Suzanne Gatt

Background

About Suzanne Gatt

Teacher Trainer and Social Scientist Teacher training: I have been involved in pre-service teacher training for the past 12 years. During this period I have carried out research on young children's ideas in various areas of science (mainly animals and plants). I have also been interested in the Bologna Process and have been following it since 2003. It has now become one other academic area in my repertoire. I have this year published a research paper on the impact of Bologna on Malta. I have also publishe din Higher Education Journal on Legal implications related to the Bologna Process. I have also been involved in relation to qualifications, mainly through work with the Malta Qualifications Council. I have been following developments with respect to the EQF and have been involved in the drafting of policy documents for the National Qualifications Framework, local vocational qualifications as well as Quality assurance and recently on the validation of informal and non-formal learning. Specialties:* Primary Science Education, alternative frameworks, image of scientists; Bologna Process; Qualification Frameworks Social Scientist: Worked on diversity, social inclusion, cultural integration, employment, gender, governance, third sector, community involvement, promoting social cohesion in communities. See cv for further details