Finnish Lessons to Help Canadian Students Finish

Theresa Papp

Abstract


The Finnish education reform at first glance appears to be a miraculous transition. However, at closer inspection, there is a myriad of contributing factors that have created the metamorphosis from a country of high unemployment and low education levels to reach iconic and enviable 95% graduation rates (OECD, 2016; Sahlberg, 2011). This reflective report is juxtaposed to a Canadian context. Finland has invested in universally accessible childhood education, daycare, and free education at all levels. This warrants Canadian policymakers to revisit the Finnish education approach with the potential to improve education attainment levels for all children of Canada.

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17.6.6


Keywords


Comparative Education; Education reform; Finland; Canada; Aboriginal; Graduation

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