ED 434 883 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION ISBN ISSN PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT RESUME SP 038 818 Kansanen, Pertti, Ed. Discussions on Some Educational Issues VIII. Research Report 204 Helsinki Univ., (Finland). Dept. of Teacher Education. ISBN-951-45-8293-4 ISSN-0359-4203 1999-00-00 106p. Department of Teacher Education, P.O. Box 38 (Ratakatu 6A), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki. Tel: 358-9-1912-8112; Fax: 358-9-1912-8114. Collected Works - General (020) MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. Educational Research; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; *Knowledge Base for Teaching; Mathematics Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Problem Solving; Student Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Researchers; *Teaching (Occupation); Textbooks Finland; Teacher Knowledge; *Teacher Thinking This book contains six papers: "Studying the Teachers Life and Work" (Ivor F. Goodson); "Mindful Orientation in Teachers' Pedagogical Thinking" (Jukka Husu); "The Way Thinking is Once Again" (Pertti Kansanen); "Preparing Prospective Elementary Teachers to Teach Mathematics: A Problem-Solving Approach" (Frank K. Lester, Jr. and Diana V. Lambdin); "Individual Differences in the Criteria of Optimal Readability of Textbooks" (Jan Mikk); and "The Pathic of Pedagogical Practice" (Max van Manen). (All papers contain references.) (SM) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ********************************************************************************