%0 Book
%A Merja Paksuniemi
%D 2013
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 9783653032352
%T The Historical Background of School System and Teacher Image in Finland
%R 10.3726/978-3-653-03235-2
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1047688
%X The purpose of the book is to identify and describe the teacher image that was inherent at the teacher training colleges in Finland during 1921 to 1945. It also points out what kind of pedagogical philosophies influenced the foundation of the Finnish school system. The book provides a historical point of view of teaching at the teacher training colleges and introduces the pedagogical methods which were used. The focus is on a teacher training college for women, located in Northern Finland, Tornio.
%K Teacher Training Colleges, Primary School, Finnish educational system, pedagogical philosophy
%G English