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The ‘spirit of the times’ : fast policy for educational reform in Finland (2021)
Hardy, I., Heikkinen, H., Pennanen, M., Salo, P., & Kiilakoski, T. (2021). The ‘spirit of the times’ : fast policy for educational reform in Finland. Policy Futures in Education, 19(7), 770-791. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210320971530
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Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Hardy, Ian; Heikkinen, Hannu; Pennanen, Matti; Salo, Petri; Kiilakoski, Tomi
Lehti tai sarja: Policy Futures in Education
ISSN: 1478-2103
eISSN: 1478-2103
Julkaisuvuosi: 2021
Ilmestymispäivä: 23.11.2020
Volyymi: 19
Lehden numero: 7
Artikkelin sivunumerot: 770-791
Kustantaja: SAGE Publications
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210320971530
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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/72933
Tiivistelmä
This article examines the nature of neoliberal influences upon educational policy making in the Finnish education system in recent times. The article draws upon key policy documents, government reports, journal articles and media articles about reforms in the early childhood, basic/compulsory school and vocational education and training sectors to evidence these processes. Analytically, these reforms are understood as instances of what has been referred to as ‘fast policy’. Methodologically, we draw upon principles of zeitgeist analysis to reveal the features and effects of these fast policy influences as they relate to educational provision in Finland. These features and effects include intensification and fragmentation of educational reform processes, increased individualisation and decontextualization of the educational reform agenda, and a trend towards increased instability, privatisation and reduction in funding for educational provision. The article foregrounds the features and effects as reflective of the ‘spirit of the times’ in which such reforms are undertaken, and cautions against these fast policy effects for the problematic consequences they appear to be having upon policy making processes, educational outcomes in Finland and the ‘spirits’ of Finnish educators.
YSO-asiasanat: koulutuspolitiikka; poliittinen päätöksenteko; koulutusjärjestelmät; koulunuudistus; ajan henki; uusliberalismi
Vapaat asiasanat: fast policy; educational reform; neoliberalism; zeitgeist analysis
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2021
JUFO-taso: 1
