"Pedagogy in Basic and Higher Education: Current Developments and Challenges" ed. by Kirsi Tirri, Auli Toom

This book takes a holistic approach to pedagogy and argues that the purpose of education is to educate the student's whole personality including cognitive, social, and moral domains.

The four sections and twelve chapters address the current pedagogical challenges in basic and higher education in international contexts. The authors describe the principles and practices through which meaningful education is promoted and enhanced in a variety of ways. The challenges educators face in their profession as well as ways to overcome them are elaborated on both theoretically and empirically. The book allows both researchers, teachers, and educational policy makers to reflect on current developments, challenges, and areas of development in educational institutions when aiming to support student growth and learning.



Contents
1.The Moral Role of Pedagogy as the Science and Art of Teaching
2.Values as the Pedagogy: Countering Instrumentalism
3.A Philosophical Outlook on Africa’s Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Prospects
4.Approach to Pedagogy and Scenarios Poor People Face in the Pursuit of Basic and Higher Education
5.Using the Research Tutorial as a Training Strategy for Tutor Professional Development in an Undergraduate Course
6.The Power of Appearance: Students’ Impression Management within Class
7.Students’ Productive Struggles in Mathematics Learning
8.Perception of Student-Teachers Regarding Self-Regulated Learning
9.Teaching, Reflecting and Learning: Exploring Teacher Education Study Abroad Programs as Transformational Learning Opportunities
10.Categorization of Educational Technologies as Related to Pedagogical Practices
11.School-University Partnership for Evidence-Driven School Improvement in Estonia
12.Parental Engagement in Children’s Learning: A Holistic Approach to Teacher-Parents’ Partnerships