atives ▁from ▁A DEF ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁C rad le ▁of ▁Hum ank ind ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁a ▁doctor al ▁network ▁in ▁teacher ▁education . ▁ ▁The ▁Doctor al ▁Network ▁in ▁Te acher ▁Education ▁in ▁Africa ▁( DN TE A ) ▁was ▁concept ual ized ▁and ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁framework ▁for ▁D N TE A ▁was ▁designed . ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁D N TE A ▁was ▁Ir ma ▁E lo ff ▁( S outh ▁Africa ), ▁Antonio ▁C ip ri ano ▁Gon cal ves ▁( M oz amb ique ), ▁A man i ▁I bra him ▁Ab ed ▁El g af ar ▁( S ud an ), ▁Ther ese ▁T ch om be ▁( Cam ero on ), ▁Alo is ▁Ch ir omo ▁( Z imb ab we ) ▁and ▁H yle en ▁Mari aye ▁( M aur it ius ). ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁D N TE A ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁sym pos ium ▁at ▁the ▁W ER A ▁World ▁Congress ▁( World ▁Education ▁Research ) ▁in ▁Cape ▁town ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁( http :// www . wer a 2 0 1 8 . co . za /). ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁also ▁invited ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁D N TE A ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Policy ▁Dialog ue ▁Forum ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Te ach ers ▁for ▁Education ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁in ▁J