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The Significance of the Youth Society Movement in Finnish Society.
Numminen, Jaakko – Adult Education in Finland, 1980
The influence of the Youth Society movement on Finnish cultural life is widespread. Three main areas can be observed in all Youth Society activities: moral education of Finnish youth, extending ideas of national awakening to everyone, and a tendency to bring different social circles closer together. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, National Organizations, Social Change, Social Integration
Music Education and Deliberative Democracy
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Bladh, Stephan; Heimonen, Marja – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2007
In this paper, the authors discuss the influence of democracy and law on music education in Sweden and Finland, and the potential for music education as training in democracy. The latter consideration can be instructive regardless of the nation, or its laws and paradigms of music education. The theoretical background is based on Jurgen Habermas'…
Descriptors: Music Education, Democratic Values, Educational Legislation, Democracy
Vocational Education as a "Life-Project"? Reflections from the Case of Finland.
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Heikkinen, Anja – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1997
National and cultural differences influence development of a vocational education and training profession in Europe. In Finland, "occupation" is understood as part of a dynamic personal life project. Analysis of the educational functions of different categories of vocational educators and trainers may aid professionalization. (SK)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Vocational Education
The Youth Society as a National Educational Movement.
Ruotsala, Allan – Adult Education in Finland, 1980
The Youth Society is a free self-education and cooperation organization independent of party politics. It is the most democratic Finnish popular movement. The program includes arts and sports as well as learning and social participation. The goal is the development of people into good individuals and alert citizens. (JOW)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Influences, Individual Development, National Organizations
Status of Women in Highly Literate Societies: The Case of Kerala and Finland
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Ross, Kathryn – Literacy, 2006
Both Kerala and Finland have made notable achievements in the realm of literacy: Kerala has one of the highest rates in the developing world and Finland ranks first in literacy among developed countries. Both also share a cultural history of granting women a high status in their respective societies. Using Kerala and Finland as examples, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
The "Method" of Democracy in Music Education
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Vakeva, Lauri; Westerlund, Heidi – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2007
The winning of an artist representing the lowest level of Finnish musical taste during the 2006 Eurovision song contest marks not only the rebellious attitude towards the over-sanitized contest, but it was the result of a new practice--voting by text message. Recently, music-biased schools that were once selective of the music they teach are now…
Descriptors: Music Education, Democracy, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries
Developing Language Teaching in Finland: Where Does Content-Based Language Teaching Fit?
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Takala, Sauli – 1994
This article discusses various facets of language education. The first section provides a brief historical sketch of second and foreign language education. The second section discusses directions in the internationalization of education in general, and section 3 focuses on recent trends in alternatives to traditional national school systems and…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries