Reforms and Innovations in Estonian Education

Jaan Mikk

ISBN 10: 3631582161 / ISBN 13: 9783631582169

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2008, 2008

About this Item

Neuware -This collection of papers provides a small overview of educational research in Estonia. The papers in the collection treat school reforms since the renewal of independence in 1991, new approaches to teacher training, the implementation of a child-centred approach in school, the achieving of educational aims and other actual topics in education. The results of many surveys have been presented in the papers, for example, parental beliefs about home-school co-operation, novice teacher assessments of their induction year, student evaluations of teacher behaviour in the classroom, etc. 200 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reforms and Innovations in Estonian Education
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631582161
• ISBN 13: 9783631582169
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 12D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 266 grams

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Synopsis

This collection of papers provides a small overview of educational research in Estonia. The papers in the collection treat school reforms since the renewal of independence in 1991, new approaches to teacher training, the implementation of a child-centred approach in school, the achieving of educational aims and other actual topics in education. The results of many surveys have been presented in the papers, for example, parental beliefs about home-school co-operation, novice teacher assessments of their induction year, student evaluations of teacher behaviour in the classroom, etc.

About the Author

The Editors: Jaan Mikk, professor of Education at the University of Tartu (Estonia) since 1983; publications on school textbooks and achievement tests.
Marika Veisson, professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Tallinn (Estonia) since 1988; publications on early childhood, child and adolescent development, school and family partnership.
Piret Luik, associate professor of Educational Technology at the University of Tartu (Estonia) since 2005; publications on ICT in education.