Hasso Kukemelk

Engineering students’ conceptions of entrepreneurial learning as part of their education

The purpose of this study was to examine what kinds of conceptions of entrepreneurial learning engineering students expressed in an entrepreneurship course integrated in their study programme. The data were collected during an entrepreneurship course in Estonia that was organised for fourth-year engineering students, using video-recorded group interviews (N = 48) and individual in-depth interviews (N = 16). As a result of the phenomenographic analysis, four qualitatively distinctive conceptions of entrepreneurial learning were discerned. Entrepreneurial learning was seen to involve (1) applying entrepreneurial ideas to engineering, (2) understanding entrepreneurial issues in a new way, (3) action-oriented personal development, and (4) self-realising through collective effort. These qualitatively distinct categories differed from each other in four dimensions of variation: nature of learning, response to pedagogy, relation to teamwork, and learning outcomes.

Estonia: School Leadership in Estonia 2001–2013

The paper describes Estonian school system and main changes or tendencies in the country and focuses on educational leadership studies during the last 15 years. The chapter is designed on the basis of high-quality studies on educational leadership carried out in Estonia since 2000.

The impact of professional capital on educational excellence and equality in Estonia

Purpose – Estonia’s results in programme for international student assessment (PISA) studies between 2006 and 2012 showed both high-level attainment and social equity. The combination of excellence and equity makes Estonia stand out from other countries. The purpose of this paper is to explore the wide range of factors that influence Estonian students’ performance in these tests and note how professional capital fits into the overall picture. Design/methodology/approach – First the authors present a brief analysis of the outcomes in terms of the PISA results. Then the authors describe a wide range of contextual factors in Estonia such as: the country’s general level of human development; historical and cultural factors; demographics and social factors. These are the inputs to the education system. Finally the authors explore the interplay between features of the education system itself – the schooling processes – and note the impact of professional capital. Findings – The authors judge that the interplay ...

Lasteaedade juhtimine rahvusvahelises võrdluses

Tampere Ulikooli valja antud artiklikogumik on mitmes mottes unikaalne raamat, mis lasteaiale keskendudes pakub ainest haridusasutuse juhtimise uldiste pohimotete ule arutlemiseks. See holmab 15 kaastood seitsmest riigist (Soome, Norra, Inglismaa, Taiwan, Aserbaidžaan, Trinidad ja Tobago ning Austraalia), kogu tahelepanu on koolieelsel lasteasutusel ja selle juhtimiseeriparal. Kogumikus kasitletakse lasteasutuste juhtimise uuringuid riikide kaupa ja esitatakse uldistavaid teoreetilisi analuuse, tuginedes uhtsele metodoloogilisele raamistikule. Lugeja saab vorrelda kasitlusviise ja korralduslikke lahendusi eri riikides ning keskenduda nii majanduslikust kui ka poliitilisest susteemist tingitud erinevustele.