Contents

Series Foreword by Ann Lieberman

Foreword: UnFinnished Business by Andy Hargreaves

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Yes, We Can (Learn from One Another)

Northern Exposure

Finland as an Example

Learning from One Another

The Plan of this Book

1.  The Finnish Dream: Equal Educational Opportunities

Post-War Finland

Universal Basic Education

The New School is Born

Expanding Upper-Secondary Education

Improving Educational Attainment

A Generation of Educational Change

Finnish Education System in 2011

2.  The Finnish Paradox: Less Is Better

From Periphery to Limelight

Level of Educational Attainment

Equity of Outcomes

Student Learning

Cost of Education

Paradoxes of Education

3.  The Finnish Advantage: The Teachers

The Culture of Teaching

Becoming a Teacher

Academic Teacher Education

Professional Development

Time for Pedagogical Reflection

Leaders Are Teachers

Good Teachers, Great Schools

4.  The Finnish Way: Competitive Welfare State

The Power of Globalization

The Global Educational Reform Movement

A Knowledge-Based Economy

Welfare, Equality and Competitiveness

Two Finnish Icons: Nokia and Peruskoulu

Finnish Dream Challenged

5.  Is the Future Finnish?

Excellence by Being Different

Successful Educational Reform

The Transfer of Change Knowledge

The Future of Finnish Education

Notes

References

Index

About the Author