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This chapter describes the Finnish national core curriculum reform process, its values, and how the role of technology in teaching and learning will be emphasized in it. Approximately every decade a novel national core curriculum for basic education is designed under the direction of the Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE).
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Vahtivuori-Hänninen, S., Halinen, I., Niemi, H., Lavonen, J., Lipponen, L. (2014). A New Finnish National Core Curriculum for Basic Education (2014) and Technology as an Integrated Tool for Learning. In: Niemi, H., Multisilta, J., Lipponen, L., Vivitsou, M. (eds) Finnish Innovations and Technologies in Schools. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-749-0_2
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