PISA and global education policy : understanding Finland's success and influence

PISA and global education policy : understanding Finland's success and influence / by Jennifer Chung.

"PISA and Global Education Policy: Understanding Finland's Success and Influence provides an in-depth investigation for the reasons behind Finland's success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Finland's high performances in every administration of PISA s...

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Main Author: Chung, Jennifer, 1975- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Sense, [2019]
Series:Comparative and international education : a diversity of voices, Volume 48
Subjects:
Programme for International Student Assessment.
Programme for International Student Assessment
Education > Finland > History.
Educational tests and measurements > Social aspects > Finland.
Education and globalization > Finland.
Education and state > Finland.
Education
Education and globalization
Education and state
Educational tests and measurements > Social aspects
Finland
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Foreword / Michael Crossley
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The Global Context of Education Policy-Making
  • The Backdrop for Success: Finland's Context and Configuration
  • The Education System of Finland
  • The Programme for International Student Assessment: The Birth of an Achievement Study that Captured Worldwide Attention
  • Issues of Policy Transfer
  • Strengths of Finnish Education
  • Weaknesses of Finnish Education
  • Finnish Responses to PISA
  • Cross-National Attraction and Education Policy Transfer
  • The Temptation of Uncritical International Transfer: The Politics of Finland's Success in PISA
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Index.

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