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- Title
From discrete to transformed? Developing inclusive primary school teacher education in a Finnish teacher education department.
- Authors
Naukkarinen, Aimo
- Abstract
This paper describes the primary school teacher education curriculum reform currently under way in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. A general overview of the Finnish context and relevant inclusive education policy issues are presented. The process of developing inclusive education in the curriculum and the organisational culture of the department of teacher education is discussed in relation to the collaborative teacher education research framework developed by Pugach and Blanton. Areas for future development are identified.
- Subjects
JYVASKYLA (Finland); FINLAND; PRIMARY school teachers; CURRICULUM; INCLUSIVE education; UNIVERSITY of Jyvasklya (Jyvaskyla, Finland); GOVERNMENT policy; TRAINING
- Publication
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2010, Vol 10, Issue s1, p185
- ISSN
1471-3802
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-3802.2010.01168.x