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The International SOLETM of Finnish Higher Education: A Virtual Vanishing Act

The International SOLETM of Finnish Higher Education: A Virtual Vanishing Act

David M. Hoffman, Jussi Välimaa, Taina Saarinen, Minna Söderqvist, Mika Raunio, Marjaana Korhonen
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466618824|ISBN10: 1466618825|EISBN13: 9781466618831
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch009
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Hoffman, David M., et al. "The International SOLETM of Finnish Higher Education: A Virtual Vanishing Act." Ethical Technology Use, Policy, and Reactions in Educational Settings, edited by Kadir Beycioglu, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 107-121. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch009

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Hoffman, D. M., Välimaa, J., Saarinen, T., Söderqvist, M., Raunio, M., & Korhonen, M. (2013). The International SOLETM of Finnish Higher Education: A Virtual Vanishing Act. In K. Beycioglu (Ed.), Ethical Technology Use, Policy, and Reactions in Educational Settings (pp. 107-121). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch009

Chicago

Hoffman, David M., et al. "The International SOLETM of Finnish Higher Education: A Virtual Vanishing Act." In Ethical Technology Use, Policy, and Reactions in Educational Settings, edited by Kadir Beycioglu, 107-121. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch009

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Abstract

This participative inquiry critiques recent management trends in the Finnish higher education system. The six authors, presently working in three Finnish universities, focus on strategic internationalization policy to highlight the argument. Global trends in internationalization are introduced, followed by an experienced-based meta-analysis, drawing on several recent studies by the authors. This analysis points to significant challenges and blind spots that exist- well hidden- alongside the Finnish higher education system’s best features. The increasing use of ICT-based management routines are called into question with respect to higher education practices, capacity and linked societal challenges. The analysis indicates these challenges remain unengaged- even obscured by- the rapidly proliferating number of ICT-based university management systems. Although none of the authors are specialists in Philosophy or ethics, the interpretive-level findings presented by this interdisciplinary group of scholars illuminates ways forward for the emerging field of specialists focused on ICT-based network-related ethics.

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