Tradition and Innovation in Education

«Tradition and Innovation in Education» presents a number of articles that deal with topics as varied as outdoor education in Estonian kindergartens, student teacher lesson analysis skills, activities that bridge the theory-practice gap and the identity of academics in a changing university environment. In the light of PISA they also discuss how student awareness and the choice of different learning strategies explains the variation in reading proficiency. A user experience evaluation system is offered for pupils with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, while living, learning and discovery learning is presented as an approach to violin studies for beginners. The volume takes a new look at creativity as being discussed too much and losing its meaning.

Marika Veisson is Professor of Early Childhood Education and the Head of the Doctoral School at Tallinn University, Estonia.
Airi Liimets is Professor of Philosophy and Sociology of Education at Tallinn University, Estonia.
Pertti Kansanen is Professor Emeritus of Educational Science at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Edgar Krull is Professor of General Pedagogy at the Institute of Education, University of Tartu, Estonia.