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Ecological Sustainability and Steering of Finnish Comprehensive Schools (2023)


Mykrä, N. (2023). Ecological Sustainability and Steering of Finnish Comprehensive Schools. In M. Thrupp, P. Seppänen, J. Kauko, & S. Kosunen (Eds.), Finland’s Famous Education System : Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling (pp. 87-104). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8241-5_6


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Publication details

All authors or editorsMykrä, Niina

Parent publicationFinland’s Famous Education System : Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling

Parent publication editorsThrupp, Martin; Seppänen, Piia; Kauko, Jaakko; Kosunen, Sonja

ISBN978-981-19-8240-8

eISBN978-981-19-8241-5

Publication year2023

Pages range87-104

PublisherSpringer

Publication countrySingapore

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8241-5_6

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessOpen Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85936


Abstract

With the climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss, our globe is facing enormous challenges: the basis of life on Earth is in danger. Eco-anxiety and global eco-social crises are also driving education to search for solutions to build a sustainable future, for instance the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development views education as a key instrument for change. One of the key promises of the Finnish Ministry of Education is to commit to sustainable development, and the Finnish National Forum for Skills Anticipation states that important future skills should include knowledge of sustainable development. In national reports on how to carry out Agenda 2030, Finland has highlighted education as a key strength in meeting the sustainability goals. Yet the global goals of sustainability education fail to translate into concrete actions by the time they reach everyday life in Finnish schools. The 2014 Finnish national core curriculum for basic education is also insufficiently clear in the area of sustainability even though it expects sustainability to be included in school culture and teaching. In addition to this, the enactment of the curriculum in Finnish comprehensive schools meets various hindering and promoting cultural elements, which are interconnected. Change towards sustainability across levels of activity from high-level policy to everyday life within schools in Finland is complicated.


Keywordseducation and trainingeducational systemstraining serviceseducation policysociology of educationtraining objectiveseducational planningsocial justiceurban studiesequality (values)equality education

Free keywordsFinnish education system; Finnish policies and education; Finnish education; social justice and education; political structures and education; policy developments and education; social class and education; gender inequalities and education; ethnic diversity and education; urban studies and education; policy sociology and education; Finnish schooling; Bourdieu and education; Foucault and education


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Ministry reportingYes

Reporting Year2023

Preliminary JUFO rating2


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