Why is Finnish teacher education successful? Some goals Finnish teacher educators have for their teaching

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-382

  Tryggvason, Marja Terttu ^a,b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finland; Teacher educator; Teaching in teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649890308     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760903242491     Document Type: Article

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