A1 Journal article (refereed)
In Teachers We Trust – the Finnish Way to Teach and Learn (2018)

Pollari, P., Salo, O.-P., & Koski, K. (2018). In Teachers We Trust – the Finnish Way to Teach and Learn. Inquiry in Education, 10(1), Article 4. https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol10/iss1/4/

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Pollari, Pirjo; Salo, Olli-Pekka; Koski, Kirsti

Journal or series: Inquiry in Education

eISSN: 2154-6282

Publication year: 2018

Volume: 10

Issue number: 1

Article number: 4

Publisher: National-Louis University

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

Persistent website address: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol10/iss1/4/

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80005

Abstract

Finland has received very good results in international student achievement tests such as PISA and ICCS in the 21st century. Consequently, education authorities and researchers from all over the world have attempted to find reasons for Finland’s success. In this article, we are looking at Finnish education from the inside, from the perspective of Finnish teachers and schools. Our hypothesis is that Finnish teachers, who have a high-quality academic education and who work as trusted professionals, have played a key role in making such results possible. Thus, we will concentrate on Finnish teachers, their role in education as well as teacher education and training in this article.

Keywords: teachers; teacher training; teacherhood; education and training; tertiary education; attitudes; society; trust; reliability (general); professional ethics; professional skills; educational systems; education policy

Free keywords: Suomi

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Ministry reporting: Yes