Science Teaching Elsewhere: Spotlight on Finland

by: Sheila Tobias and Anne Baffert

The United States competes with graduates from other countries. In this chapter, the authors pose the question: What can we learn from their systems, particularly with regard to science teaching as a profession? The chapter focuses on one European country—Finland—that has made teacher status and satisfaction a top priority, and features the result of its efforts.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 3/1/2010Stock # PB280X_8

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