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Kervinen, Anttoni; Uitto, Anna; Kaasinen, Arja; Portaankorva-Koivisto, Päivi; Juuti, Kalle; Kesler, Merike – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2016
The article discusses the development of an educational model intended to support teachers' professional development in science education. In this research and development project, LumaLähetit, pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and teacher educators formed teams to collaboratively plan teaching and produce material for inquiry-based and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Education
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Sabrin, Mohammed – International Education Studies, 2018
This paper analyzed elementary teacher education (hereafter 'TED') programs in the top performing European (TIMSS) countries to help inform future elementary TED policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methodological emphasis revolved around how much emphasis should be placed on general content knowledge (GCK), as opposed to general pedagogical…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Comparative Education, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ratinen, Ilkka; Viiri, Jouni; Lehesvuori, Sami; Kokkonen, Tuukka – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
A teacher's practical knowledge contains the teacher's beliefs about the goals, values and principles of education that guide his or her actions in the classroom. There is still a lack of knowledge about how teachers' practical knowledge influences their teaching. The present study examines student teachers' practical knowledge in the context of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Inquiry, Knowledge Level
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Turunen, Tuija A.; Tuovila, Seija – Teaching Education, 2012
In this article, we describe a collegial case study conducted in one Finnish university during the last field experience in a primary school teacher education program and discuss pedagogy of supervision from university supervisors' perspectives. The aim of the study was to clarify the role of university supervisors and try out a collegial…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education Programs, Experiential Learning, Language Skills
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Pritchard, Alan; Hunt, Marilyn; Barnes, Ann – Language Learning Journal, 2010
The "MustLearnIT" European-funded research project with partners in Greece, Poland, Cyprus, Finland and the UK aimed to investigate ways of teaching and learning modern foreign languages (MFL) to early learners in small/remote primary schools where there were no specialist MFL teachers. This was to be carried out through new technologies…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
Husu, Jukka – 2003
This study showed how narratives permeate teacher knowledge and are essential to understand teachers work and learning. It focuses on the characteristics of the teaching profession that are both revealed and constructed in the activity of conversation. The main interest of the study was to reveal new layers of meaning and to uncover interactional…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Husu, Jukka – 1999
This paper presents a conceptual framework of teachers' practical knowledge. The researcher examined interview data from 29 Finnish elementary school teachers to identify common features underlying teachers' practical knowledge. The interviews examined teachers' teaching and students' learning activities, social relationships within the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Kansanen, Pertti, Ed. – 1999
This book contains six papers: "Studying the Teachers Life and Work" (Ivor F. Goodson); "Mindful Orientation in Teachers' Pedagogical Thinking" (Jukka Husu); "The Way Thinking is Once Again" (Pertti Kansanen); "Preparing Prospective Elementary Teachers to Teach Mathematics: A Problem-Solving Approach" (Frank…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education