Teacher students' meaningful learning in widening learning worlds

• Published in: Teaching education (Columbia, S.C.) Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 323 - 342
• Main Authors: Aarto-Pesonen, Leena, Piirainen, Arja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brisbane Routledge 02.07.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adult education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Andragogy; Communities of Practice; Cooperation; Educational Needs; frames of learning; Higher Education; meaningful learning; metasynthesis; Networks; Power Structure; Preservice Teachers; Self Actualization; Skill Development; Social Influences; Student Development; Student teachers; Teacher education; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Skills; Transformative Learning

This qualitative metasynthesis investigated students' meaningful learning experiences amid andragogical teacher education programmes. The programmes catered to the specific learning needs of adult students in the context of university-based teacher education. This study aimed to provide a wider...