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What Factors Matter for the Sustainable Professional Development of Teachers? Analysis from Four Countries

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Brandisauskiene, Agne; Cesnaviciene, Jurate; Miciuliene, Rita; Kaminskiene, Lina – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2020

In the 21st century, teachers' learning is viewed through the lens of sustainable development as a holistic, transformative and collaborative learning process. Acknowledging that teacher professional development is a prerequisite for educational quality, it becomes necessary to look for professional development factors that could be relevant to…

Descriptors: Sustainability, Professional Development, Teacher Education, Cooperative Learning

Family- and Classroom-Related Factors and Mother-Kindergarten Teacher Trust in Estonia and Finland

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Kikas, Eve; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Pakarinen, Eija; Poikonen, Pirjo-Liisa – Educational Psychology, 2016

This study examined the role of family-related (mother's education, depressive symptoms and child's gender) and kindergarten-related (teacher's experience, teaching practices and class size) factors in mothers' and teachers' mutual trust in Estonia and Finland. Six hundred eighteen (206 Estonian and 412 Finnish) mothers of kindergarten children…

Descriptors: Role, Family Environment, Questionnaires, Trust (Psychology)

A Validation of the Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure in Finnish and Estonian Kindergartens

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Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Kikas, Eve; Pakarinen, Eija; Trossmann, Kaili; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena; Siekkinen, Martti; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Early Education and Development, 2012

Research Findings: The aim of the study was to examine the applicability and psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure (ECCOM; D. J. Stipek & P. Byler, 2005) outside the United States. The ECCOM was used to observe 83 kindergarten teachers (49 in Finland and 34 in Estonia) in classroom situations.…

Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Educational Quality, Kindergarten