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What Finnish Education Means for Nigeria: Four Teachers’ Interpretations and Views on Adaptation Possibilities
Finland’s educational system, widely recognised for its holistic approach, offers a potentially instructive reference point. However, little is known about how Finnish holistic practices might work in resource-constrained, low-trust contexts such as Nigeria. This study addressed that gap by exploring how four Nigerian teachers constructed meaning from Finnish holistic educational practices and assessed their feasibility for adaptation to the Nigerian educational context. The study was guided by the following research questions: 1) How do the participants perceive Finnish holistic practices in …
