PISA in Finland: An education miracle or an obstacle to change?

Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 119-140

  Sahlberg, Pasi ^a  

^a CIMO   (Finland)

Author keywords

Education policy; Education reform; International student assessment; PISA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863835627     PISSN: 18559719     EISSN: 22322647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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