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Lessons Learnt from a Large-Scale Curriculum Reform: The Strategies to Enhance Development Work and Reduce Reform-Related Stress
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Tikkanen, Lotta; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Pietarinen, Janne; Soini, Tiina – Journal of Educational Change, 2020
Sustainable school development is suggested to result in both meaningful learning and enhanced well-being for those involved in the reform work. The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of the relations between the strategies utilised in school development work, school impact of the reform and burdening in the context of curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, National Curriculum
Transnational Policy Transfer over Three Curriculum Reforms in Finland: The Constructions of Conditional and Purposive Programs (1994-2016)
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Sivesind, Kirsten; Afsar, Azita; Bachmann, Kari E. – European Educational Research Journal, 2016
This article examines how three national curricula for basic education in Finland reflect transnational policy perspectives from 1994 to the present. By developing a conceptual apparatus for curriculum analysis, we examine how national curricula in Finland can be interpreted as modifications of transnational policy transfers shaped by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, National Curriculum, Curriculum Research
A Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Project Developing Public Health Higher Education in Four Higher Education Institutes in Africa and Europe
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Haaranen, Ari; Saarti, Jarmo; Miettola, Juhani; Erkkilä, Arja T. – Africa Education Review, 2016
The HEI-ICI project involves cooperation between the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and three African partners. The main aim of the project, now in its fourth year, has been to develop education in health sciences and to improve the quality of teaching. The target has been to develop the skills of selected junior faculty from the Public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Partnerships in Education, Educational Development
Evaluation of the Centres of Excellence in Higher Education
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Kettunen, Juha Matti – Tertiary Education and Management, 2011
This study presents an evaluation of the centres of excellence in higher education in Finland. This approach is an example of enhancement-led evaluation aiming to improve the long-term development of education. The study presents the Degree Programme in Civil Engineering of the Turku University of Applied Sciences, which was awarded the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Active Learning, Civil Engineering, Foreign Countries
The Secret to Finland's Success: Educating Teachers. Research Brief
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Sahlberg, Pasi – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2010
In the last decade, Finland has emerged as the leading OECD country in educational achievement. In examining the sources of Finland's dramatic rise to the top, research shows one key element that has impacted Finland's success above all others: excellent teachers. This policy brief details the key elements of Finland's successful system, examining…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy
The Development of Finnish Adult Education
Adult Education in Finland, 1975
A summary of the State Committee report on Finnish adult education outlines principles and guidelines on which planning for program development should be based. Nine topics include: objectives, concepts, policy aims, functional background, system evaluation, organizational development, pedagogic development, financial and social support, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
On the Reform of Secondary School Education in Finland. Information Bulletin.
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Laukkanen, Raijo, Ed.; Pietila, Asta, Ed. – 1974
The purpose of this report is to discuss and examine the implications of a May 1974 resolution by the Finnish cabinet calling for the reform of secondary education. Basically, the cabinet resolution outlined groundrules for educational planning and development to ensure proper integration of the vocational and secondary school program with the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development