Teacher’s Role in the Changing Globalizing World

Hannele Niemi, Ph.D. (1978), University of Helsinki, is Professor, Research Director. Since 2017, Niemi holds an UNESCO Chair in Educational Ecosystems for Equity and Quality Learning.Auli Toom, Ph.D. (2006), University of Helsinki, is Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Centre for University Teaching and Learning. She is also a Visiting Professor at University of Tartu, Estonia.Arto Kallioniemi, Th.D. (1997), University of Helsinki, is Professor of Religious Education. Since 2017, Kallioniemi holds the UNESCO Chair on Values, Dialogue and Human Rights.Jari Lavonen, Ph.D. (1996), University of Helsinki, is Professor of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, and Professor in the Department of Childhood Education, University of Johannesburg.

• 1. Teacher’s Work in Changing Educational Contexts: Balancing the Role and the PersonAuli Toom and Jukka Husu2. The New Roles for Twenty-First-Century Teachers: Facilitator, Knowledge Broker, and Pedagogical WeaverWing On Lee and Jennifer Pei-Ling Tan3. Pedagogical Beliefs, Instructional Practices, and Opportunities for Professional Development of Teachers in EstoniaÄli Leijen and Margus Pedaste4. The Role of Teachers in the Finnish Educational System: High Professional Autonomy and ResponsibilityHannele Niemi, Jari Lavonen, Arto Kallioniemi and Auli Toom5. Dutch Teacher and Teacher Education Policies: Trends and AmbiguitiesTheo Wubbels and Jan van Tartwijk6. Teacher Professional Development in Malta: Liberalizing the Way We LearnChristopher Bezzina7. Teaching in the USA: Decentralization, Inequality, and Professional AutonomyGerald K. LeTendre8. Challenges and Solutions Faced by China’s Teachers in the Era of GlobalizationGu Mingyuan9. The Changing Roles of Teachers and Teacher Learning in the Twenty-First Century: The Singapore StoryEe-Ling Low10. The Teaching Profession Amid Changes in the Educational EcosystemsHannele Niemi, Auli Toom, Arto Kallioniemi and Jari LavonenAbout the Contributors