particularly on results from a review of recent literature on professional learning communities (PLCs) within science education networks in teacher education. This review, conducted by researchers from FNUG in 2022, resulted in the report "Professional Learning Communities - A Research Overview (2018-2021)". The report can be found in Danish here "Professionelle læringsfællesskaber - et forskningsoverblik (2018-2021)

More information about the background of the study can be found  in Danish here. 

Based on the results of this review, the LAVIN project focuses on NAFA’s professional learning communities as a knowledge ecology with the question:
How is a national knowledge ecology of science education professional learning communities (in NAFA) constructed in the teacher education sector?

Project Leadership and Team

The project is led by Associate Professor  Thomas R.S. Albrechtsen, from UC Syd and Professor Connie Svabo, head of Centre for Research in Science Education and Communication (FNUG) at University og Southern Denmark (SDU). Other project participants include project employee Karina Kiær, PhD, a part-time cand. pæd. at SDU, and Ph.D. student  Tina Maria Brinks, both under the leadership of Connie Svabo.

NAFA is supported by Novo Nordisk Foundation and Villum Foundation.