The Impact of Finnish Teacher Education on International Policy: Understanding University Training Schools

Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: Finland’s Teachers, Teacher Education, and the Programme for International Student Assessment
	Introduction
	The Context
	Research
	Tradition Behind Teacher Education
	Teacher Training and Teacher Education: Finland’s Research Orientation
	Current Finnish Teacher Education
	Aims of Finnish Teacher Education
	Summary
	References
Chapter 2: In the Spotlight: Finnish Teacher Education and the Normaalikoulu
	Introduction
	The Historical Context of Finnish Teacher Education
		The Nineteenth Century
		Dawn of the Twentieth Century
		The 1960s: Beginning of Change
		Reforms: The 1970s
		Questioning Reforms: Consolidation or Change? The 1980s and 1990s
		AP (After PISA): Finnish Teacher Education After the Release of PISA
	The Normaalikoulu
	Field Schools
	Supervision
	Admissions
	Teacher Education Degree Requirements
	Teaching Practice
	Summary
	References
Chapter 3: Effective Preparation? Finnish Teachers and Student Teachers Critically Examine the Normaalikoulu
	Introduction
	The Normaalikoulu
		The Normaalikoulu: Normal or Not Normal?
		Quality of Practice in the Normaalikoulu
	Field Schools
	Normaalikoulu and University Partnerships
	Mentoring
		Student Teacher Perspectives
		Mentor Perspectives
	Theory and Practice
		Student Teacher Perspectives
		Views of Teachers
	Substitute Teaching
	Research
	Master’s Degree
	Summary
	References
Chapter 4: The Nexus of Theory, Policy, and Practice? A Critical Examination of the Normaalikoulu by Education Professors and Principals
	Introduction
	Teacher Education
	The Normaalikoulu
		Views from Principals
		Views of Professors
			Positive Aspects of the Normaalikoulu
			Negative Aspects of the Normaalikoulu
	Normaalikoulu Versus Field School
	Normaalikoulu-University Partnership
	Mentor Teachers
	Theory and Practice
	Research
	Master’s Degree for Teachers
	Summary
	References
Chapter 5: Conclusion: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Normaalikoulu Export
	Export of the Normaalikoulu
	Policy Learning
	Discussion and Recommendations
		Teacher Training Versus Teacher Education
		Normaalikoulu Versus Field Schools
		Policy Transfer
		Recommendations
	Summary
	References
Appendix
	Participant Chart
References
Index