Kuulumisia
External practice
Duration
Started in 2009 and is ongoing.
Partnership
Tampere University Faculty of Education and Culture.
Reason it was developed
In Finland, state funding for immigrant back round teachers was discontinued. Other universities do not educate immigrant teachers. Kuulumisia has enabled immigrants, ethnic minorities and Finnish education personnel working with immigrants to qualify as a classroom- and subject teachers by organizing teacher’s pedagogical studies (60 ects) and classroom teacher’s multidisciplinary studies (60 ects).
Activities
Teacher education and in-service training for class and subject teachers.
Results
Finland has got more immigrant background teachers.
Funding
Ministry of Education and Culture and Finnish National Agency for Education.