Search results for "korkeakoulu"

Narratives on access to higher education : educational leadership looking beyond barriers

2017

This research aims to understand the social, economic and political complexities that surround a learner’s access to higher education in South Africa. The objective of the study is therefore to particularly examine the enabling and constraining factors in accessing higher education for the participants in the study. The study looks at the experiences of four young men and women (two men and two women) from South Africa that led to their educational achievements. It weaves their success stories through the complex interwoven social, familial, school and community environments. The narratives have been observed in con-text to existing key educational leadership theories and mainly by evaluati…

A finnországi kötelezô egyetemi nyelvi képzés egy lehetséges megvalósítási módja : a Jyväskyläi Egyetem Nyelvi Központjának új képzési programja II. …

2017

An alternative way of organizing compulsory university language studies in Finland: a new development project at the Language Centre of the University of Jyväskylä II. Following on from the first part of the article published in the previous issue, which outlined the education policy background of the mandatory language studies in Finnish higher education institutions, the second instalment provides a concrete example by introducing the Language Centre of the University of Jyväskylä and offering an insight into their pedagogical practices. Responding to the recent economic, social and political changes and trying to keep abreast with the latest research, the Language Centre is currently exp…

Nyelvi képzés a finn egyetemeken a közelmúlt oktatáspolitikai változásainak tükrében I. rész

2017

In addition to Finnish and the co-official Swedish language, bachelor’s students in Finnish higher education are required by law to take language and communication studies. This twopart paper, published here and in the next issue, focuses on these mandatory language and communication studies at Finnish universities. The first part offers a broad overview of the most recent changes in Finnish educational policy. It outlines the most relevant legislative measures, presents the rationale behind them and looks at the initial responses from those most directly concerned. The second part, published in the next issue, approaches the topic from the perspective of pedagogical practice, and presents …

Toimijuuden ja identiteetin yksilölliset ja sosiaaliset painotukset korkeakoulutettujen urapoluilla

2021

Tarkastelemme tutkimuksessa toimijuutta ja identiteettiä korkeakoulutettujen uratarinoissa. korkeakoulutettujen urapolkuja tutkimalla tunnistamme sekä korkeakoulutettujen urien rakentumisen tapoja että yksilön ja yhteiskunnan asettamien odotusten ja tavoitteiden merkitystä urapoluilla. Aineisto koostui Töissä.fi-verkkopalvelun kautta kerätyistä korkeakoulutettujen uratarinoista (N = 462). Tutkimusaineiston narratiivisessa analyysissa tarkastelimme, millaisia urapolkuja uratarinoista oli tunnistettavissa sekä millaisia toimijuuden ja identiteetin yksilöllisiä ja sosiaalisia painotuksia uratarinat sisälsivät. Analyysin pohjalta loimme seitsemän uratyyppitarinaa, jotka nimesimme urapolun raken…

Multiple benefits but almost as many obstacles : teachers and students' perceptions of the integration English and vocational studies in University o…

2016

Integraatio on opetusmenetelmä, jossa pyritään häivyttämään eri aineiden välisiä rajoja muodostamalla aineiden välille yhteyksiä. Integroitu opetus voidaan nähdä erityisen hyödyllisenä ammattikorkeakoulujen kontekstissa, jossa opetuksen tavoitteena on tarjota opiskelijoille työelämän tiedot ja taidot kokonaisvaltaisessa muodossa. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää ammattikorkeakoulun opettajien ja opiskelijoiden käsityksiä ja asenteita englannin ja ammattiaineen integraation tavoista sekä hyödyistä ja haitoista. Tutkimuksen teoreettinen viitekehys kartoittaa englannin kielen opetusta ammattikorkeakoulussa ja integraatiota opetusilmiönä korkeakoulutuksen kontekstissa. Tutkimus toteu…

Hengen hehkusta tietostrategioihin : Jyväskylän yliopiston humanistisen tiedekunnan viisi vuosikymmentä

2008

Discourse analysis in higher education research : Theory and method

2018

Agency, expertise and working life skills : Students’ conceptions of the generic competences required in the world of work

2021

Fundamental changes in working life highlight the demands on the co-operation between the educational sector and working life, that should contribute to students’ employability. In addition to discipline-specific expertise, the development of working life skills has received increasing attention when it comes to employment. Drawing on data from Finnish universities of applied sciences (n=5) and universities (n=3), this paper examines how students (n=380) value the generic competences needed in in the world of work. The study is based on European reforms of labour markets and educational structures. This paper adds to current discourses around employability by highlighting differences betwee…

Emplacing English as lingua franca in international higher education: A spatial perspective on linguistic diversity

2022

Within higher education, internationalisation is increasingly important for students and academics alike. In this context, English as the lingua franca has gained prominence. The ostensible ubiquity of English rests on a particular rendering of the language as unitary, fixed, and undifferentiated. In this paper, we challenge this notion of English and use a spatial approach to explore the multiplicity of Englishes on display within the higher education context. Increasingly, within higher education outside Anglophone countries, English Medium Instruction (EMI) is seen as a crucial indicator of internationalisation: the term ‘international programmes' is often used as a proxy for programmes …

Higher education graduates' employment and the uncertainty of working life.

2012

The aim of this chapter is to examine how the uncertainty and instability of working life is reflected in Finnish polytechnic graduates’ employment. The present study investigates the fields of business and engineering by comparing two graduate cohorts. The societal context in which new graduates enter working life is that of an increasing precariousness in the labour market, which affects higher education graduates as well as the general population. Nowadays, a higher education qualification is not necessarily a guaranteed path to a high income and high social status as it used to be. Insecurity and uncertainty in society and working life can be considered as general features of late moder…