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The professional re-entry of migrant teachers is a topic that is still little researched in many countries. The publication is dedicated to the opportunities and challenges of international teachers' professional re-entry in seven countries: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Poland, Slovenia and Türkiye. In addition, potentials for a successful re-entry are illustrated across countries and findings from the project "International Teachers for Tomorrow's School" (ITTS) are presented.
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Global migration movements are also reflected in classrooms. However, the professional re-entry of migrant teachers with and without a refugee background has been neglected for a long time. This publication, which was developed in the European project "International Teachers for Tomorrow's School" (ITTS), is dedicated to this question. In seven country contributions, the opportunities and challenges of returning to work in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Poland, Slovenia and Türkiye are examined - for some of the countries, new ground was broken. It is shown which conditions favour, challenge or prevent a new professional start. In addition, the results of the cross-national ITTS study are presented, in which high satisfaction values are reflected among those teachers who succeeded in re-entering the profession despite many hurdles. Finally, the findings of the project are condensed into a series of hints and recommendations.
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D'HERDT, Katrijn is project officer for ITTS at KU Leuven. Apart from that, she is internationalisation coordinator and policy officer for education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy. She has a Master degree in Languages and Literature: German - Swedish, an advanced Master in Journalism and a teaching degree. She has a background in language teaching (secondary and adult education) and was a lecturer and program coordinator in teacher education at Odisee University of Applied Sciences. Katrijn D'Herdt is co-author of 'Taalweb' (course book Dutch for secondary education) and is engaged in several higher education networks. Her work focuses on international and intercultural learning in higher education.
