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Siivonen, Päivi; Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka – Journal of Education and Work, 2016
In this article, we will explore Finnish adult graduates' social positioning in relation to age and ageing, and the new discursive framing of employability that is firmly expressed in national as well as in European policy agendas. Age is here understood as a social construction and ageing as a lifelong process. We will analyse our joint interview…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Interviews
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Matikka, Leena M.; Vesala, Hannu T. – Mental Retardation, 1997
Reports on acquiescence in 616 persons (ages 18-69) with mental retardation. The data, collected in a nationwide Finnish quality-of-life study, found: 11 to 36% of subjects responded acquiescently in interviews; there was a significant relationship between acquiescence and interviewer/interviewee gender combinations; there were no significant…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Interviews