ICT in Education in Finland and Hong Kong. An Overview of the Present State of the Educational System at Various Levels

This article gives a general framework for the understanding of the use of ICT in primary, secondary (vocational education excluded) and tertiary education in both Finland and Hong Kong. We describe the quantity and quality of ICT infrastructure and teachers' skills and attitudes towards it. Based on various surveys and scientific research, the pedagogical use of ICT is also studied from the pupils' and teachers' viewpoint. There is also some discussion on developmental challenges. Key words: information and communication technology, Finland, Hong Kong. General Geographical and Educational Contexts Finland in Europe, and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR, hereafter Hong Kong in this article) in China, have many geographical, cultural and system-wide differences which may have an effect on the framing and implementation of ICT in education. Finland has 5.2 million and Hong Kong 6.8 million inhabitants, but the crucial difference lies in the size of areas: Fin...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: IIE
• Authors: Päivi Atjonen, Siu Cheung Li
• Keywords: Finland, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, IIE 2006