This article introduces a first, tentative inquiry into some of the research in teacher education published by the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE). Our source is a two-year sample of texts: the three-yearly issues of the European Journal of Teacher Education, Vols 16 and 19, and the Conference Proceedings of the ATEE Annual Conferences of 1993 and 1996. The texts are explored from broad dimensions: type of content, purpose, focus of study, and, as and when appropriate, the authors' perspective and the educational theory perspective chosen. The aim is to contribute to an ongoing critical and deliberative discussion on research in and for teacher education.