Ministry of Education, Development Plan for Education and Research 2003-2008
website:
http://www.minedu.fi/export/sites/default/OPM/Julkaisut/2004/liitteet/opm_190_opm08.pdf?lang=en
Start Date: 2003
End Date:
2008
Typology:  policy initiative

Institution:
Ministry of Education Finland

Helsinki

Address:
Ministry of Education
Department for Education and Science Policy
Meritullinkatu 10, Helsinki
P.O. Box 29, FIN-00023 Government, Finland

 

Ministry of Education, Development Plan for Education and Research 2003-2008
Printed by Helsinki University Press, 2004
ISBN 952-442-693-5 (pbk.)
ISBN 952-442-694-3 (PDF)
ISSN 1458-8110

Main contents

  • Changes in the operational environmental
    It is pointed out that, within the present “social and cultural change… skill demands relating to the use, content and flows of information in the net are growing.” (p. 9)

  • Development lines in education and research
    It is highlighted that “care must be taken that education provides sufficient knowledge and skills for assessing information content on the net and for managing information flows.” (p. 17)

  • Development of the education system
    University education
    : it is underlined that “a key challenge for all universities is to provide students with skills to use scientific methods and the ability to produce and use knowledge independently.” (p. 47)
    Adult education and training: adult vocational training and liberal adult education will be targeted to offer opportunities for the adult population to gain adequate information society skills (p. 49).
    Liberal adult education: within the liberal adult education civic empowerment must be promoted and strengthened; information society skills must be improved (p. 52).

  • Development of the research system
    Libraries’ role in Finland
    is stressed: “Libraries will contribute to the development of teaching and study methods and on their part ensure that university and polytechnic graduates have good information literacy.” (p. 55)

 

Keywords: policy document – development plan – research and education – demands for information skills – information skills – learning skills – study skills – academic study skills – scientific study methods - information society skills – university education - adult vocational training – adult education – liberal adult education - libraries’ role – information literacy

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