Pasi Sahlberg (born October 26, 1959, in Oulu ) is a Finnish education expert, author and professor at the University of Melbourne in Australia.[1][2] Previously, Sahlberg has worked as a professor of practice at Harvard University[3] at the World Bank, and as the director of the Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) in Finland. His work Finnish Lessons: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland?[4] won the Grawemeyer Award in 2013.[5][6][7]

Pasi Sahlberg
Pasi Sahlberg at the Global HR Forum in 2018
Born (1959-10-26) October 26, 1959 (age 65)
Alma mater
AwardsGrawemeyer Award (2013)
Scientific career
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Institutions
Thesis Who would help a teacher – post-modern perspective on change in teaching in light of one school improvement project ProQuest 304330676  (1996)
Websitepasisahlberg.com Edit this at Wikidata

Education

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Sahlberg is a graduate of University of Helsinki and the University of Oulu.[when?] He received his PhD from the University of Jyväskylä in 1996 with a thesis titled Who would help a teacher – post-modern perspective on change in teaching in light of one school improvement project.[8]

Career

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Sahlberg taught mathematics and information technology for eight years in middle school and high school. His research investigates issues in educational reform, school improvement and education policy.[1][9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pasi Sahlberg publications indexed by Google Scholar  
  2. ^ Pasi Sahlberg on Twitter  
  3. ^ Anderson, Jill (2013). "Pasi Sahlberg Named Visiting Professor of Practice". harvard.edu. Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  4. ^ Sahlberg, Pasi: Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland. New York: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2011. ISBN 0807752576
  5. ^ Sahlberg, Pasi (2013). "Short biography of Sahlberg". pasisahlberg.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-20.
  6. ^ Salhberg, Pasi (2013). "How Finland remains immune to the Global Educational Reform Movement". youtube.com.
  7. ^ "Pasi Sahlberg CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-19.
  8. ^ Sahlberg, Pasi (1996). Who would help a teacher – post-modern perspective on change in teaching in light of one school improvement project (PhD thesis). University of Jyväskylä. ProQuest 304330676.
  9. ^ Sahlberg, Pasi (2007). "Education policies for raising student learning: the Finnish approach". Journal of Education Policy. 22 (2): 147–171. doi:10.1080/02680930601158919. eISSN 1464-5106. ISSN 0268-0939. S2CID 14245685.
  10. ^ Sahlberg, P. (2006). "Education Reform for Raising Economic Competitiveness". Journal of Educational Change. 7 (4): 259–287. doi:10.1007/s10833-005-4884-6. eISSN 1573-1812. ISSN 1389-2843. S2CID 145590350.
  11. ^ Sahlberg, Pasi (2008). "Rethinking accountability in a knowledge society". Journal of Educational Change. 11 (1): 45–61. doi:10.1007/s10833-008-9098-2. eISSN 1573-1812. ISSN 1389-2843. S2CID 17722873.