Pasi Sahlberg - 03/22/2016 - (Riall Lecture Series)

Abstract

Begun in 1988, the E. Pauline Riall Lecture Series brings to the University and community outstanding national lecturers in the field of education. The series was established by the late Miss Riall, long-time principal and teacher of the former Salisbury University's Campus School. A generous bequest was provided by Miss Riall's will to fund this special program. Author of Finnish Lessons, an account of the dramatic and successful reform effort in Finland. Dr. Sahlberg, currently on the faculty at Harvard, played a seminal role in shaping Finland's education policies.