The Future of Schools and Teacher Education

Eduardo Andere is an educational analyst and writer on topics of public policy, education policy, and comparative education. He is a visiting scholar at the Political Science Department at Boston College, and is affiliated with the Centro Regional de Formación Docente e Investigación Educativa in Mexico. Dr. Andere holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston College (1992) and Master degrees in Economics and Public Administration from Boston University (1981) and Harvard University (1984). He earned his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He is the author of 13 books in education and learning, comparative education, education policy, and education leadership.

Contents

Preface by the author

Foreword by Professor Pentti Moilanen, University of Jyväskylä

Foreword by Professor Jouni Välijärvi, University of Jyväskylä

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Finnish Educational Background

Chapter 2. The New National School Curricula

Chapter 3. Preservice Teacher Education: A Phenomenal Change

Chapter 4. The Schools

Chapter 5. Is There a Degree of Repetitiveness in Schools and Teachers in Finland?

Epilogue

References