Full Description
The first two editions of Finnish Lessons described how a small Nordic nation built a school system that provided access to a world-class education for all of its young people. Now available in 30 languages, this Grawemeyer Award-winning book continues to influence education policies and school practices around the globe. In this Third Edition, Pasi Sahlberg updates the story of how Finland sustains its exemplary educational performance, including how it responds to turbulent changes at home and throughout the world. Finnish Lessons 3.0 includes important new material about:
teachers and teacher education
teaching children with special needs
the role of play in high-quality education
Finland's responses to growing inequality, slipping international test scores, and the global pandemic
In the midst of national education reforms and global changes driven by public health crises and economic turbulence, Finnish Lessons 3.0 encourages teachers, students, and policymakers to think big and bold when they look for new solutions to improving their schools and entire education systems. This edition provides an even deeper dive into the present world of education in Finland in light of the most recent education statistics and international data, including PISA 2018, TIMSS 2016, and TALIS 2018.
Contents
Foreword by Howard Gardner
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Where There's a Will There's a Way
Northern Exposure
Finland as an Inspiration
Learning From Others
The Plan of This Book
1. The Finnish Dream: A Good School for All
Postwar Finland
Universal Basic Education
The New School Is Born
Expanding Upper-Secondary Education
Improving Educational Attainment
Four Phases of Educational Change
The Finnish Education System in 2020
The Finnish Dream Challenged
2. The Finnish Paradox: Less Is More
From Periphery to Limelight
Educational Attainment
Equity of Outcomes
Learning
Cost of Education
Finnish Paradoxes of Education
The Perils of PISA
3. The Finnish Advantage: The Teachers
The Culture of Teaching
Becoming a Teacher
Research-Based Teacher Education
Teachers as Researchers
Professional Development
Teachers Are Leaders
School Leaders Are Teachers
Good Teachers, Great Schools
What If Finland's Great Teachers Taught in Your Schools?
4. The Finnish Way: Competitive Welfare State
The Power of Globalization
The Global Educational Reform Movement
An Innovation Economy
Welfare, Equality, and Competitiveness
Foreign Innovation, Finnish Implementation
Myths About The Finnish School
5. Is the Future Finnish?
Success by Being Different
Successful Educational Reform
The Transfer of Change Knowledge
Stress Test for Finnish Schools
The Future of Finnish Education
Postscript by Sir Ken Robinson
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
