Students participating in commercial further training

their capacity for self-study and the organisation of their studies as experienced by the students themselves

• Ritva Lindroos Helsingin yliopisto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33336/aik.96653

Abstract

The Finnish Centre for Further Training for Commercial College Graduates is a distance teaching institute whose organisation of study is arranged in accordance with the principles of multi-form teaching. A study was conducted at the centre concerning the students’ capacities for self-study and their views concerning the organisation of studies at the centre. The targets of interest included unofficial learning systems, information channels and the sources of help to which the students turn to when they have study problems. The interconnections between the social network and leaming were the object of particular interest.