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Sustainable development in the Finnish teacher education – political rhetoric or reality

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  • The concept of sustainable development and the dimensions that can be inferred from it are elaborated in the theoretical framework and are key concepts in the analysis

  • How is the prospective Finnish classroom teachers prepared for the task of educating for sustainable development? What kind of knowledge on sustainable development is possessed by teacher educators?

  • Substudy three consists of a survey directed to all teacher educators in Finland to obtain knowledge of how teacher educators look at sustainable development

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Introduction

The concept of sustainable development and the dimensions that can be inferred from it are elaborated in the theoretical framework and are key concepts in the analysis. Sustainable development in the Finnish teacher education – political rhetoric or reality The purpose of this dissertation is to identify how sustainable development and its dimensions have been integrated into teacher education in Finland in relation to what is written in various national and international policy documents. How is the prospective Finnish classroom teachers prepared for the task of educating for sustainable development?

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