Report on Adult Education in Finland. A Report to the UNESCO Conference on Adult Education (4th, Paris, France, March 19-29, 1985). Publications of the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO No. 31.

Overview & Synopsis

This report presents an overview of the present state of adult education in Finland. Organized in 10 chapters, the main body of the report is contained in the first four chapters. The first chapter reviews the Finnish educational system as a whole, including its structure and policy for secondary, higher, and adult education. Plans for improvement are part of the policy. In the second chapter, the system of adult education, including administration and finance, is outlined while the third chapter, the longest in the report, discusses the structure of Finnish adult education, including general, vocational, and other forms of adult education. The fourth chapter discusses the extent of participation in adult education and barriers to participation. The six remaining short chapters of the booklet discuss the following topics: position of linguistic minorities in the adult education system, miscellaneous groups, research, position and training of adult education teachers, international cooperation, and national responsibility for adult education. Appendixes to the report outline government policy in regard to adult education and list current adult education development projects. (KC)