Who has the power to define the ideal teacher? Insights into the social structure of Finnish teacher education
Aleksi Fornaciari,
Maaret Juutilainen
Abstract:In Finland, graduating teachers are expected to become “transformational agents” who are able to critically reflect upon and evaluate what types of changes are necessary in education and who can also implement the required changes. However, based on previous studies, teacher education seems to have little influence on future teachers’ core perceptions of teacher’s work. Instead, previous studies have demonstrated that new teachers’ perceptions might draw on tradition and cultural-historical phases of the Finni… Show more
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