Describes a folk high school course for pensioners in Finland and the problems of involving older citizens in such a program. (Author/LF)

Describes the proposed expansion of the Finnish system whereby unemployed workers are immediately admitted to retraining centers. (SP)

The article deals with the usability of the organizational-theoretical approach in the research of voluntary study organizations and with the difficulties this approach entails. (Author)

Describes programs intended for the retired and/or those close to retirement. Statistics are given on increased life-expectancy in Finland, thus justifying the need for such programs. (LF)

The Finnish Municipal Association offers planning, consulting, and training services to the municipalities to assist them in the management and development of their administration and economy. (Author/GB)

Describes the Association of Finnish Cities and Towns as an organization that enhances the cooperation and administration of municipal matters, including adult education, in the cities and boroughs of Finland. (GB)

The author discussed the role of three international organizations--UNESCO, Council of Europe, and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development--in the development and diffusion of knowledge of educational thinking. Three conceptual models (lifelong education, permanent education, and recurrent education) associated with these agencies…

Discusses the part played by various organizations, libraries, media, and folk high schools in Finland. (SP)

The findings of the survey showed that participation by the various sections of the population in adult educational activities was very diverse. Participation took place relatively more among those who least required additional training, and relatively less among those for whom training would seem most essential. (Author/BP)

The article (based on the 1972-73 Adult Education in Finland Survey) is concerned with the process model representing individual activation to study seen against the background of conceptions associated with participation in adult training. The model describes and defines the dependency between social status and participation in this activity.…

The article describes stages in the development of the municipally owned "workers' institutes" to provide education for adults in Finland and the now more common "civic institutes" with public or private sponsorship. Included are administrative structure, financing, staff, students, facilities, teaching arrangements, subjects…