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Rissanen, Inkeri; Kuusisto, Elina – British Educational Research Journal, 2023
Cultural heterogenisation of classrooms and existing achievement gaps have led to an acknowledgement of the need to develop teachers' intercultural competencies. A growth mindset (a belief that intelligence, personality and other such qualities can be cultivated) predicts positive intergroup attitudes and reduces stereotyping, but has not been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Social Justice
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McMullin, Patricia; Karhula, Aleksi; Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina; Erola, Jani – British Educational Research Journal, 2021
It is often assumed that families migrate to improve their economic and social prospects, and that these additional resources can benefit the whole family. However, existing research suggests that many children who have experienced (internal) migration underperform compared to their non-migrating peers in terms of different socioeconomic outcomes.…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High School Students, At Risk Students, Children
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Acquah, Emmanuel O.; Szelei, Nikolett; Katz, Heidi T. – British Educational Research Journal, 2020
Despite multiculturalism being discussed in teacher education, teachers still often feel insecure in the classroom around developing meaningful practices. This might be due to several issues about how preservice teachers are taught. In this article, modelling culturally responsive pedagogy is demonstrated as a promising strategy in shaping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Culturally Relevant Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Modeling (Psychology)
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Sortkaer, Bent – British Educational Research Journal, 2019
In this article I describe teacher-student feedback as an active process shaped by both the teacher and the student and argue that feedback is influenced by students' unique experiences and socialisation. Drawing on sociological theories on interaction and communication, I argue that the type and quality of the teacher-student feedback perceived…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Correlation, Student Attitudes, Socioeconomic Status
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Hyry-Beihammer, Eeva Kaisa; Jokikokko, Katri; Uitto, Minna – British Educational Research Journal, 2019
This article addresses emotions involved in encountering classroom diversity as appearing in beginning teachers' stories. Previous research has pointed out that teachers' emotions related to growing classroom diversity are seldom addressed, although increasing classroom diversity has been distinguished as a significant emotional challenge for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Student Diversity, Emotional Response
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Soini, T.; Pietarinen, J.; Pyhältö, K.; Haverinen, K.; Jindal-Snape, D.; Kontu, E. – British Educational Research Journal, 2019
In many countries, including in Finland, promoting inclusive school practices supporting pupils' equal rights for learning is the focus of school development. Special education teachers play a central intermediary role in developing inclusive school and classroom practices by providing support both for pupils and peer teachers. This may increase…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teaching Conditions, Foreign Countries