Browsing by Subject "Koulutusuudistus"
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(2017)The Big Wheel education reform, downsizing and restructuring processes has left the university of Helsinki in a confused state. The goal of this study was to better understand the reasons and justification of the Big Wheel and to examine the process as part of a neoliberal university scene. In this context, neoliberal university is seen as an institution driven by global economic and market forces. Neoliberal universities emphasize on global markets, individual freedom of selection, degrees based on expectations set by working life and resource-efficient practices. In this study I will examine the discourses and speech of the reasons and justification of the Big Wheel. My research tasks are 1) What are the reasons and justifications for the Big Wheel education reform? and 2) What discourses are produced in the speech on reasons and justifications. I collected the data on Flamma, which is the intranet of University of Helsinki. My data consisted of all the bulletins and materials that dealt with the Big Wheel reform (N=32). As my research approach, I chose discourse analysis that I utilised in constructing the discourses. By discourses, I mean different manners of speaking, that are used in construing a social reality. I analysed the data and construed three hegemonic discourses. The dimensions of the discourse of internationality are recruiting best students, renewing marketing, profiling (University of) Helsinki and attractive education programs. The discourse of effectiveness composes of resource-wise planning, perfusion of students and freedom of choice. The discourse of employability is about the employability of degrees, know-how based degrees and taking into consideration the changing working-life. The fourth discourse, the discourse of knowledge as an instrumental value, summarized the first three and was seen throughout the data. According to this study one can conclude that the Big Wheel education reform produces and reproduces neoliberal university policies.
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(2020)Based on previous studies, neoliberal features have been observed in Finnish education policy. The government has made education-related reforms in recent years. My research examines the recent public debate surrounding education reforms in a neoliberal framework. I examine what themes, goals, rationales, and attitudes toward education reform are given in the public debate. I will try to find out how neoliberalism manifests itself in these debates. The aim of my dissertation is to bring out the public debate around education reforms and education policy. The study of the debate is intended to bring out different perspectives and voices, from education policy experts, academics, students, and individual citizens. I examine the manifestations of neoliberal education policy in the light of these debates. My research is a qualitative study. I search answers to two research questions. My data consists of articles. As a research method, I used content analysis. The data of my research consists of 51 articles by Helsingin Sanomat published in 2015–2019. Articles were analyzed by content analysis. Through content analysis, I found four different themes. I looked at the results in a neoliberal framework. The education reform debate revolved around student selection, industry changers, education cuts, and education policy. The debate around education reforms was controversial. On the one hand, education reforms were justified as profitable and good ideas, but on the other hand, they were criticized and questioned. Educational reforms raised concerns and appeared to pose threats to education and the scientific community, as well as to society. Based on the discussion, neoliberal features emerge in education reforms.
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