This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report dealing with the arguments for school reform, aims of elementary education, student development, elementary school activities, educational administration, and the measures leading to school reform in Finland. The purpose of elementary education in Finland is to…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a law passed by the Finnish Parliament forming the administrative and organizational basis of school reform. It states that as of 1 August 1970, Finland's school system will be developed in accordance with the main principles of comprehensive education. The core of the…