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      Investigating the use of communities of practice to implement global education in Finnish basic education

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            This article investigates the possibilities of implementing global education in national education by means of an often referred-to social learning theory 'communities of practice'. The argumentation is supported by research conducted in Finnish comprehensive schools lower level (the first six years of education). The research findings suggest that at the moment in Finland, global education is perceived as a real challenge for practitioners. In conclusion, it is argued that the use of communities of practice as a basis to implement global education perspectives in basic education has good potential to succeed in developing national education policies and in finding best practices for global education.

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            Journal
            72010448
            International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning
            int j develop educ gobal learn
            IOE Press
            1756-5278
            01 May 2012
            : 4
            : 2
            : 23-43
            Article
            1756-5278(20120501)4:2L.23;1- s3.phd /ioep/ijdegl/2012/00000004/00000002/art00003
            10.18546/IJDEGL.04.2.03
            8264cb73-6653-4673-ba33-6307bb4ab7e1
            Copyright @ 2012
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            Education,Assessment, Evaluation & Research methods,General education
            COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE,FINNISH BASIC EDUCATION,GLOBAL EDUCATION

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