Welcome! This website is for UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity and UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity. Here you can find information about the networks, the networks' projects, news and blogposts.
The UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity and UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity are two separate networks, but they have lots of commonalities.
Both networks focus on teacher education for different levels of education, with a specific focus on social justice and diversity in education. Inclusive education, indigenous education, education for social justice, equity and diversity, education in rural areas and digitalisation are important concepts for both networks. Due to similar interests, some network activities are organised in collaboration with these two networks.
UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education was established on 2015, under the auspices of UArctic and it has a strong focus on Arctic issues. In 2018, UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on Teacher Education was established to globally expand the cooperation already started within UArctic Thematic Network. UNITWIN/UNESCO network is not focused on one specific area, but it more different areas across the world with similar problems and issues - education for diverse learners, educational policies in rural areas, digitalisation and indigenous education.
Tuija Turunen
Network lead
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4124
tuija.turunen(at)ulapland.fi
Sara Ihamäki
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 559 8251
sara.ihamaki(at)ulapland.fi
Satu-Maarit Korte
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4492
satu-maarit.korte(at)ulapland.fi
Pigga Keskitalo
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4153
pigga.keskitalo(at)ulapland.fi
Outi Kyrö-Ämmälä
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4120
outi.kyro-ammala(at)ulapland.fi
Suvi Lakkala
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4108
suvi.lakkala(at)ulapland.fi
Erika Sarivaara
Faculty of Education
University of Lapland
+358 40 484 4250
erika.sarivaara(at)ulapland.fi
The UAS School of Education invites you to a reception and presentation by Dr. Tuija Turunen titled, It's not a miracle: Teacher education and teaching in Finland. The reception will offer light refreshments and begin at 5:30 pm and the presentation will follow at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 3rd.
Tuija Turunen will give a talk titled "It's not a miracle: Teacher preparation and teaching in Finland" on Wednesday, March 22 at 4:30pm (GMT-8) at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
EICN project published an open access book "Education, Equity and Inclusion - Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North" in January 2023. The editors of the book held a panel discussion at Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 in February. The session started with introduction to the project by editor Janette Peltokorpi. Following the presentation, a...
United Kingdom published new policy paper titled "Looking North: The UK and The Arctic. The United Kingdom's Arctic Policy Framework". The policy papers mention UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity as one of the connections between UK and the Arctic.
The Faculty of Education of the University of Lapland is working in the Theory-Practice Balance in Teacher Education (TEPATE) development project together with two Mozambican teacher education units, Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo (UP) and Instituto Superior de Educação e Tecnologia - One World (ISET One World). The project is managed by the...
