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Ethical Sensitivity of Finnish and Estonian Teachers
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Ronkainen, Rina; Kuusisto, Elina; Eisenschmidt, Eve; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal of Moral Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers' ethical sensitivity in Finland (N = 255) and Estonia (N = 412). The survey included the quantitative "Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire" and a qualitative open-ended question about successful teaching. In order to capture its essential characteristics, ethical sensitivity was…
Descriptors: Ethics, Moral Values, Moral Development, Cross Cultural Studies
Finnish and Iranian Teachers' Views on Their Competence to Teach Purpose
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Kuusisto, Elina; Gholami, Khalil; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
This paper examines Finnish (n = 464) and Iranian (n = 556) teachers' views on their competence to teach purpose. "Purpose" is defined as a stable intention to accomplish something that is both meaningful to the self and of consequence beyond the self over time. The study revealed that all Iranian teachers evaluated their competence for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies
Cross-Cultural Predictors of Teachers' Attitudes toward Gifted Education.
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Tirri, Kirsi; Tallent-Runnels, Mary – 1999
This study compared the culture-dependent attitudes of Finnish teachers (N=147) and American teachers (N=160) toward gifted education. The teachers from both countries represented preservice teachers, regular classroom teachers, and teachers of the gifted. Emphasis was on the relationship of attitude to culture from which the teacher came. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies