Research and Development Centres
The research and development centres are the heart of the association. The RDCs offer communities where teacher educators from all over Europe and beyond meet, exchange and co-operate.
The RDCs are organized around themes. In thus way they create a platform for teacher educators who share the same interest. Activities within RDCs can vary from shared research, EU funded projects, preparations of shared publications (e.g. a thematic issue of the European Journal of Teacher Education), etc.
The RDCs have during the annual conferences several working sessions. In this way they create a small scale community offering a home for conference newcomers. Some RDCs also meet between annual conferences.
The community aspect of the RDCs is an important difference with other (research) associations in the area of (teacher) education.
List of RDCs
| RDC | Chair |
| Research Observatory | |
| Primary and Pre-primary education | |
| Secondary Teacher Education | Ms. Joana Salazar Noguera |
| Vocational and Adult Education | Ms. Mary Clarke |
| Inclusion and Special Needs | Mr. Paul Bartolo |
| Education for Social Justice, Equity and Diversity | Ms. Geri Smyth Ms. Maxime Cooper |
| Culture, Language and Citizenship | |
| Educational Leadership and Management | Mr. Glynn Kirkham Ms. Ada Adeghe |
| Science and Mathematics Education | Ms. Elizabeth Oldham Ms Laurinda Leite |
| Teacher Education and Information Technology | Miroslava Cernochova |
| Curricula in Teacher Education | |
| In-Service learning and the Development of Practice | Ms. Asa Morberg |
| Professional Development of Teachers | Ms. Lorraine Ling Ms. Kay Livingston |
| Professional Development of Teacher Educators |