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Neoliberal education policies have altered the operational environments of schools and affected school principals' job descriptions and requirements. As a result of managerialism, decentralisation and marketisation of ed...
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In this article, we experiment with the idea of combining path dependency, convergence and contingency in explaining Finnish distinctiveness in education policy and politics since the early 1990s. The focus of this artic...
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In this paper, we try to examine the classical sociological points of special education, especially the organizational form of special education, social background of students and the minority status of students. The mat...
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Provides a brief overview of the Finnish educational system and examines the effects of family educational and socioeconomic background on access to and success in higher education. Data on 1985 and 1990 secondary school...
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This article traces the shifting profile of the elementary school teaching profession in Finland over 130 years in relation to changes in the model of citizenship, acknowledging the role of the Scandinavian welfare state...
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Adult education in Finland is examined as a second chance for those held back through inadequate education. Interviews with 3,990 adults make it clear that the ideal is not being fully realized. The probability of partic...
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European integration and changes in Eastern Europe are changing the position of Finland. Educational planners should respond by declaring the ideology of education for lifelong vocations dead. Schools should prepare peop...
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Defines, from a sociological perspective, adult education connected to the education and labor markets. Emphasizes the matter of how adult education functions as a regulating system in social stratification, ensuring and...