Education Systems International
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Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) / Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos (KTL) - University of Jyväskylä - english information
Finland
The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (KTL/FIER) was founded in 1968 at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. As a national, multidisciplinary center for educational research, it fulfills a national mandate in the field of educational research under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Culture. The national responsibilities of KTL/FIER include the study, evaluation, and further development of the Finnish education system and schooling. The National Centre for PISA Research is also housed there. The website offers comprehensive information regarding research and publications at the Institute. All publications are freely accessible. In collaboration with other institutions and societies, KTL/FIER publishes a total of four journals.[Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Keywords
educational research; project; education; vocational education; school; education system; evaluation; educational programme; international cooperation; scientist; institution; link list; overview; PISA <Programme for International Student Assessment>; institution; academic research; school development; school system; research centre; information science education; e-learning; new media; learning; lecturing; assessment; evaluation; achievement measurement; competence; education system; full text information; teaching-learning process; educational process; university; Zeitschrift / journal; Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IKT) / Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Kompetenzmessung; sozialer Wandel / social change; Führung / guidance; Kompetenzstandard / competence standard;
| Resource type: | Institution/Organisation/Association |
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| Language: | English; Finnish |
| URL (original): | https://www.jyu.fi/en/fier |
| Source / author of the website: | University of Jyväskylä |
| Country of origin of the resource: | Finland; |
| Record-ID: | 3192 |
| Update: | 02.06.2026 |
Thematic context
- Finland
- Zeitschrift für Pädagogik – Heft 4/2010: Linktipps zum Thema "Finnische Schule in Fremd- und Selbstwahrnehmungen"
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