Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? - Couverture souple

Sahlberg, Pasi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807752576 ISBN 13 : 9780807752579

Editeur : Teachers' College Press, 2011

Synopsis

Finnish Lessons is a first-hand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system during the past three decades. 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. This book details the complexity of educational change and encourages educators and policymakers to develop effective solutions for their own districts and schools.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This book will give hope, vision, and strategies to anyone who is sincere in bringing a great education to every child. Pick it up and read it. --Education Week's BookMarks

Pasi Sahlberg as an insider knows what has happened and as a researcher has an objective perspective on cause and effect relationships. This story makes sense to me. --Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director, Finnish Broadcasting Company and former Minister of Education (1994 1999)

Finland's remarkable educational story, so well told in this book by Pasi Sahlberg, is both informative and inspiring because it shows that with appropriate effort sustained over time, a country can make huge improvements for its young people, something that all countries aspire to do. --Ben Levin, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Biographie de l'auteur :

Pasi Sahlberg is Director General of CIMO (Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation) at the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Teachers' College Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0807752576
• ISBN 13: 9780807752579
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208