Why Fix something that is not Broken? The Implementation of School Choice Policy and Parental Attitudes towards Equality and Uniformity of Comprehensive School System in Finland

In Finland, the pupil bodies of schools consisting of children living in the nearby area (school district) has been a central principle ever since the founding of the ‘folk school’ network in the 1890s. Children were allocated to schools on the basis of residence. This policy was changed in the mid...

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Main Authors: Heikki Silvennoinen, Mira Kalalahti, Janne Varjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2015-02-01
Series:Athens Journal of Education
Online Access:http://www.atiner.gr/journals/education/2015-2-1-3-Silvennoinen.pdf