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Martikainen, Jari – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
This study examines social representations of teachership based on students' and teachers' drawings. Fifty-nine students and thirty-nine teachers in upper-secondary education in Finland participated in the research, drawing a picture of a typical teacher and commenting on their drawings verbally. The study focuses on what kinds of social…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
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Räty, Hannu; Korhonen, Maija; Kasanen, Kati; Komulainen, Katri; Rautiainen, Riitta; Siivonen, Päivi – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2016
This study set out to investigate parental attitudes toward entrepreneurship education as evaluative directing components of social representations. A nationwide sample of parents (N = 625) was asked to indicate their opinions on a set of statements about entrepreneurship education. The parents' attitudinal orientation suggested that they would…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Parent Attitudes, Educational Policy
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Raty, Hannu; Komulainen, Katri; Hirva, Laura – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2012
This study set out to replicate a survey conducted 20 years ago on Finnish parents' social representations of educability. A nationwide sample of parents (N = 642) were asked to indicate their opinions on a set of statements pertaining to topical educational issues. The results indicated that educational discussion is still structured by two major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Entrepreneurship, Surveys