Beyond the global hype about Finnish education: New essay urges a rethinking of Finnish and Chinese teacher education systems, and their overlooked similarities
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A new ECNU Review of Education essay by Suhao Peng urges a shift from focusing on differences between Finnish and Chinese teacher education to their underlying similarities and commonalities. This discussion essay highlights similarities and commonalities such as teacher qualification standards, high societal value placed on educators, and shared contemporary challenges. Moving beyond differentialism, the author advocates recognizing these similarities to foster mutual learning and joint solutions to global educational issues.
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