Actantial construction of career guidance in parliament of Finland’s education policy debates 1967–2020
Journal article
Authors | Varjo, Janne, Kalalahti, Mira and Hooley, Tristram |
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Abstract | In this paper we examine the objectives and meanings of the career guidance provided in comprehensive education as set out in discussions in the Parliament of Finland. We approach the topic through an exploration of parliamentary sessions concerning three major legislative proposals for reforming compulsory education in Finland. The premise is that the parliamentary discussions concerning guidance provided in comprehensive education reflect the rationalities that underpin guidance in different eras in Finland and elsewhere. Examining these rationalities provides a way to explore the principles which frame career guidance policy in Finland. Using the actantial model as a methodological tool, the analysis aims to discover the actantial positions in the parliamentary discussions and the interactions that emerge between these. The various actantial narratives demonstrate the way in which guidance is influenced by wider ideological trends. The actantial analysis portrays a shift from the more structural corporatist approaches of the 1960s when the object of guidance was to fulfil the needs of society, towards more third way individualism in 1990s. The current reform of 2020 to extend compulsory education and reinforce guidance may represent some return to more structural approaches. |
Keywords | career guidance; education politics; actantial analysis |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Education Policy |
Journal citation | 37 (6), pp. 1-20 |
Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
ISSN | 0268-0939 |
1464-5106 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2021.1971772 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2021.1971772 |
hdl:10545/626027 | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 14 Sep 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 Oct 2021, 09:51 |
Accepted | 19 Aug 2021 |
Contributors | University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway and University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Restricted |
File | License File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9376y/actantial-construction-of-career-guidance-in-parliament-of-finland-s-education-policy-debates-1967-2020
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