Combining Differentiated Instruction with practices from Intercultural Education : an exploratory case study from a Finnish classroom by Nanou, Vereniki

“…Regarding IE themes, the findings showed more focus on familirizing non-Finnish students with the Finnish culture, a connection between expressing culture and religion, and creating a strong teacher-student relationship and a safe and collaborative classroom environment. …”
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Two sides of the same coin : Nihonjinron and native-speakerism in a Japanese lower secondary school English language textbook by Shirahata, Mai

“…This study suggests that school English teachers in Japan should critically look at cultural stereotypes embedded in textbooks for practicing intercultural language teaching in their classrooms. …”
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Explaining barriers to the usage of learning object repositories : comparison between Europe and Latin America by Liao, Laidis Loriel

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Kulttuurin opetus kansalaisopistojen suomalaisen viittomakielen ja englannin kielen alkeiskursseilla by Nyman, Katariina

“…The two most important teaching methods for teaching Deaf culture were spending time among the Deaf and learning culture through discussion. …”
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Liikunnanopettajaopiskelijoiden kokema valmius kulttuurisesti moninaisten ryhmien liikunnanopetukseen ja keholliseen kielenopetukseen by Klemettinen, Kaisa, Rancken, Emelie

“…The purpose of this master’s thesis was to examine the experiences and attitudes of physical education teacher-students on cultural diversity and embodied language teaching as part of physical education at school. …”
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In-service and pre-service teachers' perceptions of intercultural competence and the intercultural potential of CLIL by SUN, QING

“…Moreover, the intercultural potential of CLIL was regarded to lie in appreciation of cultural diversity, insecurity management, confidence of communication with people from other cultures, skill of interpreting aspects of culture and relating them to each other, skill of communication and interac-tion with social appropriateness, and knowledge of other cultures. …”
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Opettajan asiantuntijuuden ulottuvuudet : suomalaisten ulkomaankoulujen luokanopettajien kokemuksia by Juhola, Jenni, Pynttäri, Heli

“…The knowledge of the local language and culture are needed in educational work and teaching. …”
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Liikunnanopettajien suhtautuminen ja valmiudet liikunnallisen toimintakulttuurin luomiseen kouluissa by Hakkarainen, Venla, Vuolteenaho, Hanna

“…More than for anything else, further education was needed to use physical education technology, to start building an active school culture and to teach various forms of physical education. …”
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Taide ja kulttuuri -opintojakso osana nuorisoasteen ammatillista peruskoulutusta : ammatillisten opettajien näkemyksiä Taide ja kulttuuri -opintojaksosta by Tikkakoski, Ulla

“…In this thesis I study the role of the Art and Culture course as a part of the youth-level vocational education. …”
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Maahanmuuttotaustaisten oppimisen, kulttuurisen moninaisuuden ja monikielisyyden tukeminen suomalaisissa koulutuspoliittisissa asiakirjoissa by Hallikainen, Maria, Hallikainen, Mikael

“…In addition, the documents emphasized the necessity of resources for versatile and culturally diverse teaching. The power relations in the documents are most clearly seen in the decision-making of municipalities and authorities when it comes to integration plans and making compromises. …”
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"This is my portfolio" : portfolios in upper secondary school English studies by Pollari, Pirjo

“…Approximately 100 students participated in the portfolio programme, whose topic area was culture. Firstly, the purpose of this action research was to try out and develop portfolios in foreign language teaching as a pedagogical innovation. …”
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Ulkomailla opettaminen haasteena ja rikkautena : opettajien kokemuksia by Koikkalainen, Maija, Leinonen, Heidi

“…According to the research, the teachers thought their teaching abroad experiences had been mainly positive and each one of them recommended working abroad for other teachers. …”
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Trialling the 4C framework in an Indian grade 3 mathematics classroom by Rangarajan, Swathi

“…Her reinterpretation of culture in the 4C framework adds an additional dimension to the discussion of 4C. …”
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Integration av invandrare i idrottsundervisningen : en kvalitativ studie om idrottslärares upplevelser by Sandvik, Josefin

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate Finland Swedish PE-teachers’ experiences of multicultural teaching groups. The aim was furthermore to find out the teachers’ eventual solutions to complicated situations, which can occur when teaching sports to pupils with varying cultural backgrounds. …”
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Liikunnanopettajien näkemyksiä ja kokemuksia tanssinopetuksesta yläkoulussa by Kauppila, Veera, Asikainen, Pauliina

“…The P.E teachers experienced competence as an essential factor affecting in teaching dance. Results of this study can be exploited in developing physical education teaching and creating active culture in secondary school. …”
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Distributed leadership and teacher’ self-efficacy : the case studies of three Chinese schools in Shanghai by Tian, Meng

“…On average, the respondents from all the three research schools show a high level of self-efficacy in decision making, interpersonal relationships & cooperation, teaching & research, and teachers’ influence on school culture. …”
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Observations on possible use of the "Literate" game on poor readers in a multicultural classroom setting by Kalindi, Sylvia Chanda

“…The ̔Literate̓ game uses the phonetic/synthetic method of teaching phonological awareness which is currently seen as the basis of all reading. …”
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Kehollisuus osana monikulttuurista liikuntakasvatusta by Kinnunen, Ida, Jaatela, Sanna

“…We also wanted to create understanding of how cultural background is interrelated to embodiment, and to examine teachers’ experiences of teaching multicultural group. …”
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A Point, A Process, A Meaning : A Psycho-Semiotic Inquiry into the Sorcerer's 3rd Point of Reference and Numeric Indices in Carlos Castaneda's "The Power of Silence" (1987) by Solimeis, Helmi

“…This thesis reinterprets Carlos Castaneda’s Teachings of don Juan saga (focusing on vol. 8). Castaneda is considered as both at once; the infamous academic hoaxer and a “sham-man bearing gifts.” …”
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Perusopetuksen opettajien kokemuksia ulkoilmaopetuksesta oppilaiden fyysisen aktiivisuuden edistäjänä by Nekkonen, Johanna

“…In addition, the physical education teacher was perceived to be able to assist classroom and subject teachers in the implementation of outdoor education through helping with teaching ideas, taking responsibility for equipment and contributing to the change in the school culture. …”
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