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Title: Transforming a Learning Society

Transforming a Learning Society

The Case of Finland

by Ari Antikainen (Volume editor)
©2007 Edited Collection XII, 406 Pages
Education
Series: Explorationen, Volume 49

Summary

What underlies the Finnish success in international comparisons of education? This book consists of a rich and stimulating collection of articles dealing with educational institutions, education policy and life histories of learners in a swiftly changing Nordic society. Educational contexts covered range from comprehensive school and special education to higher education and lifelong learning. The articles can be read as studies on the extent and form of the realization of a Finnish learning society within global, Nordic and national parameters.

Details

Pages
XII, 406
Publication Year
2007
ISBN (Softcover)
9783039114498
Language
English
Keywords
Finnland Bildungswesen Aufsatzsammlung Soziologie Bildungspolitik Erwachsenenbildung Erziehung Bildungspädagogische Soziologie Bildungs-, pädagogische Soziologie
Published
Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2005, 2007. XII, 406 pp., num. fig. and tables

Biographical notes

Ari Antikainen (Volume editor)

The Editor: Ari Antikainen is Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Joensuu, Finland. He is the author and editor of numerous books including Living in a Learning Society: Life Histories, Identities and Education (1996; with J. Houtsonen, H. Huotelin and J. Kauppila), In from the Margins: adult education, work and civil society (2006; with P. Harinen and C.A. Torres) and The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education (2003; with C. A. Torres).

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