Exploring learning culture in Finnish and South Korean classrooms

Heeok Heo, Irja Leppisaari and Okhwa Lee

The Journal of Educational Research, 2018, vol. 111, issue 4, 459-472

Abstract: The authors aimed to investigate learning culture in classrooms at schools to understand education in Finland and South Korea. For this, Finnish and South Korean university students made observations on classrooms in partner countries and reflected on both education systems based on their own previous experiences (2011–2014). Afterwards, researchers from both countries categorized and thematized the experiences of the participants, and interpreted the main themes to figure out the learning culture in Finland and South Korea. As a result, the learning culture in both countries were characterized into six themes: teacher's autonomy in teaching, authenticity in learning, relationships between teachers and students, learning assessment, student engagement, and student well-being. Noteworthy features of high-performing education were recognized through the observation on the learning culture in both countries.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2017.1297924

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