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How do teachers reason about their practice? Representing the epistemic nature of teachers’ practical knowledge
- K. Gholami, J. Husu
- Psychology
- 7 January 2009
Abstract The present study focused on the epistemology of teachers’ practical knowledge by addressing the following research question: how do teachers attempt to reason about their practices and… Expand
The Cultural Dependence of the Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire: The Case of Iranian Kurdish Teachers
- K. Gholami, Kirsi Tirri
- Psychology
- 18 July 2012
A good theory-based tool for measuring ethical sensitivity, which is usable in different contexts, is scarce. In this study, we examined the Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire (ESSQ) in line… Expand
Moral care and caring pedagogy: two dimensions of teachers’ praxis
- K. Gholami
- Psychology
- 1 March 2011
This paper draws on findings from an empirical study on the epistemic nature of teachers’ practice. It particularly addresses teachers’ reasoning that lies behind their practice in order to gain… Expand
Caring Teaching as a Moral Practice: An Exploratory Study on Perceived Dimensions of Caring Teaching
- K. Gholami, Kirsi Tirri
- Psychology
- 26 July 2012
Caring teaching is a conceptual framework used to gain an insight into the moral aspect of teaching. Using a quantitative research approach, we studied 556 teachers in order to explore their… Expand
The Faculty’s Perception of Web-based Instruction Application in Iran’s Higher Education
- K. Gholami, Yaser Sayadi
- Psychology
- 12 September 2012
This paper addresses the faculty perception on web-based instruction in order to explain the nature of learning and instruction in this setting. Using a mixed method approach, the research studied a… Expand
Life purposes of Iranian secondary school students
- N. Hedayati, E. Kuusisto, K. Gholami, Kirsi Tirri
- Psychology
- 3 July 2017
Abstract This article examines Iranian secondary students’ (N = 336) life purposes. Economic and hedonistic life goals were the most valued. Relationships in terms of having a family and children… Expand
Representing the epistemic nature of teachers' practical knowledge: the case of class teachers' general pedagogy
- K. Gholami
- Political Science
- 1 July 2009
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The Professors’s professional experience in relation to effective teaching phenomen in higher education
- K. Gholami, mohammad asady
- Psychology
- 10 March 2014
The main purpose of the present study was to gain insights into effective teaching in higher education as a phenomenon. Using professional experiences of university faculty, we wanted to develop a… Expand
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Is ethical sensitivity in teaching culturally bound? Comparing Finnish and Iranian teachers’ ethical sensitivity
- K. Gholami, E. Kuusisto, Kirsi Tirri
- Sociology
- 2 November 2015
In this study, we investigated the culture-invariant and culture-dependent nature of teachers’ ethical sensitivity in two countries. Our case study involves teachers from Finland (n = 864)… Expand
Cultural-bound elements of ethical sensitivity: case studies from the Netherlands, Finland, and Iran
- E. Kuusisto, K. Gholami, I. Schutte, M. Wolfensberger, Kirsi Tirri
- Psychology
- 2017
This chapter provides insight into the culturally-bound nature of ethical sensitivity by examining three case studies from different educational contexts: the Netherlands (n = 622), Finland (n =… Expand
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