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Lehtisalo, Liekki; And Others – Adult Education in Finland, 1983
Summarized the reports of the committees that have been involved in planning all types of adult education programs in Finland. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Legislation
Adult Education in Finland, 1975
A summary of the State Committee report on Finnish adult education outlines principles and guidelines on which planning for program development should be based. Nine topics include: objectives, concepts, policy aims, functional background, system evaluation, organizational development, pedagogic development, financial and social support, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
Sandelin, Singa – Adult Education in Finland, 1983
Presents reflections on planning-learning processes using the nationwide adult education planning in Finland as an example. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Learning Processes, Long Range Planning, National Programs
Huuhka, Kosti – Adult Education in Finland, 1981
Summarizes the gradual progress and present situation of the development planning of adult education programs in Finland. Discusses the principle of lifelong education, the organizing efforts for adult education programs, and the impact of this development planning. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, National Programs, Program Design
Turpeinen, Ritva – Adult Education in Finland, 1984
This article is an introduction to how the Finnish Labor Administration has tried to minimize unemployment in Finland by vocational training, mainly in vocational course centers. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Job Training, Program Development, Program Improvement
Tuomisto, Jukka – Adult Education in Finland, 1986
The author attempts to clarify how, in Finland, interests of industrial employers in regard to qualifications of the labor force have changed and how industry has tried to improve personnel qualifications through its own training programs. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Employment Qualifications, Industrial Training, Labor Force Development
Juura, Jaakko – Adult Education in Finland, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational History, Enrollment
Yrjola, Pentti – Adult Education in Finland, 1981
Examines working forms of the adult education system in Finland, including municipal adult education, boarding schools, national education organizations, distance studies and educational services, administration of adult education, university teaching and research of adult education, and adult education organizations. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Boarding Schools, Educational Administration, Educational Research
Pantzar, Eero – Adult Education in Finland, 1985
This issue examines the following topics: comparative adult education (its scientific status and development), adult education research activity in system analysis, the inner structure of the system of adult education, adult education research and recently completed planning work, and the contents of adult education research in West Germany,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
