Editorial

Abstract

With diverse cultures, ethnic origins, social structures, religions and political
regimes, what do Finland, Vietnam, Belgium or Shanghai have in common? The answer is simple: they are some of the countries (or provinces) that have achieved more than 500 points in the evaluation of the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) in 2012 2. The fact that education is a common element among places with so many socio-cultural differences demonstrates its unequivocal importance as a