The Finnish Education Mystery Historical And Sociological Essays On Schooling In Finland Hannu Simola by Hannu Simola 9780415812580, 9781138096998, 0415812585, 1138096997 instant download after payment.

Finnish education has been a focus of global interest since its fi rst PISA success
in 2001. After years of superfi cial celebration, astonishment and educational
tourism, the focus has recently shifted to what is possibly the most interesting
element of this Finnish success story: that Finnish schools have been effectively
applying methods that go against the fl ow of global education policy with no
testing, no inspection, no hard evaluation, no detailed national curriculum, no
accountability and no hard competition. From a historical and sociological perspective
the Finnish case is not merely a linear success story, but is part of a
controversial and paradoxical struggle towards Utopia: towards egalitarian
schooling.
Bringing together a collection of essays by Hannu Simol a and his colleagues,
this book analyses the key dimensions of schooling in Finland to provide a
critical, analytical and uncompromising picture of the Finnish education system.
Going beyond the story of success, the book reveals the complexities of
educational change, but also identifi es opportunities and alternatives for smart
political action in complex and trans-national societies.
Including a selection of key chapters on Finnish education policy and
governance, teacher education and classroom cultures, the book will be of
interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in comparative
education, teacher education, educational policy and educational reform.
Hannu Simola is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Institute of
Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.