The Finnish miracle of PISA: Historical and sociological remarks on teaching and teacher education

Comparative Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 455-470

  Simola, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEACHER TRAINING; TEACHING;

EID: 27644582101     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060500317810     Document Type: Article

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