Erityispedagogiset sisällöt ammatillisten opettajankoulutusten pedagogisissa opinnoissa
Keywords:
professional teacher education, teacher’s pedagogical studies, special education contentsAbstract
The article aims to identify the special education contents of the pedagogical studies of vocational teacher education based on the curriculum texts of the universities of appliedsciences. According to the decree on universities of applied sciences (1129/2014), the goal of vocational teacher education is to give the graduates of the program the skills to guide the learning of all students and develop their respective field while taking into account the development of professions and working life. The research data consisted of curriculum texts of 60-credit pedagogical studies of vocational teacher education of five universities of applied sciences from the academic year 2021–2022. The data was analyzed using theory-based content analysis by examining the number and content of compulsory courses containing special education. The curricula of all five teacher education universities included courses that were either fully or partially special educational. Special education studies were placed in professional pedagogic studies and training. Special educational content focused on identifying the need for special support and supporting learners in need of special support. Co-operation between teacher education institutions in curriculum work would decrease variation in special education contents of curriculums.
