Policies and Strategies on Arts Education with ICTs in Finland and China

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Teacher Education Matters : Finnish Teacher Educators’ Concerns, Beliefs, and Values

The professional development of teacher educators is gaining increasing interest globally. However, not so many studies have been carried out in the Finnish context, which is somewhat surprising considering that the Finnish education system and teacher education has gained so much interest worldwide. This study investigates Finnish teacher educators’ concerns, beliefs and values. The results show that teacher educators experienced a variety of concerns in their work, in the beginning mainly dealing with the position and being a novice, and later they became more concerned with heavy workloads and practical teaching-related matters. The teacher educators studied considered the students’ education to be the most important aspect of their work. The research-based nature of teacher education was also felt to be very important, along with its community aspects, and their own specialization. In general, Finnish teacher educators considered their work to be important.Peer reviewe

“Do you mean besides researching and studying?” Finnish teacher educators’ views on their professional development

Professional development of teacher educators has not been researched very much in Finland, although interest in teacher educators has started to increase globally in recent decades. This study investigates 15 Finnish teacher educators’ views on their professional development. The results indicate that research plays a significant role in the Finnish teacher educators’ conceptions. They considered research to be an integral part of their work, as it is part of their assigned tasks. This differs from many countries, where researching and high-quality scientific contribution is not necessarily a big part of teacher educators’ work. These teacher educators also viewed research as a means to develop professionally, both through producing and consuming research. Formal professional development, such as professional development courses, did not play a significant role for these teacher educators, though studying either by reading research or participating in free-time education seemed to be more important. The results also indicate that Finnish teacher educators are under pressure to produce high-quality research and to advance in their careers. This is due to business ideology in leadership, i.e. management by results in the Finnish university sector.Peer reviewe

Finnish teacher educators’ preferences for their professional development – Quantitative exploration

Education makes a difference and teacher educators are an important part of that circle. However, there is very little research done in Finland on teacher educators' professional development. The main purpose of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of three scales that measure the components of teacher educators' professional development, namely (a) developmental needs, (b) preferred ways of fulfiling those needs and (c) hindrances to fulfiling developmental needs. The differences between different occupational groups were also discussed. The survey was distributed in May 2019 to all eight Finnish universities that offer teacher education. The final sample size was 354. Using scale development techniques, we succeeded in generating items to all three inventories. We also tested the psychometric properties and the construct validity of the inventories. Our study revealed that teacher educators are not a homogenous group. Different occupational groups have different professional development interests.Peer reviewe

Mediatuottaminen osallisuuden ajan mediakasvatuksessa

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"Oli lupa hetki pysähtyä’" : Akateeminen vertaisryhmä opettajankouluttajien ammatillisen kehittymisen tukena

Opettajankouluttajat kokevat vertaisryhmän hyödylliseksi ammatilliselle kehittymiselleen. Ryhmässä käsiteltävien aiheiden tulisi nousta opettajankouluttajien omasta arjesta, ja kollegan työn seuraaminen tukee omaa kehittymistä.Non peer reviewe

Historiataitojen opetus alakoulussa : esimerkkimenetelmänä pedagogisten liveroolipelien mahdollisuudet historian opetuksessa

Tässä tutkimuksessa tutkitaan historiataitojen opettamista alakoulussa sekä pedagogisten liveroolipelien käyttöä historian opetuksen menetelmänä. Tutkimuksen tarkoitus on selvittää, miten luokanopettajat näkevät historian oppiaineena ja miten he opettavat opetussuunnitelman edellyttämiä historiataitoja. Historiataitojen opettamiseen syvennytään tarkemmin tutkimalla opettajien kokemuksia pedagogisten liveroolipelien käytöstä historian opetuksen menetelmänä. Tutkimuksen teoriaosuudessa muodostetaan kuva historiasta tieteenalana ja oppiaineena sekä sen roolista opetussuunnitelmassa. Lisäksi taustoitetaan opettajien pedagogisen ajattelun muodostumista sekä selvitetään, mitä tarkoitetaan pedagogisilla liveroolipeleillä. Historiataitojen opettamista alakoulussa selvitettiin kahdella ryhmähaastattelulla ja pedagogisia liveroolipelejä käsittelevä aineisto hankittiin kolmella yksilöhaastattelulla. Tutkimus on laadullinen. Aineistojen analyysissa sovelletaan sekä sisällönanalyysia että eksistentiaaliseen fenomenologiaan pohjautuvaa analyysia. Tutkimuksemme perusteella luokanopettajat hahmottavat historian sekä tieto- että taitoaineeksi. Taitojen opettaminen nähdään tärkeänä mutta haastavana tehtävänä. Haasteita luovat ajanpuute sekä tietomäärä. Erityisen hankalaksi koetaan historiataitojen arviointi. Opettajien kokemukset pedagogisten liveroolipelien käytöstä historian opetuksessa olivat pääosin positiiviset. Menetelmä koettiin innostavana sekä oppilaita motivoivana ja siten oppimistuloksia parantavana. Menetelmän varjopuolena koettiin olevan sen vaativuus ja työteliäisyys

YouTube koko kansan oppimisen ja opettamisen areenana

Videopalvelu YouTube on täynnä tavallisten suomalaisten omaehtoisesti tuottamia opetuksellisia videoita. Minkälaisia merkityksiä ja motiiveja videoiden tekijät toiminnalleen kertovat