Book ´Finnish Education in Practice´
The book Finnish Education in Practice What, Why and How is a practice-oriented publication of Finnish education for teachers, principals and other educators, but also for parents.
The success of the Finnish education system has raised interest around the world. Many teachers, principals and education planners would like to know how this world-famous education system is implemented in practice. What do the Finns actually do to achieve such excellent learning results?
This book is a practice-oriented insight into Finnish education. It combines the overall description of key topics of education in Finland (what), the rationale behind the typical features of Finnish education (why) as well as practical examples of how these undertakings are implemented in everyday schoolwork (how).
The book is written by 11 Learning Scoop´s experts including editors Johanna Järvinen-Taubert, Päivi Valtonen and Elena Chukhlantseva. The book is available in English and Romanian at the moment.
Table of Contents
- The cornerstones of Finnish education
2. The new Finnish national core curriculum: from why to how
2.1. Designing lessons in Finland
2.2. Activating methods in classroom
2.3. Phenomenon-based learning in Finnish education
2.4. Steam enables cross-curriculum work and co-operation between teachers
2.5. Reinforcing students’ involvement and participation - Educational support in the Finnish way
3.1. General support: the first response to a pupil’s need for individual support
3.2. Flexible basic education – the Finnish way of regaining the lost school motivation
3.3. Special support and education arranged by activity areas - Finnish pedagogical leadership
4.1. What are good principals made of?
4.2. Developing positive, constructive operational culture at school
4.3. Shared leadership and team organization in Finnish schools - Finnish early childhood education as a foundation for the life-long learning path
5.1. Educating the whole child: getting the balance right
5.2. Partnership with families in early childhood education
5.3. Child’s individual early childhood education and care (ECEC) plan: navigating the road ahead
5.4. Child’s space: let’s have a learning environment makeover! - What should parents know about their child’s learning – a Finnish perspective
- Epilogue: the future of education
Publication date: 3 May 2021
Published by Kite Group
Specifications: 245 x 168mm | 184 pgs | Paperback
