Scaffolding teachers to foster inclusive pedagogy and presence through collaborative action research

2017

Teachers can be influential change agents in transforming their schools if they regularly reflect on their pedagogical practices, looking for improvements that will help all learners reach their fu...

From discrete to transformed? Developing inclusive primary school teacher education in a Finnish teacher education department

2010

This paper describes the primary school teacher education curriculum reform currently under way in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. A general overview of the Finnish context and relevant inclusive education policy issues are presented. The process of developing inclusive education in the curriculum and the organisational culture of the department of teacher education is discussed in relation to the collaborative teacher education research framework developed by Pugach and Blanton. Areas for future development are identified.

Opettajan vastuu inklusiivisen kasvatuksen toteuttamisessa

2018

Inclusion and democracy in England and Finland

2017

Koulutuksen kulttuurit ja hyvinvoinnin politiikat : Verkkojulkaisu

2005

Perusopetuksen ongelmat ovat merkki inkluusion suuresta tarpeesta

2022

Inkluusio on ihmisen elämänkulun kattavaa oppimisen ja osallistumisen esteiden poistamista. Peruskoulussa inkluusio tukee kaikkien oppilaiden oppimista ja osallistumista yhdessä. Opitaan kohtaamaan toisia ja vaikuttamaan ympäristöön sekä soveltamaan tätä taitotietoa myöhemmin elämässä. Koko kouluyhteisön hyvinvoinnista pidetään huolta, kirjoittaa lehtori Aimo Naukkarinen. nonPeerReviewed

Developing inclusive pre-service and in-service teacher education : Insights from Zanzibar primary school teachers

2017

Developing inclusive teacher education to improve learning and schooling for all children is attracting increasing interest worldwide. This study examined teachers’ insights into the development of inclusive teacher education by drawing on collaborative action research conducted by 20 primary school teachers in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and self-reflective journals kept by the teachers and the first author. The qualitative thematic content analysis revealed: (1) the need to embed inclusive education and action research into pre-service and in-service teacher education curricula and (2) both school-based organisational learning and school–…