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Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies
Abstract
Teacher Competencies (TC), as a pivotal dimension of teacher effectiveness influencing teachers' professional growth, has gained prominence in recent teacher education research. This article aims to define TC through literature review, examine the current status and future directions of TC research. Analyzing 1117 SSCI-indexed articles from the Web of Science database (2000-2023), a bibliometric analysis was conducted, exploring research areas, journals, countries, affiliations, authors, citations and keywords. The results, corroborated by the Mann-Kendall trend test, highlight a robust and influential Teacher Competencies literature indicating growing interest, with a notable increase in publications, especially in 2021-2022. While the United States of America leads the way, contributions from Germany, Spain, China, and Turkey show global participation. The findings affirm sustained growth, emphasizing the field's dynamism, global collaboration and a solid foundation. Among the influential authors, Pantic, Krueger, Pekrun, Blömeke and Kaiser stand out; “Sustainability”, “Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft” and “Teaching and Teacher Education” stand out as the most prolific journals, and the most citations are mainly concentrated in “Teaching and Teacher Education”. Leading institutions include ‘Nanyang Technological University’, ‘Humboldt University’ and ‘Hong Kong University’. Diverse keywords signify comprehensive expertise, reflecting the field's multidimensionality. As a result of the thematic clustering analysis conducted with VOSviewer, six keyword clusters were identified: ‘higher education and teacher training in the context of COVID-19’, ‘teacher education and professional development for sustainable STEM Teaching and creativity’, ‘assessment of competencies in preservice teachers’, ‘formative assessment in mathematics teacher professional development’, ‘teacher competence in science education and preparation’ and ‘motivation and self-efficacy in technology’. In summary, this study affirms Teacher Competencies research's dynamic and globally collaborative nature, offering insights for future exploration.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management)
Journal Section
Review Article
Publication Date
December 27, 2025
Submission Date
April 6, 2025
Acceptance Date
December 19, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2
APA
Karacaoğlu, Ö. C., Özkaya, A., Şeker, R., & Yilmaz, A. (2025). Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(2), 594-622. https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG
AMA
1.Karacaoğlu ÖC, Özkaya A, Şeker R, Yilmaz A. Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies. NEEEF. 2025;7(2):594-622. https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG
Chicago
Karacaoğlu, Ömer Cem, Abdulkadir Özkaya, Renan Şeker, and Aysun Yilmaz. 2025. “Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 7 (2): 594-622. https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG.
EndNote
Karacaoğlu ÖC, Özkaya A, Şeker R, Yilmaz A (December 1, 2025) Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 7 2 594–622.
IEEE
[1]Ö. C. Karacaoğlu, A. Özkaya, R. Şeker, and A. Yilmaz, “Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies”, NEEEF, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 594–622, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG
ISNAD
Karacaoğlu, Ömer Cem - Özkaya, Abdulkadir - Şeker, Renan - Yilmaz, Aysun. “Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 594-622. https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG.
JAMA
1.Karacaoğlu ÖC, Özkaya A, Şeker R, Yilmaz A. Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies. NEEEF. 2025;7:594–622.
MLA
Karacaoğlu, Ömer Cem, et al. “Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 594-22, https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Cem Karacaoğlu, Abdulkadir Özkaya, Renan Şeker, Aysun Yilmaz. Mapping Global Trends in Teacher Competencies. NEEEF [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):594-622. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA43AR64FG