‘The teachers do not see us.’ The challenges of teacher education in a rural area
The northernmost region of Norway has difficulties in recruiting qualified teachers, in 2019 9.5 % of the teachers in Finnmark were unskilled. To ensure education for people who, for various reasons, are unable to move to education centres to study, UiT the Arctic University of Norway offers a flexi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1e5e6b6fc0bb43e9b0bfe8d8aed62987 2023-05-15T13:20:43+02:00 ‘The teachers do not see us.’ The challenges of teacher education in a rural area Lisbeth Bergum Johanson Silje Solheim Karlsen 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26203/qqw4-xn70 https://doaj.org/article/1e5e6b6fc0bb43e9b0bfe8d8aed62987 EN GD eng gla University of Aberdeen, School of Education https://abdn.ac.uk/eitn/journal/648 https://doaj.org/toc/0424-5512 https://doaj.org/toc/2398-0184 doi:10.26203/qqw4-xn70 0424-5512 2398-0184 https://doaj.org/article/1e5e6b6fc0bb43e9b0bfe8d8aed62987 Education in the North, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 46-63 (2021) teacher education rural education flexible education digital didactics Education L article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26203/qqw4-xn70 2022-12-31T16:34:58Z The northernmost region of Norway has difficulties in recruiting qualified teachers, in 2019 9.5 % of the teachers in Finnmark were unskilled. To ensure education for people who, for various reasons, are unable to move to education centres to study, UiT the Arctic University of Norway offers a flexible teacher education model from campus Alta. This is a model which alternates between teaching on campus, home studies and online supported teaching in different nodes/localities. In this article we present a case study addressing some of the challenges with flexible teacher education connected to structure, technology and digital didactics. Through interviews and observations we have collected data from both teachers and students, which raises questions concerning the organisational forms of teacher education. ICT-support must be ensured by the educational institution and not be entrusted to the teachers. The opportunities for gaining relevant competence must be facilitated. Furthermore, a flexible education model demands adapted pedagogical and didactical thinking. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alta Finnmark Arctic University of Norway Finnmark UiT The Arctic University of Norway Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Alta Norway |
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The northernmost region of Norway has difficulties in recruiting qualified teachers, in 2019 9.5 % of the teachers in Finnmark were unskilled. To ensure education for people who, for various reasons, are unable to move to education centres to study, UiT the Arctic University of Norway offers a flexible teacher education model from campus Alta. This is a model which alternates between teaching on campus, home studies and online supported teaching in different nodes/localities. In this article we present a case study addressing some of the challenges with flexible teacher education connected to structure, technology and digital didactics. Through interviews and observations we have collected data from both teachers and students, which raises questions concerning the organisational forms of teacher education. ICT-support must be ensured by the educational institution and not be entrusted to the teachers. The opportunities for gaining relevant competence must be facilitated. Furthermore, a flexible education model demands adapted pedagogical and didactical thinking. |
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