International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 2(3), pp. 49-55,

April , 2014. ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2014.014

Review

“GOD LOVES A JOYFUL TEACHER” – AND SO DO PUPILS

Taina Rantala, Kaarina Määttä, and *Satu Uusiautti

University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.

*University of Lapland, PO Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland. *Corresponding author’s E-mail: satu@uusiautti.fi

Accepted 11 April 2014

What has joy have to do with teaching and learning? This article reviews the concept of joy of learning. The purpose is to discuss the emergence of joy in learning situations and teachers’ opportunities to create a learning atmosphere in which joy is present. As the conclusion, pupils’ self-directed learning and teachers’ self-esteem are considered the key factors of learning and well-being in pupils in numerous ways.

Key words: joy, joy of learning, learning, teaching, self-directed learning.



 

FULL TEXT PDF