The papers in this issue are focused on the theme of professional education and practice, and encompass the following foci: the development of e-hooks in science education within an inquiry approach to pedagogical practice, early childhood education as a vocation or a career, an in-service education intervention in the nineteenth century, the role of broadband access as a context for technology-enhanced pedagogy and learning at post-primary level, and, finally, the continuities and discontinuities of teacher educators’ identities in changing times. Collectively the five papers in this issue raise important questions and provide a range of insights as well as suggesting directions for future studies vis-à-vis professional education and practice.