ABOUT US
We dream of a world where education empowers new generations to shape the future they deserve
Our mission is to put human dignity, diversity, and justice at the heart of learning and change
About the Founder
How TEP was born
Dr. Teresa M. Cappiali’s journey across five continents — from classrooms to NGOs and universities to local communities — revealed a recurring challenge: education too often forces trade-offs and remains disconnected from learners’ realities.
While teaching sensitive social science topics to learners from around the world, she created Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP). Born from the insight that diversity and controversy can be critical resources rather than obstacles, TEP unites knowledge, empathy, and critical thinking to transform classrooms into spaces of dialogue, reflection, and collective change.
Recognition & experience
Dr. Cappiali holds a PhD in Political Science from the Université de Montréal and has held research and teaching positions at leading institutions including Cornell University, McGill University, the University of Toronto, Université de Montréal, Collegio Carlo Alberto, the European University Institute, Lund University, Université Internationale de Rabat, and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
Her fieldwork and collaborations span Europe, North Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America, where she has trained students, educators, and community leaders. She is the author of numerous international publications, and her work has been recognized with the European Commission’s Seal of Excellence (2020) and the Vinnova MSCA–Seal of Excellence Fellowship (2021–2023) for a project on discrimination and the exclusion of vulnerable migrant women and minors in Morocco.
Supported by a Global Community of Scholars
TEP was born from dialogue and collaboration with colleagues worldwide, and it continues to grow thanks to the encouragement of distinguished scholars and community leaders who share our vision of education as a practice of freedom and transformation.
We are honored to have the support of, among others:
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António Nóvoa — Honorary President, University of Lisbon; Member of the UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education; Former Ambassador of Portugal at UNESCO
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Michalinos Zembylas — Professor, Open University of Cyprus, leading scholar in pedagogy of emotion, trauma, and human rights education
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…. and several other colleagues who continue to walk with us in this journey)