The author speculates that "the successful performance of Finnish students seems to be attributable to a web of interrelated factors"; most of those are related with "comprehensive pedagogy, students' own interests and leisure activities, the structure of the education system, teacher education, school practices and Finnish culture" (p. 3). ...

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The Second Great Awakening was a religious impulse that swept through the nation post-1790s. The churches of the nation began to reject the Calvinistic belief of, "Pre-Destination," – the belief that one's salvation or damnation was predetermined at birth. Rather than preach "Pre-Destination" they emphasized individual responsibility for salvation and they preached that people could improve themselves and society. This led to a pursuit for perfection. The Second Great Awakening placed religion in the forefront of politics. ...

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