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Elina Viro – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
The article focuses on study visits from the perspective of mathematical project work. Project work means a systematic organizing method of teaching that is based around a project. The research questions are the kinds of study visits students made, the meaning(s) of those visits, the mathematical content in the visits and how such study visits…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Course Content
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Rytivaara, Anna; Wallin, Anna; Saarivirta, Toni; Imre, Robert; Nyyssölä, Niina; Eskola, Jari – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
We examined Indonesian school teachers' perceptions and expectations about their professional learning, and their justifications for these, before they embarked on a transnational master's programme carried out in both Indonesia and Finland. The data were collected using the method of empathy-based stories. The findings showed that the teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Expectation, International Programs
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Maijala, Minna – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Culture teaching in a foreign language (FL) classroom involves linguistic and cultural knowledge about the target culture as well as pedagogical skills of integrating these into classroom practice. In general, more attention should be paid to culture teaching methods in FL teacher education in order to move from the traditional, teacher-centred…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Roiha, Anssi – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2019
The educational approach known as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), in which content is taught partly through a foreign language, has gained great popularity in Europe in the past few decades. In Finland, CLIL has been in use since 1991 and, despite some fluctuations in its popularity, has gained a relatively stable place in the…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
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Renfors, Sanna-Mari – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2021
This qualitative study presents an example of the internationalization of the curriculum (IoC) in a non-English speaking country, Finland, by including the lecturers in the debate. The topic is highly relevant, as IoC is becoming a focus area in Europe, and internationalization has been identified as an area in need of improvement in the Finnish…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
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Jakonen, Teppo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
The notion of content and language integration has recently become a key topic of inquiry in research on content and language integrated learning and other kinds of bilingual educational programmes. Understanding what integration is and how it happens is of fundamental importance not only for researchers interested in gauging the possibilities and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Discourse Analysis, Secondary School Students, Bilingual Education Programs
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Kyppö, Anna – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The complexity of language learning may be expanded to learning the languages belonging to the same language family, for example, Slavic languages. This paper reports on the reflection-on action research aimed at the increase of learners' multicultural competence and enhancement of critical thinking at the interdisciplinary, blended course of…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Cultural Awareness, Blended Learning, Management Systems
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Roiha, Anssi; Sommier, Mélodine – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
This article examines the long-term effects of CLIL on former pupils' foreign language and intercultural attitudes. The 24 participants, who received English-medium CLIL for nine years in the 1990s, were interviewed and the data analyzed using thematic analysis. The participants generally felt that CLIL had had a very positive effect on their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Content
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Pappa, Sotiria; Moate, Josephine; Ruohotie-Lyhty, Maria; Eteläpelto, Anneli – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
Recent discussion indicates that the initial enthusiasm of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) teachers can be undermined by the demands of foreign-language mediated education. However, there is a lack of research on the resources and tensions that respectively support or limit the professional agency of CLIL teachers. By means of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Autonomy, Course Content, Elementary School Teachers
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Nikula, Tarja; Moore, Pat – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
After reviewing the concepts of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Translanguaging, this article presents an exploratory study of translanguaging in CLIL contexts. Employing illustrative extracts from a collection of CLIL classroom recordings in Austria, Finland and Spain, we argue that both pedagogic and interpersonal motivations…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Native Language, Classroom Communication, Language Usage
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Keinonen, Tuula; de Jager, Thelma – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017
Globalization, in the case of science education, leads not only to an increase in homogeneity but also to an increase in cultural encounters. In this study, researchers from 2 distinct cultures, South Africa and Finland, used a qualitative approach to probe student teachers' perspectives on chemistry education. Participants were 1st-year chemistry…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Chemistry
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Aro, Sophie; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between the English language competence of Finnish bilingual pupils and school-external factors such as parental expectations, home involvement, and exposure to English outside the classroom. Data on the pupils' language competence was collected from n?=?122 6th graders in bilingual education, and compared…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Content
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Jarvi, Taina – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2012
Very little research has been conducted on the teaching of entrepreneurship, in particular in vocational education. Entrepreneurship is included in the national curriculum of many European countries, but there is concern over the competence of its teachers and their training in entrepreneurship (European Commission 2009, 14). This article explores…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Vocational Education
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Rasanen, Keijo; Korpiaho, Kirsi – Studies in Continuing Education, 2011
Doctoral programmes and education do not necessarily pay enough attention to the professional development of the student. Doctoral students may struggle with an unclear conception of who they can and want to become as a result of their doctoral studies. This paper describes an event that aimed to provide doctoral students with opportunities to…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Professional Development, Professional Education
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Savola, Lasse – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2010
Mathematics teachers in Finland and Iceland are on different tracks. Based on a recent video study, the classroom practices of Finnish mathematics teachers seem to be rather traditional. This is in contrast to the Icelandic teachers many of whom use progressive-minded, learner-based instructional strategies. The classroom practices in Finland…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Classroom Techniques
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