• Welcome to the course Finnish Basic Education: Equal opportunities for all 


    Great that you’ve decided to join in the effort to bring quality education to children and young people everywhere!  This course is the third of the five Education in Finland: Learning for Life MOOCs exploring the joy of learning and equal opportunities in Finnish education.
    The course is suitable for everyone interested in high-quality teaching and comprehensive education from ECEC to upper secondary education and working life needs. In this course, you will learn the basic elements of Finnish high-quality basic education, and its essential role in the Finnish education system.

    There are no requirements for previous studies. The general guidelines can be found on the next tab called "Course instructions".


    Regards from the course team:


    • After completing the course, you will be able to do the following:

      • know the operating principles and structures of Finnish school

      • understand the characteristics of Finnish teacherhood

      • understand the fundamental role of teacher education in the Finnish success story

      During this course you will learn more about the following issues: 

      • The fundamental principles and underlying values in basic education 
      • The structural features and different roles together with flexible, holistic curriculum, which are all based on trust and autonomy
      • The learning environments of basic education
      • Assessment
      • The past, present and future, with a focus on teacher education.


    • Authors: Pasi Ikonen (M.A. (Educ.), university teacher, Department of Teacher Education)  and Liisa Kytölä (M.A. (Educ.), university teacher, the Open University)

      Our warm thanks to everybody who was involved in creating the course.

      The staff and pupils of Keljonkangas Comprehensive School

      The staff and pupils of Keski-Palokka Elementary School

      The staff and pupils of the University of Jyväskylä Teacher Training School


      Participants in the production and technical implementation of the course content are Tony Melville (video voiceover) along with Teppo Haapasalo, Kari Toiviainen and Jani Lahtinen from Rotia prkl ltd. 




    • Copyright of the material: CC-BY-NC-ND


      The copyright to the videos and materials in this course belongs to the authors. You must give appropriate credit and provide a link to the licence. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.  The licence may not give you all of the permission necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights regarding publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material. Copyright of the material: CC-BY-NC-ND



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