Finnish Lessons · What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? (Series on School Reform) by Sahlberg, Pasi -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Praise The Series on School Reform Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Contents Series Foreword by Ann Lieberman Foreword: UnFinnished Business by Andy Hargreaves 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