Chapter 27 Changes in Research Paradigms and their Impact on Teachers and Teacher Education: A Finnish Case

Abstract

This chapter explores the idea of paradigm shifts and the changes that have taken place in the field of teaching and teacher education over the past four decades. The work unpacks how teachers, their practices, their professional development, and their education are conceived in the positivist and interpretive paradigms. The study of teaching and teacher education is likewise shaped by the ontological and epistemological underpinnings associated with different research methods and the paradigms with which they are associated. To demonstrate the influence of paradigms, this chapter concludes with a rich example of how the interpretive tradition has shaped a teacher education program in northern Finland.

Citation

Lauriala, A. (2013), "Chapter 27 Changes in Research Paradigms and their Impact on Teachers and Teacher Education: A Finnish Case", Craig, C.J., Meijer, P.C. and Broeckmans, J. (Ed.) From Teacher Thinking to Teachers and Teaching: The Evolution of a Research Community (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 569-595. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3687(2013)0000019030