Miracle of Education: The Principles and Practices of Teaching and Learning in Finnish Schools - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 946300775X ISBN 13: 9789463007757

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2016

Synopsis

Finnish pupils’ success in international student assessment tests is a hot topic everywhere in the world. The significance of Finnish educational policy and society are continuously discussed. This book provides explanations, answers and reflections to these questions.
Over 30 expert authors have contributed to this book by bringing their own specific research-based viewpoints to these issues. The book describes the wholeness of the Finnish educational system, on both structural and administrative levels. It introduces the framing factors and societal conditions of education in Finland. It also explains how the Finnish educational system and teacher education function in everyday life. The book illustrates how teaching and learning of different subjects is realized in Finnish schools, and describes the essential characteristics and methods of teaching, learning materials and research on these issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 946300775X
• ISBN 13: 9789463007757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Niemi Hannele, Toom Auli, Kallioniemi Arto