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Finnish Education: An Ambiguous Utopia?
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Author(s): Tuija Itkonen (Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland), Fred Dervin (Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)and Mirja-Tytti Talib (Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 18
Source title:
Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7706-6.ch041
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Abstract
Finland represents an educational utopia for many educators and decision-makers around the world. The Nordic country is known for its excellence in learning results and the emphasis it lays on equality/equity in education. This paper focuses on the way the latter has been presented and constructed in two popular commercial products on Finnish education: a book and a 60-minute documentary. Audiences for both include educational scholars and practitioners, decision-makers and the general public. The authors examine assumptions, ideologies, and silences in the discussions of equality and equity behind the discourse of excellence in Finnish education. As Finland is actively involved in marketing its education around the world, this calls for a review of the myths and realities of Finnish education.
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