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Direct linkFombona, Javier; Fombona-Pascual, Alba; Vazquez-Cano, Esteban – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
This article shows the result of an international project from the European Commission, and it aimed to analyse 30 cases of effective European entities in the field of adult education, from Poland, Spain, Finland and Italy. The objective was to collect the best strategies that generate good employment and social inclusion results. The research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Social Integration, Employment Opportunities
Turpeinen, Ritva – Adult Education in Finland, 1984
This article is an introduction to how the Finnish Labor Administration has tried to minimize unemployment in Finland by vocational training, mainly in vocational course centers. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Job Training, Program Development, Program Improvement
Peer reviewedVuori, Jukka; Vesalainen, Janne – Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 1999
Finnish job seekers (n=559) were followed up after 1 year (n=401) after 84.3% participated in guidance courses, subsidized employment, vocational training, or some combination. Guidance courses enhanced reemployment. None of the interventions increased job-seeking activity. Training temporarily decreased psychological distress. Deteriorating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Job Search Methods, Job Training
Hacklin, Eliisa – Adult Education in Finland, 1990
In Lapland, a project investigated the effectiveness of multiform teaching (classroom instruction, distance teaching, various media, and linking of instruction to working life) to train data processing experts. Evaluation showed the necessity of adequate facilities and equipment, the importance of phone contact, and the need for teachers to be…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Processing Occupations, Distance Education, Educational Media
1999
These four papers are from a symposium on evaluation in human resource development (HRD). "Assessing Organizational Readiness for Learning through Evaluative Inquiry" (Hallie Preskill, Rosalie T. Torres) reviews how evaluative inquiry can facilitate organizational learning; argues HRD evaluation should be reconceptualized as a process…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textvan den Tillaart, Harry; van den Berg, Sjaak; Warmerdam, John – 1998
Work and learning in microenterprises in the printing industries of four European Community (EC) countries were examined through 17 case studies of firms with 10 or fewer employees (5 firms in Finland and 4 each in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain). Structured interviews were conducted with each firm's owner and a total of 90 staff at the 17…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Economic Development
