Finnish lessons : what can the world learn from educational change in Finland?

Finnish lessons What can the world learn from educational change in Finland?

Pasi Sahlberg

Book - 2011

The author traces the evolution of education policies in Finland and highlights how they differ from the United States and other industrialized countries. He shows how rather than relying on competition, choice, and external testing of students, education reforms in Finland focus on professionalizing teachers' work, developing instructional leadership in schools, and enhancing trust in teachers and schools. --from publisher description

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Subjects
Educational change > Finland.
Education > Finland.
Teachers > Finland.
Published
New York : Teachers College Press c2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Pasi Sahlberg (-)
Physical Description
xxii, 167 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156) and index.
ISBN
9780807752579
  • Series Foreword
  • Foreword: UnFinnished Business
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Yes, We Can (Learn from One Another)
  • Northern Exposure
  • Finland as an Example
  • Learning from One Another
  • The Plan of This Book
  • 1. The Finnish Dream: Equal Educational Opportunities
  • Post-War Finland
  • Toward Universal Basic Education
  • The New School Is Born
  • Expanding Upper-Secondary Education
  • Improving Educational Attainment
  • A Generation of Educational Change
  • The Finnish Education System in 2011
  • 2. The Finnish Paradox: Less Is More
  • From Periphery to Limelight
  • Level of Educational Attainment
  • Equity of Outcomes
  • Student Learning
  • Cost of Education
  • Finnish Paradoxes of Education
  • 3. The Finnish Advantage: The Teachers
  • The Culture of Teaching
  • Becoming a Teacher
  • Academic Teacher Education
  • Teachers as Researchers
  • Professional Development
  • Time for Pedagogical Reflection
  • Leaders Are Teachers
  • Good Teachers, Great Schools
  • 4. The Finnish Way: Competitive Welfare State
  • The Power of Globalization
  • The Global Educational Reform Movement
  • A Knowledge-Based Economy
  • Welfare, Equality, and Competitiveness
  • Two Finnish Icons: Nokia and Peruskoulu
  • The Finnish Dream Challenged
  • 5. Is the Future Finnish?
  • Excellence by Being Different
  • Successful Educational Reform
  • The Transfer of Change Knowledge
  • The Future of Finnish Education
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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