Varied Dimensions of Educational Change –
Examples from Finland and Poland
Varied Dimensions of Educational Change –
Examples from Finland and Poland
Author(s): Arleta SuwalskaSubject(s): School education, State/Government and Education, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: educational change; instability of Polish educational change; teachers’ prestige in Poland; educational stability in Finland;
Summary/Abstract: The article begins with a review of literature on particular reasons for implementing educational change. The subsequent part analyses the causes of educational stability in Finland. The next part of the paper refers to the features characterizing the prestige of Finnish teachers and their professional stability in society. Finally, the third part stipulates the reasons for the instability of Polish educational transformation since 2017. It scrutinises politically-driven educational changes, the sources roots of teachers’ lack of prestige and stability in Polish society. The documents concerning the subject of the analyses were studied by means of a problem method, taking into account factors related to time and the influence of society.
Journal: Prima Educatione
- Issue Year: 7/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 9-22
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English