Professor, University of Chile’s Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, charged with its teachers’ research strand. Awarded in 2013 the Chilean National Prize for Educational Sciences. Has researched and published studies on the teaching profession, teacher education, and education policies from Papua New Guinea to Latin America and Chile, working with researchers in Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal and South Africa. Recent book publications include Historical Development of Teacher Education in Chile (with Leonora Reyes, 2020) and Héroes o Villanos: La Profesión Docente en Chile (2013), a national study on Chilean teachers’ view of their profession. Is part of international journal boards of Teaching and Teacher Education, and the International Journal of Educational Development.