Open AccessImplementation of a National Teacher Education Strategy in Finland through Pilot Projects
Author(s) -
Jari Lavonen,
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Seija MahlamäkiKultanen,
Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen,
Armi Mikkola,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the australian journal of teacher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1835-517X
pISSN - 0313-5373
DOI - 10.14221/ajte.2021v46n10.2
Subject(s) - pilot program , context (archaeology) , teacher education , reflection (computer programming) , project commissioning , professional development , psychology , program evaluation , medical education , pedagogy , public relations , political science , publishing , medicine , computer science , paleontology , public administration , law , biology , programming language
The implementation of a teacher education strategy in a decentralised Finnish education system is analysed. Altogether, 31 pilot projects, involving teacher educators from all universities, were funded to support the implementation of the strategy and professional learning of autonomous teacher educators in the context of the strategy. In this mixed-methods research, the directors and active partners of the pilot projects were asked how they perceived the characteristics of the pilot projects that have been recognised as supportive for the implementation of the strategy. The directors were also asked to evaluate the impact of the projects. The projects have supported the achievement of the strategy’s aims. Research and goal orientation, active learning, collaboration, contextualisation and reflection were emphasised in the pilot project activities. Common goal setting and evaluation of the pilot projects should be emphasised more in the implementation of the strategy.