International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

Teaching is a Story Whose First Pages Matters – Four Type Narratives From The Beginning of a Teaching Career

How to Cite

Meriläinen, M., & Piispanen, M. (2022). Teaching is a Story Whose First Pages Matters – Four Type Narratives From The Beginning of a Teaching Career. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 15(1), 65–74. Retrieved from https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/1912

Author Biography

Merja Meriläinen

I ́m a Senior Lecturer, working as a primary school teacher trainer in adult teacher training in Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius. My sphere of responsibilities in pre-service teacher training studies is as following: language arts and literacy didactical and pedagogical studies, multicultural practicum, the final practicum period in advanced special studies as well as some studies in subject related studies connected to authentic, contextual pedagogical learning environments from the perspective of art-based methods and individual learning possibilities in primary school context.

Maarika Piispanen

I work as a university teacher in Kokkola university Consortium Chydenius, in adult teacher training. The main areas of my work in pre-service teacher training studies are linked with the following: pedagogical aspect in pre-primary and primary education, the development of learning in the authentic Contextual-pedagogical environments, individual learning, and well-being in the aspect of art-based methods in elementary school environments. In addition to pre-service teacher training, my interest and responsibilities lies on in-service teacher training, where I concentrate on developing an early foreign language learning model into Finnish basic education. Currently my interests lie on ubiquitous, authentic learning and learning environments as well as education on individual learning, art-based methods, and well-being.