Comparative Analysis Of The Educational Systems Of The United States Of America And Finland

Author : Caroline Mutuku
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783668723832

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Comparative Analysis of the Educational Systems of the United States of America and Finland by Caroline Mutuku Pdf

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Pedagogy - Common Didactics, Educational Objectives, Methods, grade: 1.6, , language: English, abstract: A comparison of the education disparity in the United States of America and the unified education system in Finland helps to underscore the differences in learning outcomes in various countries. Although Finland is a smaller economy, its education system consistently puts the learning outcomes higher than the United States of America. The overall availability of quality schools programs tend to be well established in wealthy industrialized nations than in the more poor developing ones. However, there are large differences that distinguish even countries that are geographically near each other and operating at similar economic development. For instance, all children aged three years are enrolled in an education program in Finland and France compared with twenty-eight percent of Spanish and Portuguese preschool children. Even within the same nation, access to education is more prevalent in urban centres compared with the rural areas. It is only in the last few decades that systematic research begun to look at the linkages that exist between national policy, childhood education programs, and the outcomes of the children. There is widespread body of evidence that suggest that participation in a preschool program enhances cognitive development among children and prepares for success in their schooling.

Author : Pasi Sahlberg
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780807770887

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Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg Pdf

“It is now time to break down the ideology of exceptionalism in the United States and other Anglo-American nations if we are to develop reforms that will truly inspire our teachers to improve learning for all our students—especially those who struggle the most. In that essential quest, Pasi Sahlberg is undoubtedly one of the very best teachers of all.” —From the Foreword by Andy Hargreaves, Lynch School of Education, Boston College Finnish Lessons is a first-hand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system during the past three decades. The author traces the evolution of education policies in Finland and highlights how they differ from the United States and other industrialized countries. He shows how rather than relying on competition, choice, and external testing of students, education reforms in Finland focus on professionalizing teachers’ work, developing instructional leadership in schools, and enhancing trust in teachers and schools. This book details the complexity of educational change and encourages educators and policymakers to develop effective solutions for their own districts and schools.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264006416

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PISA Learning for Tomorrow's World First Results from PISA 2003 by OECD Pdf

This report presents the first internationally comparable results to OECD's 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Survey of the educational performance of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science in 25 OECD countries.

Author : Pedro López-Roldán,Sandra Fachelli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030484422

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Towards a Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities between Europe and Latin America by Pedro López-Roldán,Sandra Fachelli Pdf

This open access volume identifies the common and specific aspects of social mechanisms that generate inequalities, through comparative analyses of different dimensions in which inequalities are expressed. It includes studies on social inequalities in 5 European and 5 Latin American countries, along 11 thematic axes: inequalities in the labour market and labour trajectories; asymmetries in the relationship between training and employment; inequalities in work and family life; educational inequalities; geographical and social inequalities: ethnicity and language; social inequalities, migration and space; uncertainty, strategies, resources and capabilities; inequality of opportunity: intergenerational social mobility; social policies; gender inequalities; and research methodology. This volume is the result of a large collaborative project on social inequality funded by the European Commission: the International Network for Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities. Taking into account diverse perspectives and approximations, the collaborators have created a general analytical framework as a model of analysis of social inequalities. The various contributions in this volume help readers gain a global outlook and help reflect on social inequalities in a comparative perspective. This volume addresses social science graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, social policy makers, as well as a broader academic audience interested in social inequality.

Author : C. C. Wolhuter
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781802625196

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World Education Patterns in the Global North by C. C. Wolhuter Pdf

World Education Patterns in the Global North surveys the educational responses and new educational landscapes being developed as a consequence of powerful global forces demanding change within the Global North’s educational contexts, including North America, Central and South-East Europe, and East Asia.

Author : Anna Fielding
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 1477679278

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The School System Comparison Between the United States and Finland by Anna Fielding Pdf

This title discusses of the school system differences and similarities between Finland and the United States. What are the differences? Why Finns score higher in international tests? Why the American students cannot apply their knowledge in real life situations? The current debate in educational issues during the U.S. presidential campaign in 2012 has also addressed this subject.

Author : Hannu Simola
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135084080

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The Finnish Education Mystery by Hannu Simola Pdf

Finnish education has been a focus of global interest since its first PISA success in 2001. After years of superficial 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 flow 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 Simola 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 identifies 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.

Author : Andrea Bernhard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783531942988

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Quality Assurance in an International Higher Education Area by Andrea Bernhard Pdf

Rethinking the purpose and the aim of higher education has led to new and alternative ways to assure the quality of different higher education systems. In the case studies of six OECD countries, Andrea Bernhard exemplifies the ongoing trends and changes of quality assurance systems along peer-reviewed country reports and interviews with national and international experts. The comparative analysis is based on international, descriptive, discursive, and analytical aspects concentrating on the theoretical concepts of massification, diversification, privatisation, and internationalisation. The author highlights the leading trend towards quality assurance within an international higher education area and provides recommendations to establish a functioning quality assurance system within the observed higher education systems and beyond their borders. This book is valuable reading for academics, practitioners, and policy makers in the field of higher education.

Author : Jennifer Chung
Publisher : Comparative and International
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Education
ISBN : 9004407529

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PISA and Global Education Policy by Jennifer Chung Pdf

PISA and Global Education Policy: Understanding Finland's Success and Influenceprovides an in-depth investigation for the reasons behind Finland's success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Finland's high performances in every administration of PISA since 2000 have captured worldwide attention. This volume offers a comprehensive exploration into the context of Finland, uncovering its historical, cultural, political, and societal nuances. Furthermore, it delves into the history of Finnish education, providing a strong foundation from which to view the system that produced so much success in PISA. The book analyses empirical data from Finnish professors of education, ministers of education, head teachers, and teachers for the reasons behind Finland's consistently high outcomes in the survey. It includes viewpoints from OECD officers with direct responsibility for PISA. In addition, it uncovers the impact of Finnish influence on education policy worldwide. Thus, the text presents an analysis of the growing politicisation of international achievement studies such as PISA. The increasingly globalised educational context surrounding PISA calls for an analysis of policy transfer and the already-apparent uncritical policy borrowing of Finnish education policy within the UK context.

Author : United States. Department of State. Office of External Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : International relations
ISBN : IND:30000139884153

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Government-supported Research by United States. Department of State. Office of External Research Pdf

Author : Richard Desjardins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781474273657

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Political Economy of Adult Learning Systems by Richard Desjardins Pdf

Based on comparative adult education statistics offered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) and country case studies, this book analyses the policies and structures that foster adult learning. It examines a variety of forms of adult learning, ranging from initial forms of post-compulsory education, such as upper secondary tracks and tertiary education, to firm training, compensatory adult education and learning for civic and leisure oriented purposes. Throughout the book, adult learning systems are directly linked to a variety of structural and public policy frameworks using a comparative welfare state approach. Themes such as pathways to learning and transition systems, participation patterns in higher education and participation patterns in other organized forms of adult learning are covered. The countries discussed are the UK, the USA, Korea, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands. Situated at the intersection between scholarship and policy and using a mixed-methods approach, this title contributes fundamental insights into the further study of policies and structures related to alternative post-compulsory learning pathways.

Author : National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment (U.S.)
Publisher : Department of Education
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:31951D01702171X

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The Educational System in the United States by National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment (U.S.) Pdf

This volume reports on the Case Study Project, an initiative that evaluates the experiences of math and science teachers across the United States and includes levels of schooling and achievement levels. The report focuses on typical public schools in the United States at three levels: elementary, junior high, and senior high with the intent of creating a composite profile of typical schools. The volume is divided into five chapters: "Rationale for the Study,""The Development and Implementation of Education Standards in the United States,""Individual Differences and the United States Education System,""The Role of School in United States Adolescents' Lives," and "Teachers and the Teaching Profession in the United States." Results show that the typical school had adopted curriculum standards or guidelines proposed by state departments of education, rather than by a national body. One exception to this was the influential set of national guidelines developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Despite the general interest in standards, the choices made by parents, teachers, and students reflected many values, of which the desire for independence was one of the strongest. Students who were surveyed exhibited high optimism, especially those students from middle- class families. (RJM)

Author : Lindsay Whorton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317507789

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Teachers' Unions and Education Reform in Comparative Contexts by Lindsay Whorton Pdf

Teachers’ unions have long been controversial and divisive organizations, but criticism and distrust of them may be at an all-time high. This volume considers the prevailing assumption that unions successfully block change in education because they are primarily motivated to protect members’ interests. It challenges the conceptualization of teacher union motivation and provides a more nuanced account of unions’ interests, power and impact. Through a series of international cases from the United States, Finland and the Canton of Zürich, this volume examines the hot-button issue of performance-related pay reform and compensation. It argues that a better understanding of the union-management relationship may be the key to securing more meaningful change and reform. It will be of use to scholars, policy-makers, union leaders, teachers and citizens who are interested in the possibilities for the union-management relationship, rather than the limitations.

Author : Hannu Simola,Jaakko Kauko,Janne Varjo,Mira Kalalahti,Fritjof Sahlstrom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135084226

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Dynamics in Education Politics by Hannu Simola,Jaakko Kauko,Janne Varjo,Mira Kalalahti,Fritjof Sahlstrom Pdf

Dynamics in Education Politics: Understanding and Explaining the Finnish Case introduces a new theoretical framework characterised as Comparative Analytics of Dynamics in Education Politics (CADEP). Albeit the topicality of comparative research is obvious in the current era of global large-scale assessment, with its concomitant media visibility and political effects, comparative education is still suffering from certain methodological deficits and is in need of robust theorisation. Focusing on relational dynamics between policy threads, actors and institutions in education politics CADEP seriously considers the phenomena of complexity, contingency and trans-nationality in late-modern societies. In this book CADEP is applied and validated in analysing the "Finnish Educational Miracle" that has been attracting attention in the educational world ever since they rocketed to fame following the PISA studies during the 2000s. This book will open up opportunities for mutual understanding and learning rather than just celebrating the exceptional circumstances or sustainable leadership. Areas covered include: The analytics of dynamics in education politics The dynamics of policy making and governance The dynamics of educational family strategies The dynamics of classroom culture It is vital for humankind to be able to learn from each other’s successes and failures, and this applies in education, too. This book is thus a valuable read for anyone interested in the education system and wanting to shape the learning environment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913764

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf