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Comparing educational system of finland
This document provides an overview of Finland's educational system. It discusses that Finland's Ministry of Education and Culture oversees legislation and policy. It also describes the various levels and types of education in Finland including early childhood education, basic education, upper secondary education, vocational education, adult education, higher education, teacher education, and Finland's model which emphasizes standardized testing, play, free college, an elevated teaching profession, no private schools, and little homework.
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- 1. EDMGT 716 Internationalization of Education Focus:Comparing Educational System of Finland YHELMAR D. BAIT T-I Tumalim National High School
- 3. Finland is aNorthern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna, the fashionable Design District and diverse museums. The Northern Lights can be seen from the country's Arctic Lapland province, a vast wilderness with national parks and ski resorts.
- 4. Capital: Helsinki Currency: Euro OfficialLanguages: Finnish, Swedish
- 7. The Ministry ofEducation and Culture drafts legislation and government resolutions concerning general education, and coordinates activities in its administrative branch.
- 9. Finnish National Agencyfor Education (EDUFI) is a national development agency. It is responsible for developing education and training, early childhood education and care and lifelong learning, as well as for promoting internationalisation. EDUFI is subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Culture and its tasks and organisation are set in the legislation.
- 10. Education policy Providing equal opportunitiesfor all citizens to high-quality education and training is a long-term objective of the Finnish education policy. The key words in Finnish education policy are quality, efficiency, equity and internationalisation. The basic right to education and culture is recorded in the Constitution.
- 11. The policy isbuilt on the principles of lifelong learning and free education. Education is seen as a key to competitiveness and wellbeing of the society.
- 12. There is awide-spread consensus of the main pillars of education policy and the policy is characterized by cooperation and continuity - evolution rather than revolution. Tripartite partnership among Government, trade unions and employer organisations is an integrated part of policy-making.
- 15. Early childhood educationand care ECEC is primarily organised in day-care centres and in family day-care. Other forms of ECEC services include clubs run by the local parishes and other non-governmental organisations and the various forms of open early childhood education activities organised by the municipalities for children and their families
- 16. Basic education encompassesnine years and caters for all those between 7 and 16 years. Schools do not select their students. Every student is allocated a place in a nearby school, but they can also choose another school with some restrictions.
- 17. Upper secondary educationand training Upper secondary education and training has a dual structure After compulsory basic education school- leavers opt for general or vocational upper secondary education. Both forms usually take three years and give eligibility for higher education.
- 18. Upper secondary educationand training The selection of students for upper secondary school is based on their grade point average for the theoretical subjects in the basic education certificate. Entrance and aptitude tests may also be used, and students may be awarded points for hobbies and other relevant activities.
- 19. Upper secondary educationand training Vocational qualifications can be completed in upper secondary VET, apprenticeship training or as competence-based qualifications. The majority of young learners complete their upper secondary vocational qualifications at vocational institutions. Competence-based qualifications are usually completed by adults.
- 20. Adult Education Adult educationcomprises education and training leading to a degree or certificate, liberal adult education and staff-development and other training provided or purchased by employers. In addition, it includes labour market training, which is mainly targeted at unemployed people.
- 22. Higher Education Higher educationin Finland has a dual structure. Higher education is provided by universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS). Both sectors have their own profiles. Universities emphasise scientific research and instruction, whereas universities of applied sciences adopt a more practical approach. Higher education institutions are very autonomous in organising their instruction and academic year.
- 23. Higher Education Equal accessto higher education is ensured by the wide institutional network, the free education, student financial aid as well as the flexible pathways to higher education
- 24. Teacher Education Teachers inFinland are highly trained. In general education all teachers are required a Master’s degree. In vocational education teachers should have a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree.
- 25. Teacher Education Teachers atuniversities of applied sciences are required to have either a Master’s or a post-graduate Licentiate’s degree, depending on their position. They must also complete pedagogical studies. University teachers are generally required to hold a Doctoral or other postgraduate degree
- 26. Teacher Education Teacher trainingcan be either concurrent, with pedagogical training integrated into the Master’s programme, or consecutive, with the pedagogical training completed after the initial degree. The latter is the case for example in vocational teacher education
- 27. Finland’s Education SystemModel 1. Better standardized tests
- 28. Finland’s Education SystemModel 2. More time for play
- 29. Finland’s Education SystemModel 2. College is free 3. Elevated teaching profession 4. Finland has no private schools 5. Kids have very little homework 6.Preschool is high-quality and universal.
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