WHAT CAN UKRAINIANS LEARN FROM TEACHER EDUCATION IN FINLAND: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

This article highlights the «road» to success of modern Finnish education system; the reasons how teaching and learning have become a high priority in Finnish society; the reasons how teacher education has achieved the status of the most desirable study program among the Finnish youth and the reasons how teacher education supports teachers’ role to work as high quality professionals. The major factors for the success of Finnish education are a combination of political will, high quality teacher education, teachers’ professional and moral responsibility, and society’s trust in educators.