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Re-orientation in Systems Thinking? - Some Remarks on the Methodological and Ideological Traits of Technological Reproduction.
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Sarkikoski, Tuomo – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses a paradigm shift from technological positivism to social systems thinking in technology. Describes the role of engineers and engineering education from the perspective of this new orientation. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Recruitment of Students to Universities of Technology in Finland.
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Hilska, Urpo – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1990
Described is the student selection procedure for higher education in technical sciences in Finland. Examined are the outlook, problems, and opportunities for development of universities of technology in the 1990s. The inadequate preparation of students in math and science and the lack of women who chose technological studies are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, College Preparation, College Science
Paranormal Beliefs and Their Implications in University Students from Finland and the United States.
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Tobacyk, Jerome J.; Pirttila-Backman, Anna-Maija – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Compares 117 Finnish and 351 southern U.S. college students for the following: (1) paranormal beliefs; (2) personality adjustment constructs (anomie, death concerns, alienation, and death threat); and (3) relationships between the beliefs and constructs. The secularization process, further advanced in Finland than the United States, moderates…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Beliefs, College Students
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness. Summary
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education