S2E05 w/ Marjo Kyllönen: The OECD Survey of Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Helsinki, Finland

In this podcast, I welcome an exceptional leader in education, Dr. Marjo Kyllönen. Marjo is the Head of Education Development Services in Helsinki, Finland. In this role, she leads the provision of education for the full gamut of learners - from preschool to young adults. Scholars have been studying the Finnish system for the last couple of decades, since Finland emerged at the top of the PISA rankings.

In this episode, Marjo discusses Helsinki’s participation in the OECD Survey of Social and Emotional Skills, one of the first international forays into measuring non-cognitive skill development. We learn about some of the global findings across the 10 participating cities as described in Beyond Academic Learning: First Results from the Survey of Social and Emotional Skills (OECD, 2021). Marjo walks us through the findings for Helsinki, including a few surprises!

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