Authors: Eila Burns¹ & Kirsi Korkealehto²| Abstract The development of higher education teachers’ competences known as 21st century skills has gained increasing research interest; particularly as means to improve quality in education. It is imperative for the teachers to master and comprehend the concept of 21st skills themselves before they are able to integrate […]
Authors: Jari Karttunen and Hannu Seppänen| Introduction The reform of vocational upper secondary education in Finland started in 2017 by submitting a new act on vocational education and training (VET). At the beginning of the year 2018, the full reform of VET was launched throughout the country by new legislation of VET (Laki ammatillisesta koulutuksesta […]
Authors: Outi Niininen and J. Graham Spickett-Jones | For many people, the smartphone has become ubiquitous- the smartphone has evolved rapidly into an essential instrument for modern life. It has become a commonplace tool that has helped to extend personal horizons beyond immediate physical constrains; it supports a seamlessly blended, hyper-mediated and interconnected sense of […]
Experientially and Emotionally Involving Teachers and Students Authors: Jari Karttunen & Anna-Liisa Parkkinen | Introduction In 2019, Finland brought questions of equality and inclusivity to the fore of international conversation. “Equality forms a core value for Finland and its people, and the best symbol of Finnish equality is a personal pronoun from the Finnish language: […]
Author: Marcella Zoccoli| To be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner. I am not a teacher only a fellow student. -Søren Kierkegaard Abstract This practice paper is based on a previous inedited essay written by the author in early November 2018 during the studies at JAMK Teacher Education College accomplished […]