Birgit Schaffar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5149515 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Birgit Schaffar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Birgit |
| FAMILY NAME | Schaffar |
| SIGNATURE | SCHAFFAR B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Åbo Akademi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9504-6519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The grey zone between individualised goal and actual need
The ambiguous policy-concepts ‘effectivity’ and ‘needs’ were introduced to Finnish VET. This research utilises cultural historical activity theory to analyse how different conflicting motives emerge within student counselling and to discuss the prospective development of VET. Managerialist approaches to accountability and competency-based training form a tension between the needs of persons in counselling on the one hand and effectiveness of coun…
Is there a place for ‘place’ in an educational theory of Bildung
The notion of Bildung has been a catalyst for educational theories about the human relation to the material and social world. Place, both as a concrete spatial location and as metaphorical spatialization have been central to the understanding of Bildung. Nevertheless, the tradition of Bildung has treated the material world mainly as a restricting and adversarial space for human becoming. By asking why the role of belonging to a concrete place is …
Changing the Definition of Education. On Kant’s Educational Paradox Between Freedom and Restraint
Changing the Definition of Education. On Kant’s Educational Paradox Between Freedom and Restraint
The grey zone between individualised goal and actual need
The ambiguous policy-concepts ‘effectivity’ and ‘needs’ were introduced to Finnish VET. This research utilises cultural historical activity theory to analyse how different conflicting motives emerge within student counselling and to discuss the prospective development of VET. Managerialist approaches to accountability and competency-based training form a tension between the needs of persons in counselling on the one hand and effectiveness of coun…
Is there a place for ‘place’ in an educational theory of Bildung
The notion of Bildung has been a catalyst for educational theories about the human relation to the material and social world. Place, both as a concrete spatial location and as metaphorical spatialization have been central to the understanding of Bildung. Nevertheless, the tradition of Bildung has treated the material world mainly as a restricting and adversarial space for human becoming. By asking why the role of belonging to a concrete place is …
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Education theory (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy of education (2 works) · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)