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What is educationally worthwhile for a teacher to develop in herself/himself? The teacher’s view on the educational mission and awareness of the context in which he or she acts will frame the range of his or her dispositions. Within that range the options are several, and more than one might think when the word “teacher” is discussed.
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Forss, M., Kiukas, C., Rosengren, Å., Silius-Ahonen, E. (2016). Teacher Dispositions as Bridges for Active Learning in a Nordic Higher Education Context. In: Welch, A.G., Areepattamannil, S. (eds) Dispositions in Teacher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-552-4_8
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