Teacher Education for Research‐based Practice in Expanded Roles: Finland's experience

Portraying reflection: the contents of student teachers’ reflection on personal practical theories and practicum experience

“…Finnish teacher education is research based (Westbury, Hansen, Kansanen & Björkvist, 2005), and all teachers graduate with a Master's degree. The studies consist of general education studies, studies of pedagogical content knowledge, and practical training as well as research methods and research projects (BA and MA theses).…”

Türkiye’de Fen Bilimleri ve Matematik Eğitimi

“…Finlandiya, Japonya, Yeni Zelanda ve Güney Kore'de öğretmenlik mesleğinin çekiciliğinden dolayı, öğretmenlik eğitimi veren fakültelere talepleri arttırmakta, bundan dolayı öğretmen eğitimi veren fakültelere öğrenci alımında seçici davranılmaktadır (NCEE, 2013;Westbury, 2005). Bu ülkelerde öğretmen eğitimi veren fakültelere öğretmen adayı seçerken iki temel adım uygulanmaktadır.…”

PISA, TIMSS and Finnish mathematics teaching: an enigma in search of an explanation

“…For several decades a master's degree, to ensure an appropriately qualified workforce (Niemi, 2012), has been necessary for teaching in comprehensive schools (Antikainen, 2006;Laukkanen, 2008;Niemi & Jakku-Sihvonen, 2006) and has been seen by teachers as enhancing their professional status (Jyrhämä et al, 2008). Undertaken in eight Finnish universities (Krokfors et al, 2011), and located in the theory of education rather than craft-practice (Westbury et al, 2005), Finnish teacher education aims to facilitate students' research-warranted solutions to pedagogical problems alongside the development of formal academic research skills (Sahlberg, 2011;Toom et al, 2010;Välijärvi, 2004).…”