Finnish lessons
Subtitle: what can the world learn from educational change in Finland
By: Pasi Sahlberg ; foreword by Andy Hargreaves
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9780807752579
Subjects: Educational change; Education
Description: 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.