December 8th - 9th, 2011, Helsinki City Adult Education Center, Helsinki
Thursday, Dec 8th, 2011
Welcome and opening
Tapio Kosunen, Secretary of State, Ministry of Education and Culture
Presentation of the national collaborative research project of Freedom and Responsibility in Liberal Adult Education
Anja Heikkinen, Professor, Tampere University
Jyri Manninen, Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Petri Salo, Professor, Abo Akademi University
Clarification of the basic concept accross the countries and languages
Bernt Gustavsson, Professor, Örebro University
Petri Salo, Professor, Åbo Akademi University
The state and challenges of the present research on Nordic popular adult education (material)
How is the field described? What are the needs for research? How do we create research?
A panel discussion by the Nordic thematic research group (NVL)
Facilitated by Ann-Marie Laginder, Coordinator, MIMER, University Lecturer, Linköping University
The benefits of popular adult education
Presentation of the results of the Swedish Folkbildningens nytta -research project
Bernt Gustavsson, Professor, Örebro University
The wider benefits of learning within liberal adult education system in Finland
Jyri Manninen, Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Friday, Dec 9th
Paper session
Presentations and discussion of recent and ongoing research
A European view (title to be confirmed)
Anja Heikkinen, Professor, Tampere University
Issues and needs for further study - a Nordic view
Reijo Aholainen, Councellor of Education, Ministry of Education
Suggestions and ideas for further research and co-operation
Discussion in groupps
