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Values and their Influence on Learning in Basic Education in Finland — Selected Aspects
Values and their Influence on Learning in Basic Education in Finland — Selected Aspects

Author(s): Arleta Suwalska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: values; values in Finnish basic education; learning and values; learning in the 21st century; trust; culture of trust; equality; conception of learning; collaboration among teachers

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the context of the values that have been embedded in the learning process of both students and teachers in their professional development. The author presents the coherence of pillars based on solid theoretical foundations (J. Dewey), which made it possible to adapt the education system, and consequently schools, to learning based on values. In this scientific perspective, the article pays attention to values, which could be perceived as pillars of learning in basic education in Finland. In addition, the article concentrates on the phenomena of equality and trust, conception of learning and collaboration among teachers in Finnish basic education.

  • Issue Year: 13/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 141-154
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English