Finnish teachers as 'makers of the many' Balancing between Broad Pedagogical Freedom and Responsibility

Miracle of Education: The Principles and Practices of Teaching and Learning in Finnish Schools

Volumn 9789460918117, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-54

  Toom, Auli ^a   Husu, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6091-811-7_3     Document Type: Chapter

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