Quality and Equity in Finnish Schools

Autor/in	Sahlberg, Pasi
Titel	Quality and Equity in Finnish Schools
Quelle	In: School Administrator, 69 (2012) 8, S.27-30 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6439
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Educational Opportunities; Standardized Tests; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Civil Rights; Social Justice; Special Education; Educational History; Professional Development; School Choice; Educational Finance; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Bildungsfonds; Finnland
Abstract	Schools everywhere vary little with regard to the subjects they teach, the classrooms where students learn, and the students' opinions about school. They do differ significantly in one area, however: the way they address the inequalities and diversity their students bring to school. For the small, agrarian, and relatively poor nation of Finland, educating all of its youth equally well was the best way to catch up to other countries in the industrial world. Since the early 1970s, education policies have made equality of educational opportunity the key driver in Finnish education reform--an imperative that addresses human rights and economic concerns. In this article, the author discusses quality and equity in Finnish schools and shares how Finland's school system ensures all students have access to quality instruction, minus the constant standardized testing. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10