Maarit Hannele Virolainen- Doctor of Philosophy, adult education
- Senior Researcher at University of Jyväskylä
Maarit Hannele Virolainen
- Doctor of Philosophy, adult education
- Senior Researcher at University of Jyväskylä
2022-26:
Wisdom in Practice; Research Council of Finland
Future of VET- Cedefop, case studies
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Introduction
The Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä has been the scholarly environment for research that I have been involved in since 1996.
In this context I have had the privilege to participate both in Finnish and international, comparative studies about the development of Finnish upper secondary education, learning from work experience in universities of applied sciences (workbased learning, workplace learning), and educational transitions.
Current institution
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May 1996 - present
Position
- Project Researcher
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- Visit the Finnish Institute for Educational Research website, https://ktl.jyu.fi/en
February 1996 - present
Position
- Researcher
Description
- Research interests focus on learning from work experience, cooperation and collaboration between the working world and educational institutions, educational careers and transitions from education to working life.
Education
September 2005 - March 2014
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Publications (47)
The Nordic countries are often referred to as a group even though their education systems and training models are very different. The aim of this study is to advance understanding of those differences and compare the developments and organisation of initial vocational education and training (IVET) in Finland and Sweden since the 1990s as examples o...
The chapter discusses the redefinitions of VET policies in the Nordic countries since the 1990s and how related reforms have effected transitions and progression from VET to higher education in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
This chapter aims to increase current understanding of adults’ individual learning pathways and needs when adapting to new technology. We review adults’ overall technology skills and depict, through chosen examples, how adults have adapted to technological change in their working lives. We present prior research on the challenges that the Fourth In...
This is the second part of the book " What is wisdom and can it be taught? ed. by Eeva K. Kallio and Päivi Tynjälä , where we focus on studies of pedagogical practices that may have the potential to nurture wisdom in formal educational settings. We investigate pedagogical practices in relation to the four dimensions of wisdom identified by previous...
This study examines adult migrant students’ and Finnish vocational teachers’ experiences of migrant students’ learning in workplaces as part of vocational education and training qualifications. Theoretically, this study draws on previous research on students’ work-based learning, including insights from the 3P model (presage–process–product factors...
Purpose
Recent graduates are an important source of talent among hired employees as they bring up-to-date knowledge into the organisation. Yet, organisations have difficulties retaining them and recognizing factors influencing their voluntary turnover, which may differ from those influencing voluntary turnover among tenured employees. For example,...
This article examines how Finnish universities of applied
sciences (UAS) have developed as a form of higher vocational
education and their current role in the education system, and
how this is reflected in student flows and the share of
research funding. Furthermore, we have aimed to increase
understanding of the frameworks and conceptualisati...
EARLI SIG14 2024, Jyväskylä, Wed21.8. 13.30–15.00
@Symposium 1: Wisdom in
Practice: Theorisations and
Empirical Findings of Practical
Wisdom in and for
Occupational Practice
The importance of general studies as part of vocational education and training (VET) has been recognised since the 1900s. When VET was incorporated as part of the overall education system in the Nordic countries, the role of more generic studies in study programmes was redefined. In Finland, there has been a transition from the bureaucratic educati...
The article introduces the topic of the special issue of Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja 3/2022, "Työssäkäyvä opiskelija" , i.e. "Employed student" .
The share of employed students has been increasing in Finland. In 2020, for example, 43% of students in vocational education and training over 18 years old studied and were employed at the same time....
This case study on Finnish vocational education and training has been conducted in January - February 2022 for the Cedefop project ‘The Future of vocational education and training (VET)’. The project covers the 27 EU Member States as well as Iceland, Norway and the UK. The overall Cedefop project ‘The Future of
vocational education and training (V...
Open access->http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021101450991
Vaikuttava ammatillinen pedagogiikka on Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulussa uusi tutkimusalue, josta intressi tälle artikkelille sai alkunsa. Ammatillisen koulutuksen tutkimuksen nykytilakatsaukselle on kuitenkin laajempi tarve. Vaikuttavan ammatillisen pedagogiikan tutkimuksella tarkoitetaan työ...
The Finnish case study is one of the in-depth national case studies, which were produced for the Cedefop's project 'The future of VET in Europe (2020-22)'.
The national case studies deliver a timely update of, and insight into, the continually changing IVET landscape in Europe.
The national case studies are available:
https://www.cedefop.europa.eu...
Työelämäpedagogiikka korkeakoulutuksessa-Asiantuntijuus, toimijuus ja työelämätaidot (TYÖPEDA) oli opetus-ja kulttuuriministeriön vuosina 2018-2020 tukema korkeakoulutuksen kehittämishanke. Tähän Jyväskylän yliopiston koordinoimaan hankkeeseen osallistui 10 yliopistoa ja 6 ammattikorkeakoulua. Hankkeen avulla on vahvistettu korkeakoulutuksen työelä...
Tervetuloa tutustumaan työelämäpedagogiikan moninaisuuteen!
Tämä kirja on toteutettu opetus- ja
kulttuuriministeriön tukeman Työelämäpedagogiikka
korkeakoulutuksessa (Työpeda) -hankkeen lopputuotoksena.
Tarkoituksena on jakaa hankkeessa pilotoituja
toimintatapoja, välineitä ja malleja kaikkien korkeakoulujen
käyttöön.
Työelämäpedagogiikka on määrit...
ABSTRACT: This theoretical review reflects on the development and application of the Integrative Pedagogical model as well as the Connective model investigating the organisation of learning in the interface between educational institutions and workplaces. The article explores the aspects that these two models emphasise, and identifies similarities...
Oppimisen ekosysteemin käsitettä on alettu käyttää viime aikoina yhä useam-min puhuttaessa koulutuksen ja työelä-män yhteistyöverkostoista. Ekosystee-min määrittely jää kuitenkin usein avoi-meksi. Tarkoituksemme on tässä artikke-lissa kartoittaa 'oppimisen ekosysteemi'-käsitteen historiaa, taustaa ja siihen liit-tyviä lähikäsitteitä sekä käsitteen...
This article analyses and compares the evolving role of general subjects in the curricula of initial upper secondary vocational education and training (VET) in Finland and Sweden during the 1990s and 2010s. The research illustrates how Bernstein's concept of 'pedagogic code' supports comparative studies on principles guiding changes to curricula an...
Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries : The Historical Evolution
The chapter discusses how the on-going Finnish VET reform (2015-2018) possibly effects transition patterns from VET to higher education.
Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: Learning from Diversity is the second of two books that disseminates new and systematic knowledge on the strengths and weaknesses of the different models of vocational education and training (VET) in four Nordic countries. Vocational education in Europe has resisted standardisation to a higher degree th...
The chapter describes the development of Finnish vocational education and training system since 1850 until 1945.
http://nord-vet.dk/indhold/uploads/Innovations-in-VET-in-Finland-2015.pdf A research report published 2015 by Nord-VET - the Future of Vocational Education and Training in Nordic Countries. A research project supported by NordForsk programme "Education for Tomorrow".
Keywords: educational trends, initial vocational education and training, IVET, pa...
http://nord-vet.dk/indhold/uploads/report1a_fi.pdf Research report published 2014 by Nord-VET - the Future of Vocational Education in Nordic Countries. A research project supported by NordForsk programme "Education for Tomorrow"
http://nord-vet.dk/indhold/uploads/report1b_fi.pdf Research report published 2014 by Nord-VET - the Future of Vocational education and training in Nordic countries. A research project supported by the NordForsk programme "Education for Tomorrow".
Keywords: educational trends, initial vocational education and training, IVET, participation, access t...
Nord-VET – The future of Vocational Education in the Nordic countries
The purpose of the Nordic research project, Nord-VET, is to generate new knowledge on the strengths and weaknesses of the different models of vocational education and training (VET) at upper secondary level in the four Nordic countries. This research is expected to strengthen the...
The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vocational
education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing
educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in
IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other Nordic
countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. All four N...
The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vocational
education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing
educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in
IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other Nordic
countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. All four N...
This doctoral thesis explores the internships of Finnish universities of applied sciences
(UAS). The purpose of the study is to contribute to the discussion on developing internships,
and to redefine the concept of connectivity on the basis of the findings. The
overarching research questions investigated in this summary are: (1) How do teachers
per...
The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vo-cational education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. All four...
This article examines the goals of employers when they organise work placements for students. It explores how far, in cooperating with polytechnics, employers adhere to a connective model of students’ work experiences within their organisations. The paper makes use of a quantitative study based on employers’ responses to a questionnaire (n = 269)....
This article examines internships as part of the apprenticeship model of learning adopted in higher education. We focus on employers´ views on internships, which have hitherto received only limited attention. Our study explores employers´ experiences in organizing internships, and their collaboration with one University of Applied Sciences, through...
This article examines the goals of employers when they organise work placements for students. It explores how far, in cooperating with polytechnics, employers adhere to a connective model of students’ work experiences within their organisations. The paper makes use of a quantitative study based on employers’ responses to a questionnaire (n = 269)....
This publication is an attempt to open new perspectives for topical education policy discussion about student careers. Drawing on extensive databases of Statistics Finland, this report looks at occurrence of different types of student careers and educational transitions in vocational upper secondary education and higher education (including polytec...
The study explores completion of studies and transitions from school to work in upper secondary vocational education and training, universities of applied sciences and traditional universities. The empiric study is based on register data derived from the registers of Statistics Finland. A random sample of about 6500 students was drawn from student...
This article examines internships as part of the apprenticeship model of learning adopted in higher education. We focus on employers’ views on internships, which have hitherto received only limited attention. Our study explores employers’ experiences in organizing internships, and their collaboration with one University of Applied Sciences, through...
https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37588
(Abstract in English below the Finnish abstract). The publication is in Finnish)
Tiivistelmä:
Koulutukseen osallistumisen muodot ja nuorten koulutusodotukset ovat muuttuneet. Muutosten taustalla ovat koulutuksen massoittuminen, eriytyminen, globalisaatio, tietoyhteiskuntakehitys ja työelämän jatkuva muutos...
This chapter discusses the role of the connective model of work experience (Griffiths & Guile, 2004; Guile & Griffiths, 2001) in the context of higher education and identifies some of the limits and challenges that may be encountered in seeking to implement connectivity in practice. The question considered here is that of organising placements thro...
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to describe the organization of workplace learning in Finnish polytechnics, the models that have been developed for this purpose, and the challenges presented.
Design/methodology/approach
First, the models for embedding workplace learning in the curriculum are described and analysed. Second, the conflicting f...
Selvityksen tavoitteena oli tarkastella kohdemaiden ammatillisen peruskoulutuksen näyttöjä. Erityisesti tarkasteltiin sitä, miten opiskelija-arviointi ja oppilaitosten työelämäyhteistyö on järjestetty kohdemaissa, miten näytöt osana opiskelija- arviointia jäsentävät koulutusjärjestelmää ja liittyvät jatko-opintokelpoisuuksiin rajaten tai laajentaen...
