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Azimi, Esmaeil; Kuusisto, Elina; Tirri, Kirsi; Hatami, Javad – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2019
The present study investigates the nature of Iranian student teachers' reflections and their professional development in the context of teacher education practicums. The participants were student teachers (N = 41) enrolled in teacher education colleges at Farhangian University in Tehran, Iran. A total of 620 reflective writing excerpts were coded…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Practicums
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Tirri, Kirsi; Kuusisto, Elina – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
This study identifies the nature of the purposes that Finnish student teachers of different subjects (N = 372) have for teaching and how these perceptions could inform teacher education. Earlier studies have shown that both American and Finnish students have found the role of their teachers to be very important in teaching and learning purpose.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Student Surveys
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Kuusisto, Elina; Gholami, Khalil; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
This paper examines Finnish (n = 464) and Iranian (n = 556) teachers' views on their competence to teach purpose. "Purpose" is defined as a stable intention to accomplish something that is both meaningful to the self and of consequence beyond the self over time. The study revealed that all Iranian teachers evaluated their competence for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies