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Virtala, Mirja – Adult Education in Finland, 1984
The author discusses the promotion of basic general education as a main area of adult education, the adult population's level in basic general education and the desire to study school courses, the procedure for studying and passing school examinations, studying for and passing school courses, and the future of Finnish education. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Correspondence Schools
Toiviainen, Timo – Adult Education in Finland, 1988
Discusses providers of and the concept of liberal adult education in Finland. Providers include (1) folk high schools, (2) adult education centers, (3) voluntary popular organizations, (4) public libraries, (5) evening schools, (6) cooperative groups formed of universities and other adult education providers, (7) summer universities, and (8)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education
Finland. – 1969
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report prepared by a committee to investigate ways to improve secondary education for those who don't attend high school on a regular basis. In the report, the committee analyzes and assesses the current secondary education system. It points to the shortcomings of the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuation Students
