LIRDEF is a research team under the supervision of the University of Montpellier and Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University.
The laboratory brings together around fifty teacher-researchers and researchers, around forty doctoral students, around fifteen PRAG or PRCE doctors, around fifteen associate researchers, and one administrative secretary.
The research conducted in this laboratory falls within the fields of education and training. It focuses in particular on:
- teaching and learning processes (in various teaching disciplines);
- the activities of actors in a professional context (teachers, trainers, and other actors from various professions);
- the processes of socialization, professionalization, and identity construction;
- education in (particularly sustainable development and responsibility);
- the history of education (in partnership with CEDRHE);
- engineering situations for educational purposes (video training, simulation).
The laboratory is structured around three areas of focus:
LIRDEF is currently involved in several nationally and internationally funded research projects.
It serves as a support laboratory for master's and doctoral programs.
