THE “MIRACLE” OF EDUCATION POLICIES IN FINLAND BETWEEN EQUITY AND MUTUAL TRUST. FROM PERFORMANCE TO EXCELENCE

“Miracle” (Niemi et al., 2012), “mystery”, “excellence”, “performance”, “worldleading”, etc. are some keywords used to describe the educational system in Finland. The article analyses the main cornerstones of Finnish educational policy. Several aspects are identified and decrypted, for instance: his...

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Main Author: Mihaela-Viorica RUŞITORU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Centre for Policy and Evaluation in Education 2018-12-01
Series:Revista de Pedagogie
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Online Access:http://revped.ise.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2018.-2.-93-102.-Rusitoru.pdf
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Summary:“Miracle” (Niemi et al., 2012), “mystery”, “excellence”, “performance”, “worldleading”, etc. are some keywords used to describe the educational system in Finland. The article analyses the main cornerstones of Finnish educational policy. Several aspects are identified and decrypted, for instance: historical and cultural framework; equality and equity for lifelong learning; culture of trust at all levels; educational performance and research-based education and quality of teacher training. The present study wants to help readers to better understand the Finnish education system and to appreciate its good pedagogical practices which could be adapted to improve the education policies.
ISSN:0034-8678
2559-639X