Reforms and Innovations in Estonian Education

The Editors: Jaan Mikk, professor of Education at the University of Tartu (Estonia) since 1983; publications on school textbooks and achievement tests.Marika Veisson, professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Tallinn (Estonia) since 1988; publications on early childhood, child and adolescent development, school and family partnership.Piret Luik, associate professor of Educational Technology at the University of Tartu (Estonia) since 2005; publications on ICT in education.

• Contents: Viive-Riina Ruus/Imbi Henno/Eve Eisenschmidt/Krista Loogma/Helle Noorväli/Priit Reiska/Sirje Rekkor: Reforms, Developments and Trends in Estonian Education during Recent Decades – Sulev Alajõe/Jüri Ginter: Educational Reform in a Small Country: The Case of Estonia – Karin Lukk/Monica Sakk/Marika Veisson: Parents’ Beliefs about Home-School Partnership: Rethinking the Parental Involvement Paradigm – Anita Kärner: Doctoral Supervision: Towards New Concepts and Dilemmas – Eve Eisenschmidt/Katrin Poom-Valickis/Tuuli Oder: Supporting Novice Teachers’ Professional Development: Monitoring the Induction Year Experience in Estonia – Inge Timoštšuk/Helle Sikka: Identity Statements of Student Teachers in the Initial Stage of Teacher Training Characterizing Environmental, Cognitive and Relationship Mechanisms – Piret Luik/Hasso Kukemelk: Teachers’ Understanding of Learning and Teaching – Edgar Krull: Models of Instruction as Tools for Analyzing Lessons – Heiki Krips: Teachers’ Behaviours in Forms 5 to 9 and Forms 10 to 12 Classrooms – Aino Ugaste/Tiia Õun/Maire Tuul: Implementation of a Child-centred Approach in Post-Socialist Society – Edna Vahter: Aspects of Assessment in Visual Art Education in Primary School – Airi Kukk/Leida Talts: How do Teachers Assess the Achievement of Learning Objectives by Children of 6 to 10 Years of Age.