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标题：How to train good teachers in Finnish universities? Student teachers’ study process and teacher educators’ role in it
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作者：Satu Uusiautti, Kaarina Maatta
期刊名称：European Journal of Educational Research
电子版ISSN：2165-8714
出版年度：2012
期号：3812
页码：339-352
出版社：Eurasian Society of Educational Research Association
摘要：Due to Finnish pupils’ achievements in international comparisons, also Finnish teacher training has been widely acknowledged. Today’s educational policies aim at making teacher training more effective in Finland. However, in order to realize this in practice, not only reforms in educational policy or institutions are enough. More attention should be paid on student teachers’ study processes as a whole. In this article, we introduce an illustration of the factors that comprise student teachers’ study processes at universities. Based on the illustration, we will discuss what makes a good study process as the teacher’s academic degree and how teacher educators can make students’ progress on their study paths motivating and fruitful. We argue that teacher educators should be more thoughtful and willing to genuinely help and confront students as individuals: teacher educators should act as mentors who further students’ engagement in studying.