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Hökkä, Päivi; Eteläpelto, Anneli – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Studies show that changes in teacher education around the world occur slowly and are difficult to implement. This study aims to contribute to the discussion on the major resources for and obstacles to developing teacher education and finding novel solutions to overcome the obstacles. Resources and obstacles were investigated in the context of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Educational Development, Educational Change, Educational Resources
Aho, Erkki; Pitkanen, Kari; Sahlberg, Pasi – Human Development Network Education, 2006
The Education Working Paper Series is produced by the Education Unit at the World Bank (HDNED). It provides an avenue for World Bank staff to publish and disseminate preliminary education findings to encourage discussion and exchange ideas within the World Bank and among the broader development community. Many factors have contributed to Finland's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, School Restructuring, Educational Change
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Lindell, Mats; Stenstrom, Marja-Leena – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005
Purpose: This study considers the recently established higher vocational education reforms with Swedish advanced vocational education (AVE) and Finnish polytechnics in terms of organisational structure, the design of workplace learning, and furthermore, what kind of practical implications these new models of learning at work have resulted in.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Vocational Education
Hellgren, Paul A. – 1992
After Finland's elementary and secondary system was totally reformed in the 1970s, it was determined that the education of elementary and secondary teachers also needed to change. Four new teacher education goals were proposed: (1) developing scientific humanism, (2) creativity, (3) socialization, and (4) a holistic view of individuals. The new…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Planning