A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE ALGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THE FINNISH ONE

Abstract

Finland has different approaches to basic education compared to Algeria. This paper aims at taking a policy-planning view in analyzing what makes these systems different and looking for similarities in these contrasting systems by focusing on factors that can be affected via policy means. Factors that contribute to academic excellence are isolated, given that they remain constant even when the surrounding conditions are changing dramatically. My research methodology requires gathering relevant data from the specified documents and compiling databases in order to analyze the material and arrive at a more complete understanding toward the Algerian educational system shape the difference between the educational systems of Algerian, and of Finland. Analysis reveals that many “popular” categories, such as homework, class size and even educational philosophy, all of which are wildly different when comparing Algeria and Finland. Rather, when stable political, social and economic climates are assumed, what matters is structural cohesiveness within the education hierarchy, and a high overall quality of teachers, which can be achieved through a robust training and recruitment program along with powerful incentives to keep them in the industry, if not the career. Finally, this paper presents a model detailing the necessary conditions for a good education system to exist, as well as some measures that can be taken to improve it.