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Secondary School Students' Responses to Epistemic Uncertainty during an Ecological Citizen Science Inquiry
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Kervinen, Anttoni; Aivelo, Tuomas – Science Education, 2023
Uncertainty is endemic to scientific research practices; therefore, it is also an important element in learning about science. Studies have shown that experiences and management of uncertainty regarding the epistemic practices of science can support learning. Whereas the common strategies of supporting students in handling uncertainty rely on the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Suburban Schools, Foreign Countries, Responses
A Decade of Finnish Engineering Education for Sustainable Development
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Takala, Annina; Korhonen-Yrjänheikki, Kati – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The paper aims to examine the current status and development of sustainable development in Finnish engineering education. Design/methodology/approach: The study consists of interviews with key stakeholders supplemented with the analysis of documented material. Development is discussed in relation to the findings of collaborative strategy…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Sustainable Development, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Ambiguous, Affective, and Arduous: Volunteers' Invisible Work with Young Adults
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Jenni Mölkänen; Päivi Honkatukia – Journal of Youth Development, 2022
Mentoring has been regarded as a promising way to reach at-risk youth and to strengthen the protective factors. This article focuses on emotions, reflections, and challenges that adult volunteers face in trying to establish and maintain a friend relationship with young adults in a multicomponent mentor setting in Finland. Based on our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Volunteers, Volunteer Training, Mentors
Between Product Development and Mass Production: Tensions as Triggers for Concept-Level Learning
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Jalonen, Meri; Ristimäki, Päivi; Toiviainen, Hanna; Pulkkis, Anneli; Lohtander, Mika – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze learning in organizational transformations by focusing on concept-level tensions faced in two young companies, which were searching for a reorientation of activity with a production network between innovative product development and efficient mass production. Design/methodology/approach: An intervention-based…
Descriptors: Manufacturing, Organizational Change, Workplace Learning, Concept Formation
Permanent Uncertainty as Normality? Finnish-Russian Double Degrees in the Post-Crimea World
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Shenderova, Svetlana – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2018
EU-Russia higher education cooperation has continued despite global tensions including Crimea incorporation. One example of this cooperation is the development of Finnish-Russian double degree programmes. This paper focuses on institutional environments where double degrees develop and asks how and why they produce uncertainty from inside Finnish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Dual Enrollment, Academic Degrees
Beyond Intentions--What Makes a Student Start a Firm?
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Joensuu-Salo, Sanna; Varamäki, Elina; Viljamaa, Anmari – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: Entrepreneurial intentions have been extensively studied in student populations, with results suggesting that higher education does not promote formation of entrepreneurial intentions (e.g. Varamäki et al., 2013). However, the gap between intending to start a business and actually doing something to start one remains. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, College Students, Intention