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Einar Fritjof SAHLBERG (1895-1977)
2010
1790
Compulsory schooling
Work
experience
Basic school
1
7
Preschool
6
The Finnish Way 1:
Excellence by Equity
Equity in education
variation of student performance in science
PISA 2006
Equity in education
variation of student performance in science
Variation of
performance within
schools
Variation of
performance between
schools
PISA 2006
The Finnish Way 2:
Less is More
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
United States
Mexico
New Zealand
Scotland
Hours per year
Australia
Russian
Germany
Portugal
Netherlands
Ireland
England
Spain
Belgium (Fl.)
Slovenia
Iceland
Belgium (Fr.)
Norway
Denmark
France
Czech Republic
Middle School Teachers
Luxembourg
Estonia
Korea
Finnish teachers teach less
Hungary
Austria
Net contact time in hours per year in public institutions
Japan
Italy
Israel
Finland
Poland
Greece
OECD 2010
Finnish pupils study less
in and out of school
9000
Total compulsory instruction hours between 7 and 14 year-olds
8000
7000
5000
4000
Ages 9-11
3000
2000
0
Sweden
Korea
Greece
Japan
Austria
Denmark
OECD average
Portugal
Belgium
Spain
Ireland
England
France
Mexico
Italy
Australia
Netherlands
Finland
Norway
Germany
OECD 2010
More money, less learning
Learning
580
Finland
560
540
Canada
Japan
PISA science score in 2006
Ireland
Sweden
500 Denmark
France
Spain
Norway United States
480 Italy
Portugal
Greece
460 Cost
50,000
55,000
60,000
65,000
70,000
75,000
80,000
85,000
90,000
95,000
100,000
OECD 2010
The Finnish Way 3:
Test Less, Learn More
Finnish Students are Tested less
560
540
520
2000
2003
2006
500
480
460
USA UK Canada Australia Japan New Zealand Ireland Finland
OECD 2001-2007
Finnish Students are Tested Less
560
540
520
2000
2003
2006
500
480
460
USA UK Canada Australia Japan New Zealand Ireland Finland
OECD 2001-2007
The Finnish Way 4:
Teaching as a Dream Job
Applicants to primary school teacher education
7000
6000
5000
4000
Male
3000 Female
2000
1000
Accepted
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Teacher salaries relative to workers with college degree
1.4
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.4
Admission: 1st Phase 2nd Phase 3rd Phase
- high school merits - exam - interview
0.2
- other merits
OECD 2010
(What) Can We Learn from Finland?
Global
Educational Finnish
Reform
Movement
Way
X
Academic Holistic
Global
Educational Finnish
Reform
Movement
Way
X
Standardization
Foreword by Andy Hargreaves
Personalization
Global
Educational Finnish
Reform
Movement
Way
X
Competition
Foreword by Andy Hargreaves
Community
Global
Educational Finnish
Reform
Movement
Way
X
Choice
Foreword by Andy Hargreaves
Equity
Global
Educational Finnish
Reform
Movement
Way
X
Accountability
Foreword by Andy Hargreaves
Trust
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