Ammatillisen koulutuksen opinto-ohjaajien työidentiteettien uudet narratiivit
4.4.2022Kirjoittajat: Raudasoja Anu, Kukkonen Harri, Koskela Seija, Jussila Ari ja Rantanen Johanna Abstrakti Ammatillisen koulutuksen opinto-ohjaajan työhön on kohdistunut viime vuosina monenlaisia muutospaineita koulutuspoliittisten linjausten sekä työelämän muutosten myötä. Opinto-ohjaajat ovat joutuneet käymään identiteettineuvotteluja uuden työidentiteetin löytämiseksi tilanteessa, jossa ohjaus on yhä vahvemmin määritelty kaikkien tehtäväksi ammatillisessa koulutuksessa. Opinto-ohjaajilta on siirtynyt heille aiemmin kuulunutta ohjaustyötä […]
Nepalese university teachers’ perspectives on integrating 21st century skills in their teaching – Barriers and Needs
8.11.2021Authors: Eila Burns¹ & Kirsi Korkealehto²| Abstract The development of higher education teachers’ competences known as 21st century skills has gained increasing research interest; particularly as means to improve quality in education. It is imperative for the teachers to master and comprehend the concept of 21st skills themselves before they are able to integrate […]
Meaningful vocational training in Finland supporting each student’s individual path to working
23.8.2021Authors: Jari Karttunen and Hannu Seppänen| Introduction The reform of vocational upper secondary education in Finland started in 2017 by submitting a new act on vocational education and training (VET). At the beginning of the year 2018, the full reform of VET was launched throughout the country by new legislation of VET (Laki ammatillisesta koulutuksesta […]
MOOC pretesting: the importance, the process, and the experience
25.2.2021Authors: Shokoofeh Motamedi,¹ Rashidat George¹, Vesna Belogaska,² and Eila Burns¹| Abstract Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), as the modern version of educational broadcasting in the digital era, have seen overwhelming public approval in recent years. To acquire user satisfaction, during the creation of a new design of MOOC, it is important to consider the usability […]
Success factors and barriers in international education change in higher education: case Global VET course
19.9.2020Authors: Meril Ümarik¹ Meidi Sirk¹, Eila Burns² and Piia Kolho² | Abstract This paper focuses on exploring the transformative educational changes at a university exploiting the implementation of an international course of Global VET as a case example. The aim is to understand what the success factors and barriers in international educational change process are […]