Examine the education system worldwide and identify how resources and roadblocks affect school systems
– EDUCATIONAL REFORM
In the video, Finnish Education – Equal Opportunities for All (Study in Finland, 2013), it is expressed that Finnish students, regardless of gender, social economic status, race, all receive “equal opportunities” in education.
Based on this video and the weeks’ readings, in a four- to five-paragraph essay, reflect on the following:
Looking at the educational models of the nations studied this week, do you feel that it is possible to (effectively) implement these types of reforms across a country as large, diverse, and politically split as the U.S.? Why or why not?
Consider your own educational setting when you answer this question.
Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Use APA for all citations or references.
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2Schwab, K. (2016). The global competitiveness report 2016-2017. Retrieved from http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2016-2017/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2016-2017_FINAL.pdf
Tucker, M. (2011). Surpassing shanghai: An agenda for American education built on the world’s leading systems. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Publishing Group.
WEEKLY OBJECTIVES
Through participation in the following activities, the candidate will:
Examine the education system worldwide and identify how resources and roadblocks affect school systems in different countries.
Finland, Singapore, and Canada
Book Study Chapters
Identify how differing purposes result in different outcomes.
Educational Reform
Book Study Chapters
Examine current issues in international schooling.
Comparison Matrix
REQUIRED STUDIES
The following materials are required studies for this week. Complete these studies at the beginning of the week and save these weekly materials for future use.
The Global Fourth Way (Hargreaves & Shirley, 2012)
Chapter 3: Finland
Chapter 4: Singapore
Chapter 5: Alberta
Chapter 6: Ontario
A World-Class Education (Stewart, 2012)
Chapter 2: Success Stories from Around the World (pages 32-64)
Read the chapter assignments for the book you selected:
Finnish Lessons 2.0 (Sahlberg, 2015)
Chapter 2: The Finnish Paradox
Surpassing Shanghai (Tucker, 2011)
Chapter 2: Finland
Chapter 3: Japan
Read
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success (Partanen, 2011) [Web page]
View
Finnish Education – Equal opportunities for all (Study in Finland, 2013) [Video] [Closed captioned]
Finnish Lessons: What MA Can Learn from Finland’s Educational Reforms, CPS Presents Pasi Sahlberg (Lamothe, 2014) [Video] [Closed captioned]
The Myth of Finnish Education (Sahlberg, 2015) [Video] [Closed captioned]
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