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Uusiautti, Satu; Paksuniemi, Merja; Määttä, Kaarina – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2013
This study dissects the history of Finnish elementary education and the way children were raised during the initial phase of Finnish education in the 18th century. The development of Finnish education was studied through contemporary decrees and laws and studies of Finnish school history. The preliminary aim was to focus on the principles and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Child Rearing, Educational History
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Uusiautti, Satu; Maatta, Kaarina – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
The roots of teacher training in Finland extend to the 1860s. The evolution of teacher training was closely connected to the history of elementary education and changes in educational policy and the Finnish society. Recently, the Finnish educational system and its teacher education programs have fared extremely well in international comparisons.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Trends