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Diverse yet similar : English teachers' conceptions of multicultural teaching and pupils of multicultural background

2010

Maahanmuuttajien määrä Suomessa on kasvanut viimeisten kahden vuosikymmenen aikana merkittävästi. Tämä on vaikuttanut myös suomalaisten koulujen väestörakenteeseen ja sitä kautta opettajien työhön. Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena on selvittää, millaiset käsitykset yläkoulun englannin opettajilla on monikulttuurisesta opetuksesta ja maahanmuuttajaoppilaista ja miten he ovat selviytyneet opettajan arjesta monikielisessä luokkaympäristössä. Teoriataustan valossa tutkimuksessa haetaan vastauksia seuraaviin kysymyksiin: 1) Mitä englannin opettajat käsittävät termillä monikulttuurinen opetus? 2) Millaista englannin opettaminen heidän mielestään monikulttuurisessa luokkaympäristössä on? ja 3) Mitkä…

Finnish and German student teachers’ motivations for choosing teaching as a career : The first application of the FIT-Choice scale in Finland

2019

This study introduces and validates the Finnish version of the FIT-Choice scale and uses the scale to explore Finnish undergraduate students' motivations for choosing teaching as a career as well as their perceptions of teaching as a profession in comparison to German student teachers. The results replicated the FIT-Choice structure both in Finland and Germany. Sample comparisons revealed that motivations for teaching and perceptions of the teaching profession reflected both differences and similarities between Finland and Germany. The study offers novel information on student teachers’ motivational structure. peerReviewed

Pedagogu motivācijas pilnveide Salaspils novada pirmsskolas izglītības iestādēs

2017

Kvalifikācijas darbu par tēmu „Pedagogu motivācijas pilnveide Salaspils novada pirmsskolas izglītības iestādēs” izstrādāja Aiva Eindorfa. Sagatavotā darba mērķis ir novērtēt Salaspils pirmsskolas pedagogu motivāciju. Darba pirmajā nodaļā aprakstīta motivācijas teorijas būtība, motivācijas procesa ietekmējošie faktori, kā arī sniegts ieskats par populārākajām motivācijas teorijām un to autoriem. Teorētiskā daļa papildināta ar pirmsskolas pedagogu motivācijas un vadītāja lomu pedagogu motivēšanā raksturojumu. Darba pētījuma otrajā nodaļā veikta Salaspils novada pirmsskolas izglītības iestāžu īss raksturojums, aprakstītas pētījumā izmantotās metodes, kā arī veikts pedagogu (86 respondenti) mot…

A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts

2020

While evidence suggests that interventions based on self-determination theory have efficacy in motivating adoption and maintenance of health-related behaviors, and in promoting adaptive psychological outcomes, the motivational techniques that comprise the content of these interventions have not been comprehensively identified or described. The aim of the present study was to develop a classification system of the techniques that comprise self-determination theory interventions, with satisfaction of psychological needs as an organizing principle. Candidate techniques were identified through a comprehensive review of self-determination theory interventions and nomination by experts. The study…

Teacher education and inclusion in Ghana : pre-service teachers' preparedness for creating an inclusive classroom

2011

Education of pupils with special education needs (SENs) in Ghana has been formed around the medical model where pupils with special needs are diagnosed, labelled and taught in segregated special education institutions disconnected from regular mainstream classroom (Hooker, 2008). Recently, there has been increased focus on the adoption of inclusive education (IE) which seeks to reinforce the competence and efficiency of systems in school to reach out to all learners. Therefore, it is important for regular classroom teachers to be trained in the identification and support of the pupils with SENs in order for them to address the needs of all students. Recent studies in Ghana have concentrated…

Upskilling of Academics' Pedagogical Professionalism : Trainers’ and Participants’ Experiences of University Pedagogical Courses

2022

Debunking the myth of high achievers in Finnish primary teacher education: first-year preservice teachers’ learning strategies and study success

2022

This study aimed to explore the admitted students of Finnish primary teacher education programmes from the viewpoint of learning strategies, and academic success. An overall view was derived from national register data, which were supplemented with questionnaire data gathered from three teacher education units (N = 216). Primary teacher programmes currently seem to attract and select mediocre secondary school graduates from academic perspective, contrary to previous studies. Furthermore, women enter the programmes with higher exam scores than men and have more success in their studies. Based on their learning strategies, students were divided into subgroups of deep and independent learners,…

Higher education teachers’ descriptions of their own learning: a quantitative perspective

2017

In this large-scale study, higher education teachers’ (n = 1028) descriptions of their own learning are examined with quantitative analyses. The study follows up an earlier qualitative study that, using a phenomenographic approach, identified four different ways in which teachers at Finnish universities of applied sciences described their own learning. The purpose of the present study was to find out how teachers’ descriptions were divided into the categories formed in the previous study and to examine whether teachers’ descriptions of their learning differ according to their position, gender and age. The results show that most teachers described their learning as an individual activity. Di…

Insights into Finnish first-year pre-service teachers’ twenty-first century skills

2016

This study focuses on Finnish pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their twenty-first century skills, especially their learning strategies, collaboration and teamwork, as well as knowledge and attitudes related to ICT in education. The target group consist of 263 first-year pre-service teachers from three universities. The results outline how pre-service teachers perceive their twenty-first century skills, the relationships between different areas of these skills, and the differences among pre-service teachers in terms of perceived skills. The results indicate that the pre-service teachers perceive themselves as skilled learners in terms of learning strategies used as well as collaboration …

Finding Learning in Teaching : Eritrean primary teacher educators' perspectives on implementing learner-centered and interactive pedagogies

2018

Eritrea has given an increasing policy emphasis on implementing learner-centered interactive pedagogies (LCIP) at all levels of the education system. However, both teachers and teacher educators struggle with implementation of matching school practices. This study attempts to identify some of the gaps between the objectives set in the National Education Policy of the State of Eritrea and the everyday practices observable at the educational institutions. The focus of the analysis is on examining data from teacher educators at the Asmara Community College of Education. The international exposure and collaboration with Finnish education experts has been appreciated by the teacher educators as …