The subjects of the Finnish research project that sought to describe student teacher's perspectives on research-based approach were part of a special group of students, worked as teachers without being officially qualified to do so before they entered teacher education. The research was carried out as a web-based survey (n = 113). The questionnaire was based on the structure of the curriculum of the teacher education programme, including items from each part of the curriculum. The subjects were asked about both attitudes and experiences. the students appreciate the research-based approach as the main organising theme of teacher education.