摘要：The Finnish education system has achieved very favorable results in international
comparisons. For instance, the reading skills of Finnish school pupils are among the best in the
world. Some explanations are found in the main principles for comprehensive education in
Finland and among those principles stand highly qualified, autonomous teachers. For the first six
years of comprehensive school, the children are taught by a class teacher, who generally teaches
all or at least most subjects. Then, during the last three years of comprehensive school, the
different subjects are taught by specialized subject teachers. Teacher education for primary and
secondary schools was transferred to Universities in 1971. All the teachers for the
comprehensive school take a master’s degree of 300 ECTS cr (4-5 years).
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, in co-operation with the Faculty of
Education at the University of Jyväskylä, arranges continuation courses leading to the degree of
Master of Education and qualification as a primary school teacher. In the field of modern
Teacher Education, the idea is to support the teacher’s own professional development. Teaching
practice for future teachers follows an experimental approach, in which teachers research their
own work. Teaching sessions which follow the experimental approach provide a way for the
students to form their own educational philosophy based on theory and practice.
This proposal will focus on How to Use Modern Information Technology in Preservice
Teacher Education and Training to combine detailed theoretical studies to the final practicum
period. In this proposal we will identify the key success features, which have made Kokkola
University Consortium Teacher Education highly respected and well-known modern adult
education centre in Finland. The main principles lying behind the teaching are the use of multiple
study media and the development of student-centered, open learning environments on a
networking basis
关键词：Finnish Education System; Adult Teacher Education; professional development; practicum period; Information Technology; u
