ERIC Number: EJ964231
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-127X
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Lessons from Finland: Where the Country's Education System Rose to the Top in Just a Couple Decades
Sahlberg, Pasi
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v77 n3 p18-24 Nov 2011
Since Finland emerged in 2000 as the top-scoring Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nation on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), researchers have been pouring into the country to study the so-called "Finnish miracle." How did a country with an undistinguished education system in the 1980s surge to the head of the class in just a couple of decades? Research and experience suggest that one element of the Finnish system trumps all others: excellent teachers and leaders. This article looks at how Finland develops such excellence in its teacher workforce.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Recruitment, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Selection, Teacher Persistence, Professional Autonomy, Curriculum Development, Student Evaluation, Faculty Workload, Teacher Leadership
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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