Practical skills, education and development - vocational education and training in Finland

This book presents an overview of vocational education and training and vocational teacher education in Finland. The articles within explore a range of issues pertaining to the background of vocational teacher education, school environments, the vocational teacher profession, supporting learning and vocational educational students. The authors represent researchers, teacher educators, students and administrators from vocational teacher education, universities and universities of applied sciences. This book can be used as a handbook for vocational teacher education, as well as an orientation for those who seek to introduce themselves to Finnish vocational education and vocational teacher education.