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Finnish teacher education is research-based and all teachers are educated to the master’s level. Every teacher also writes a Master’s Thesis, as part of their studies. During the education, we emphasize the importance of teacher’s pedagogical thinking, personal practical theory, reflection, and inquiry-orientation, and these are also practised in many ways during theoretical as well as practical studies.
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Jyrhämä, R., Maaranen, K. (2012). Research-Orientation in a Teacher’s Work. In: Niemi, H., Toom, A., Kallioniemi, A. (eds) Miracle of Education. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-811-7_7
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