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Why braille reading is important and how to study it /Por qué es importante la lectura en braille y cómo estudiarla
2016
AbstractDespite its relevance in theoretical and practical terms, braille reading has received little attention from researchers. Awareness of the pros and cons of the different procedures used to examine braille reading is needed to facilitate the realization of systematic studies and to improve teaching methods in braille reading. This study provides a critical examination of braille reading methods and highlights key points for future studies on tactile reading.
Teachers’ initial training in cultural diversity in Spain: attitudes and pedagogical strategies
2005
This paper examines a number of issues relating to educational responsibility for increasing social cohesion and preventing the segregation of people from different cultures who have to pass through the Spanish educational system. Using a descriptive analysis, we review the present situation. Our review shows that the treatment of cultural diversity by Spanish universities is, in general, insufficient with respect to the training needs that students will demand from the educational system both now and in the future. Simply taking a single course on intercultural issues is not enough to prepare teachers to cope with cultural diversity in the school and classroom. Therefore, educational appro…
The foreign language teaching profession in Finnish and Japanese society: a sociocultural comparison
2016
The social basis of a teaching profession is created through behavioural and cultural patterns, specific artefacts, and their connection to certain institutional practices. The purpose of this study is to discover the conditions that structure the teaching profession in a cultural context and to find out what it is to be a foreign language (FL) teacher in Finland and Japan. Both countries have high educational equality but with contrasting patterns of management policies that are manifested in their teacher education curricula. Educational policy documents as well as teacher interviews and classroom observations were conducted in both countries and the findings compared by one Japanese and …
I Like Cities; Do You Like Letters? Introducing Urban Typography in Art Education
2010
This article proposes a study of the letters and graphics found in the city, while at the same time opening up unusual spaces linked to the cultural arena and visual geographies for the creation of learning spaces in art education, introducing urban typography for training teachers. The letters in urban spaces can help us reinterpret the patrimonial fabric of cities. With the help of typography, visual arts educators have a powerful graphic resource with which to articulate the complex communicative network of streets. We suggest walking as an aesthetic practice; strolling around the city as a very cultural means to motivate our students. We have at our disposal in our cities a genuine muse…
Jauno ķīmiķu skolas mācību satura sistematizēšana un izstrāde
2017
Jauno ķīmiķu skolas mācību satura sistematizēšana un izstrāde. Diča M., darba vadītājs Doc., Dr.ķīm. Logins J. Maģistra darbs, 64 lappuses, 8 attēli, 1 tabula, 23 literatūras avoti, 14 pielikumi. Latviešu valodā. Darba autore izpētījusi ārpusskolas darba organizēšanu ķīmijā, kā arī pedagoģiska un psiholoģiska rakstura zinātnisko literatūru, piedāvājot informāciju par ārpusskolas darba ķīmijas organizācijas formām, interaktīvām metodēm un ķīmijas eksperimenta nozīmi ķīmijas apguvē. Darba izstrādāti ieteikumi ārpusskolas nodarbībām un metodiskie materiāli Jauno ķīmiķu skolas nodarbībām, ko var izmantot ne tikai ārpusskolas pasākumos, bet arī mācību ārpusstundās ķīmijas apguvei.
Cultures in Dialogue: Perceptions and Experiences of Finnish Teachers of Transnational Dances
2012
This article is based on a phenomenographic study that focuses on identifying the pedagogical conceptions of Finnish teachers of transnational dances. The purpose is to uncover and understand teachers' conceptions concerning the implications of the cultural contexts of their specific dance forms for their pedagogical practices. Through a process of phenomenographic data analysis, the authors have identified three different ways to understand teachers' conceptions and experiences: (1) Dance as a path towards personal expression, (2) Telling a story of being a woman through dance, and (3) Self-approval and the collective nature of dance. The study aims at facilitating discussion about the pro…
An English teacher's ways of motivating students in Dangerous Minds and Dead Poets Society
2014
Pedagogiikassa ja kielenopetuksen tutkimuksessa on jo vuosia painotettu motivaation merkitystä sekä oppilaille että opettajille ja motivaation vaikutusta oppimiseen. Motivaatiota on tutkittu laajasti ja monipuolisesti samoin kuin vaikuttavia tekijöitä oppilasmotivaatiossa, mutta englannin opettajan keinoja motivoida oppilaita ei ole tarkasteltu samalla aktiivisuudella. Täydentääkseen tätä tutkimuskenttää tämä tutkielma tutkii nimenomaan englannin opettajien keinoja motivoida oppilaita esitettynä elokuvissa Dangerous Minds sekä Dead Poets Society. Tutkimus keskustelee myös siitä, voidaanko näitä keinoja soveltaa käytännön opetustyöhön ja kuinka hyvin nämä keinot vastaavat motivoivan opetukse…
Mathematics teaching development: Learning from developmental research in Norway
2014
Published version of an article in the journal: ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11858-013-0567-6 This paper is a product of mathematics teaching developmental research projects based on establishing communities of inquiry comprising schoolteachers working at all grades and university-based teacher educator/researchers (didacticians). The projects are established on the principle that teachers taking an inquiry stance in their practice can assert their agency to develop their teaching to enable improved learning experiences for their students. The educational context and the societal pressure to develop ma…
Teacher orchestration of classroom interaction in science: exploring dialogic and authoritative passages in whole-class discussions
2019
Whereas science is fundamentally a result of a dialogic debate, the authoritative approach has been conceived of as a fundamental part of school science. Dialogic interactions encompass the mutual appreciation of different ideas manifested in teacher supportiveness toward students and, in authoritative interactions, the focus is more on the science’s or teacher’s point of view. Whereas dialogic and authoritative interactions have been viewed as oppositional in recent educational research, authoritative interactions could well be the seed for and give strength and meaning to dialogic interactions, and thus, to the overall dialogue. The focus in this study is on the interplay between authorit…
New TEL Environments for Vocational Education – Teacher’s Instructional Perspective
2015
Modern vocational education is increasingly taking place in new technology-enhanced learning (TEL) settings. On the one hand, vocational education can benefit from the opportunities of technological development. On the other hand, such technologies may create new challenges for teachers. Therefore, there is a particular need to pay more attention to the dialogic pedagogical approaches in which teaching should be seen as a dialogical practice involving teacher-student interactions that create contextual opportunities for teachers to trigger students’ learning in new TEL settings. This article reports on an exploratory study about the different ways in which teachers’ instructional activities…