Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen is Ph.D. in educational research. She is Head of Research at the Program for Guidance and mentorship at VIA University College in Aarhus, Denmark. She has worked with professional development of teachers since 1993 and has almost as many years of experience with research management. She is an expert in methods and approaches in educations. Her particular interests in research is relationship between theory and practice in higher education relationship between profession and education, counselling and mentoring, educational guidance and leadership continuing professional development and development of professional identity. She has more than 90 publications, including books, newspaper articles and journals.