How is the teaching profession dealing with the increasing shortage across the world?  What are the common factors fueling this global crisis? What are the strategies to implement to support these challenges? These are the questions at the heart of Maria Assunção Flores’s research fields, which are discussed in this podcast.

For the 31st episode of the Arqus Knowledge Pills “How critical is the shortage of teachers today?” We invited Maria Assunção Flores, an Associate Professor at the Institute of Education of the University of Minho, specialising in teacher education. In this episode, she provides her analysis and perspective on the current global education crisis, explores the impact of the integration of technology in education, and discusses potential actions to improve the educational landscape. With her extensive research background and leadership in the field, Assunção Flores offers invaluable insights into addressing this urgent issue.

Learn more about Maria Assunção Flores:

Maria Assunção Flores concluded her Degree in Teaching of Portuguese and French and her Master Degree in Education, both at the UMinho. She received her PhD in Education from the University of Nottingham, UK and was a visiting scholar at the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow, UK. She was also the Chair of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) (2013-2015) as well as of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) (2011-2015).

At the moment, Assunção Flores is the director of the Research Centre on Child Studies, a professor with habilitation at the Institute of Education of the University of Minho as well as Chair of the Council of the Institute of Education