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ERIC Number: EJ598305
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
The Epistemological Stance between the Knower and the Known.
Tirri, Kirsi; Husu, Jukka; Kansanen, Pertti
Teaching and Teacher Education, v15 n8 p911-22 Nov 1999
Investigated the epistemological standards underlying Finnish teachers' practical knowing, using data from interviews with elementary and secondary school teachers to determine common features underlying their thinking. Results indicated that teachers shared common features in their pedagogical thinking and teaching practice. Their professional and moral character were interrelated and could not be separated. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Finland; Teacher Knowledge