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Download or read book Teachers' Pedagogical Thinking written by Pertti Kansanen and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six authors in teacher education from the University of Helsinki asks readers to consider teachers from various points of view: their mindset, moral dilemmas, approach to rules, recipes for good teaching, and views of supervision. Posing the question as to how the quality of teaching can be improved, the authors answer, "A reflective teacher is one who uses the principles of research in his/her thinking in making decisions...." Most of the authors' conclusion are based upon research data from questionnaires, conferences, and interviews, primarily with Finns. No subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR