Research-Based International Student Involvement: The Research-Tandem Model: 17 (Cultural Psychology of Education, 17)

This collective volume presents an innovative pedagogical model of research-based international student mobility called “research-tandem”. The research-tandem model and its pedagogical philosophy provide insights for the involvement of students in research from very early stages of the academic trajectory in higher education. The book also presents several interdisciplinary empirical studies (i.e., special needs education, cultural psychology, anthropology, etc.) produced by undergraduate students’ teams from different countries who participated in the mobility. Finally, commentaries from invited scholars contribute to offer valuable feedback and future directions to the tandem model.

Maria Virginia Machado Dazzani is an associate professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA/Brazil), a

researcher for the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and an associate editor of Social Psychology of Education (Springer).

Kristine Stadskleiv is a neuropsychologist, specialized in assessment of cognition of people with severe speech and motor impairments, cognitive aspects related to the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), cognitive impairments following congenital and early acquired brain injuries, and support for caregivers of children with disabilities. She is a professor of neurodevelopmental disorders at the University of Oslo.

Professor He Min, PhD, is Vice chair of professional committee for child-care for children of 0-3 years. She is certified trainer by PITC (Programme for infant and Toddler Care), USA. She cooperates with Norwegian, Danish, and Japanese early childhood education researchers.

Luca Tateo is coordinator of the project “Research-tandems: an innovative approach to improve students’ research skills”, funded by the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education. He is professor of Theory, Epistemology and Methodology of Qualitative Research at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is co-editor in chief of the Journal “Human Arenas. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Psychology, Culture, and Meaning”, Springer, and editor in Chief of the book series “Innovations in Qualitative Research”.