Adult learners’ career paths – from IT profession to education within two-year study programme in Finnish university context

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ID11424364
AutoresVesa Korhonen (0000-0001-5265-4549, Tampere University), Päivi Portaankorva-Koivisto (0000-0003-1353-5963, University of Helsinki, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume40
Fascículo2
Páginas142-154
Data de publicação2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02601370.2021.1900939
OpenAlexW3129158699
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas28

Higher education and lifelong learning projects aimed at adults have become more widespread and have sparked a debate on how to restructure higher education policies and support lifelong learning. In Finland, a recent initiative in higher education policy is based on the theme of continuous learning. Different supporting structures and practices at the governmental level are being sought. During the academic year 2017–2018, the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland funded a project that provided pedagogical studies in teaching for 16 IT professionals. The aim was to enable the participants to focus on the educational field and find new options for their careers. We utilised a narrative research approach to explore the types of adult learners’ storylines and positions that were constructed during these studies, of which we identified three: the storyline of different alternatives, in which participants positioned themselves as a career path builders, the storyline of becoming a teacher, in which participants positioned themselves as a teacherhood reflectors and becoming a teacher was an enriching alternative, and the storyline of looking forward, in which participants positioned themselves as a developers and mainly saw their studies as expanding their ongoing career opportunities

Adult education · Christian ministry · Context (archaeology · Further education · Higher education · Lifelong learning · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Restructuring · Sociology · Theme (computing · Vocational education · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics