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The perceived pedagogical competence of teacher candidates in blended learning programs in Finland

Publiceringsår

2025

Upphovspersoner

Kangas, Jonna; Niemi, Laura; Ranta, Samuli; Paasovaara-Pösö, Salla; Kahila, Sanni; Korkeaniemi, Essi; Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi

Abstrakt

The global challenge of an insufficiency of teaching staff in Early Childhood Education (ECE) prompts initiatives such as Finland’s 1000+ training project, addressing the shortage through collaboration among universities. This research concerns the initial perceptions of pedagogical understanding and competence among students embarking on a blended teacher training program aiming to integrate work and study outside university hubs. The research approach was quantitative, as we surveyed 235 adult students to shed light on the interplay between their work experience and their pedagogical competence. The data analysis involved forming sum variables and conducting one-way analyses of variance to discern statistically significant patterns in the students’ responses. The results indicate significant connections between various aspects of work experience and perceived competence. Notably, the relationship between teaching experience and perceived competence in setting goals for pedagogical activities was significant. Furthermore, we identified a significant relationship between work experience and perceived competence in evaluating pedagogical activities. Hence, the study brings valuable new insights into the field of ECE teacher education in informing program development and pedagogical practices such that the existing competencies of adult students are acknowledged and further enhanced to tackle the diverse challenges of education.
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Organisationer och upphovspersoner

Jyväskylä universitet

Korkeaniemi Essi Orcid -palvelun logo

Harju-Luukkainen Heidi Orcid -palvelun logo

Paasovaara-Pösö Salla Orcid -palvelun logo

Helsingfors universitet

Harju-Luukkainen Heidi

Kangas Jonna

Niemi Laura

Östra Finlands universitet

Ranta Samuli

Kahila Sanni Karoliina

Publikationstyp

Publikationsform

Artikel

Moderpublikationens typ

Tidning

Artikelstyp

En originalartikel

Målgrupp

Vetenskaplig

Kollegialt utvärderad

Kollegialt utvärderad

UKM:s publikationstyp

A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

Publikationskanalens uppgifter

Volym

Early online

Publikationsforum

60157

Publikationsforumsnivå

1

Öppen tillgång

Öppen tillgänglighet i förläggarens tjänst

Ja

Öppen tillgång till publikationskanalen

Delvis öppen publikationskanal

Licens för förläggarens version

CC BY

Parallellsparad

Ja

Övriga uppgifter

Vetenskapsområden

Pedagogik

Nyckelord

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Publiceringsland

Förenade kungariket

Förlagets internationalitet

Internationell

Språk

engelska

Internationell sampublikation

Nej

Sampublikation med ett företag

Nej

DOI

10.1080/10901027.2025.2455510

Publikationen ingår i undervisnings- och kulturministeriets datainsamling

Ja