'Complete freedom to choose within limits'–teachers' views of curricular autonomy, agency and control in Estonia, Finland and Germany

M Erss - The Curriculum Journal, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
To examine different approaches to teacher autonomy in nation-states, three countries were
selected for a comparative study: Estonia, Finland and Germany. The emphasis of the study …

'Walking a fine line': teachers' perception of curricular autonomy in Estonia, Finland and Germany

M Erss, V Kalmus, TH Autio - Journal of curriculum studies, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this paper is to comparatively investigate the professional autonomy of upper
secondary school teachers in three European countries in interpreting and implementing …

Conceptualisation of learning to learn competence and the challenges of implementation: The Estonian experience

E Kikas, E Eisenschmidt… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of students' learning to learn competence for academic achievement, as
well as their well‐being at school and in life, is increasingly emphasised by educators and …

To stay or not to stay: An empirical model for predicting teacher persistence

K Saks, P Hunt, Ä Leijen, L Lepp - British Journal of Educational …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Teacher persistence has been a growing issue in recent decades. This raises the problem of
the sustainability of the teaching workforce, the professionalism of working teachers and …

Teachers' role in the development of EFL curriculum in Saudi Arabia: The marginalised status

SK Alnefaie - Cogent Education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Teachers' participation in curriculum development is an area of research that has not been
given adequate attention in the context of Saudi Arabia. This critical exploratory study …

Discourses of teacher autonomy and the role of teachers in Estonian, Finnish and Bavarian teachers' newspapers in 1991–2010

M Erss, V Kalmus - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines the construction of the professional role of teachers as reflected in the
teacher autonomy and control discourses in teachers' newspapers during 1991–2010 in …

Enhancing teachers' curriculum ownership via teacher engagement in state-based curriculum-making: the Estonian case

R Mikser, A Kärner, E Krull - Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Teachers' curriculum ownership is increasingly gaining attention in many countries. It is
particularly important that under the conditions of centralized curriculum-making, teachers as …

The unintended and intended academic consequences of educational reforms: the cases of Post-Soviet Estonia, Latvia and Russia

T Khavenson, M Carnoy - Oxford Review of Education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we try to unravel some of the unintended and intended academic effects
associated with post-Soviet educational reforms by focusing on three cases: Estonia, Latvia …

LOOKING THROUGH TEACHERS'EYES–INVESTIGATING TEACHER AGENCY

M Tinn, M Ümarik - British Journal of Educational Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Societal, structural, value-based or economic changes and changes related to technological
developments necessitate a continuous development process in the field of education. In …

Reflection of teachers' feelings of curriculum ownership in their curriculum definitions: The example of Estonia

R Mikser, P Viirpalu, E Krull - The Curriculum Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Teachers' feeling of curriculum ownership has been found to be crucial for predicting the
success of educational reform initiatives. This study aimed to examine how teachers' …