Miracle of education : the principles and practices of teaching and learning in Finnish schools /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam ; Boston :
Sense Publishers,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Second revised edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD: Perspectives for the Future of the Teaching Profession; REFERENCES; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I: INTRODUCTION: CURRENT EDUCATIONAL FRAMING FACTORS AND CONDITIONS IN FINLAND; 1. FINNISH SCHOOL IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; AMONG THE TOP-RANKING COUNTRIES IN THE 2000s; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE; Results Trends for Different Levels of Achievement; Gender Differences in Student Performance; The Connections of Students' Socioeconomic Background to Their Performance; Between-School Differences
- Student Attitudes and Time Spent on ReadingDiversity of Reading and Interest in Reading Activities; CONCLUSIONS; DISCUSSION; NOTE; REFERENCES; 2. THE SOCIETAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO EDUCATION AND SCHOOLING IN FINLAND: The Finnish Education: Equity and Quality as Its Main Objectives; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Respect for Learning and Education in the Finnish Culture
- Education of a Nation and Comprehensive Schooling for All; Educational Policy for Equity; THE STRUCTURE AND AIMS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM; ENHANCEMENT-LED AND FORMATIVE EVALUATION POLICY FOR PROMOTING QUALITY
- Balancing between a Centralized and Decentralized AdministrationTEACHER EDUCATION AS A KEY PLAYER; Pedagogical Studies; A Research-Based Approach as the Main Guideline; The Social and Moral Code of the Teaching Profession; Integration of Theory and Practice; TEACHERS AS PROFESSIONALS
- TRUST IN UNIVERSITIES AND TEACHERS' WORK; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; WEBSITES; 3. FINNISH TEACHERS AS 'MAKERS OF THE MANY': Balancing between Broad Pedagogical Freedom and Responsibility; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; TEACHERS' WORKING SPACE IN FINNISH SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS; TEACHER'S RESPONSIBLE PEDAGOGICAL ACTION
- Finnish Teachers' Role RequirementsFinnish Teachers' Personal Characteristics and Qualities; EDUCATING WITHIN A SOCIETY
- THE MINDSET OF THE FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM; Trust in Education; Hope for a Better Society and (Individual) Life; DISCUSSION: NEGOTIATING FOR A HOPEFUL CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL PRACTICES; REFERENCES; 4. THE CORE OF SCHOOL PEDAGOGY: Finnish Teachers' Views on the Educational Purposefulness of Their Teaching; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MAIN CONCEPTS IN RESEARCH ON TEACHING; Didactics; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teaching-Studying-Learning Process; EDUCATIONAL PURPOSEFULNESS
- TEACHERS' VIEWS ON THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSEFULNESS OF THEIR TEACHINGGeneral Purposes in Teaching According to Teachers; The General Purposes in Teaching According to Student Teachers; Subject-Matter Specific Purposes in Teaching According to Teachers; Subject-Matter Specific Purposes in Teaching According to Student Teachers; THE CORE OF SCHOOL PEDAGOGY; REFERENCES; PART II: THE FOUNDATIONS: THE DESIGN OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ON VARIOUS LEVELS; 5. STRIVING FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE: Evaluation and Assessment in Finnish Basic Education; ABSTRACT