Open AccessCulture of teaching in Finnish schools in context of educational change
Author(s) -
Arleta Suwalska
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polish journal of education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2657-3628
DOI - 10.2478/poljes-2018-0010
Subject(s) - recession , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , political science , work (physics) , pedagogy , sociology , public administration , geography , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , keynesian economics
After the economic recession in the nineties, the Finnish government followed world trends and built national competitiveness policy. Finland has developed a high quality of teachers’ work along with high social trust to this profession at every level of education. Teachers’ profession is as prestigious as the profession of doctors or attorneys. The article reveals the relationship between the change in Finland’s education policy, so called Alternative Reform Movement and the Finnish culture of teaching.