Are Teachers Crucial for Academic Achievement? Finland Educational Success in a Comparative Perspective

Autor/in	Andere, Eduardo
Titel	Are Teachers Crucial for Academic Achievement? Finland Educational Success in a Comparative Perspective
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 23 (2015) 39, (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068 2341
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Role; Academic Achievement; Preservice Teacher Education; Standardized Tests; Achievement Tests; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Quality; Comparative Education; International Organizations; Success; Outcomes of Education; Cultural Influences; Role of Education; Educational History; Equal Education; Teaching (Occupation); Case Studies; Finland; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerrolle; Schulleistung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Erfolg; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Bildungsauftrag; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Finnland
Abstract	Teachers are seen as the main reason behind the high, equal, and consistent student performance in Finland as measured by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and there is a lot of truth in this. Candidates for teacher training programs are selected through a rigorous process, for example. However, using primarily the case of Finland, this paper seeks to show that factors beyond the quality of teachers are also involved in explaining high performance on international standardized tests by students around the world. The policy of attracting high-caliber students and providing high-quality preservice training, suggested by organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and McKinsey & Company, does not necessarily seem to be related to high student performance in all countries. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01