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(2021) . Implementation of a National Teacher Education Strategy in Finland through Pilot Projects. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46(10) .  \nRetrieved from [https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol46/iss10/2](https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol46/iss10/2)  \n[This Journal Article is posted at Research Online.](This Journal Article is posted at Research Online.)[ ](This Journal Article is posted at Research Online.)[https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol46/iss10/2](https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol46/iss10/2)  \nImplementation of a National Teacher Education Strategy in Finland through  \nPilot Projects  \nJari Lavonen  \nUniversity of Helsinki, Finland and University of Johannesburg, South Africa  \nSeija Mahlamäki-Kultanen  \nHAMK School of Professional Teacher Education, Finland  \nSanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen  \nFinnish Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland  \nArmi Mikkola  \nFinnish Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland  \nAbstract: The implementation of a teacher education strategy in a  \ndecentralised Finnish education system is analysed. Altogether, 31  \npilot projects, involving teacher educators from all universities, were  \nfunded to support the implementation of the strategy and professional  \nlearning ofautonomous teacher educators in the context of the  \nstrategy. In this mixed-methods research, the directors and active  \npartners ofthe pilot projects were asked how they perceived the  \ncharacteristics of the pilot projects that have been recognised as  \nsupportive for the implementation of the strategy. The directors were  \nalso asked to evaluate the impact of the projects. The projects have  \nsupported the achievement of the strategy’s aims. Research and goal  \norientation, active learning, collaboration, contextualisation and  \nreflection were emphasised in the pilot project activities. Common  \ngoal setting and evaluation of the pilot projects should be emphasised  \nmore in the implementation of the strategy.  \nIntroduction  \nPlanning and implementing a professional standard, a strategy, a development project or areform programme in teacher education are common tools for improving teacher education and even the whole education system (Furlong, 2005 ; Panda, 2019; Young et al., 2007) . However, it is challenging to engage teacher educators in implementing new ideas into practice. For example, Révai (2018) argues, based on the standards and strategy work in Estonia, Australia and Singapore, that it is challenging to coordinate the dialogue between the strategy work, the teacher education programmes and course descriptions and, moreover, to engage stakeholders in this dialogue. Strategies are too often developed by a small group of experts without enough planning for their implementation. For example, Beach et al. (2014, p. 167) recognised, based on their long-term policy analysis in Sweden, that Swedish reforms and development projects are too strongly led by governments alone. In general, new ideas developed at the ministry level have been recognised as challenging to implement from the ministry point of view or to adopt from the individual tea","cbCaigk3wHPMx6dc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigk3wHPMx6dc","pdf",402867,23,"English","# Introduction\n## Background and policy context\n## Teacher education strategy implementation challenge\n## Adoption, social learning, and communities of practice\n# Implementation framework\n## TEDP and Finnish Teacher Education Forum\n## Pilot projects and professional learning","[{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main focus on teacher education in Finland?\",\"answer\":\"The study analyses how a national teacher education strategy is implemented in Finland’s decentralised education system through pilot projects.\"},{\"question\":\"How many pilot projects were funded, and who participated?\",\"answer\":\"Altogether, 31 pilot projects were funded, involving teacher educators from all universities, with directors and active partners asked about perceptions and impact.\"},{\"question\":\"Which pilot-project characteristics were emphasised as supportive for strategy implementation?\",\"answer\":\"The study highlights research and goal orientation, active learning, collaboration, contextualisation, and reflection as key supportive characteristics.\"}]","Implementation of a National Teacher Education Strategy in Finland through Pilot Projects | PDF",1792078398,58]