The QUINT centre has united a critical mass of scholarly expertise from all the five Nordic countries to investigate teaching and teacher learning practices and providing a unique sphere for systematic and comparative analysis regarding Nordic teaching. The international partners together with the annual QUINT Conferences and PhD institutes have served as a hub of building expertise in this area which is recognized at an international level.
QUINT research has provided new knowledge on Nordic classroom teaching, initiated professional development drawing on video technology, tested models of video-based teacher training and developed infrastructures for sharing video data and contributed to Open Science. The QUINT centre was designed to contribute to a knowledge-based policy for the educational sector by disseminating research results and engaging in activities that foster collaboration between researchers and practitioners. QUINT researchers have engaged policymakers, school leaders and teachers, students, teacher educators, and the public, improving teaching practices and student outcomes. A key aim of QUINT was to develop new forms of collaboration between researchers and practitioners. This was achieved through various professional development and teacher training initiatives, many of which incorporated innovative approaches like video-based teacher learning. By using video technology (and supporting analytical frameworks and observation manuals) to analyse and improve classroom teaching, QUINT researchers have facilitated ongoing professional development for pre- and in- service teachers, school leaders and at the municipality level, and contributed to develop a shared language of teaching.
