LLinE Lifelong Learning in Europe

Fifth International LLinE Conference
SOCIAL CAPITAL and CITIZENSHIP adult learning and the future of humanity

5 – 7 June 2002

Participation, co-operation and trust increase people’s well-being both in public and in private life. What is participative, critical citizenship? How do we read the signs of social alienation in many parts of society? How do we work to create social capital? What kind of adult education approach does our today call for? The conference is for researchers, educationists, NGOs and decision makers, in working life and in families.

· Keynote speakers Ulla Anttila, MSSc, MP, Finland; Luiza Cortesão, Professor, Portugal; Sylvain Côté, Consultant, CERI, OECD; Prof. Paul Ilsley, Professor, USA; Seppo Niemelä, Secretary General, Finland; Monika Oels, the EU Commission, among others.
· Clarification of concepts like the fuzziness of citizenship today, social capital.
· Workshops invite participants to discuss their own experiences and projects for feedback and networking.
· The most interesting presentations and experiences will be published in the international journal Lifelong Learning in Europe LLinE.


Programme

Wednesday, June 5
12.30 Transportation from
Kiasma (Museum of Contemporary Art) Square and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to the Conference venue
Registration at Gustavelund

Lunch

SOCIAL CAPITAL - the Importance of Community

14.10 Opening of the Conference
Antti Kauppi

Keynote
Perspectives of the OECD on Human and Social Capital
Sylvain Côté, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD
published in LLinE 4/2002

15.10 Keynote
When Your Team Enjoys Playing Together
Hanna Heikkinen, Coach, Team Academy, Special Unit for Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Jyväskylä Polytechnic
published in LLinE 1/2003

Coffee

16.00 Introductory and discussing presentations on Creating Social Capital in

Education
Pedagogy – Educational Environments in relation to social capital
Arne Carlsen, Acting Director of Education, Danish University of Education

Working life
Ways of organising work to create a community
Tuomo Alasoini, Labour Market Counsellor, Finnish Ministry of Labour

17.30 WORKSHOP – The importance of community

19.30 Sauna

20.00 Barbecue dinner, music and activities
Accordeon and old games, Matti Ekman

Thursday, June 6
Social Capital, Learning and THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

8.30 Keynote
The Freirean pedagogy
Luiza Cortesão, Professor, University of Porto, Portugal

9.15 Keynote
The Nordic Way of Educating for Social Capital and Citizenship. Grundtvig, and others
Seppo Niemelä, Secretary General of Finnish Adult Education Association FAEA
published in LLinE 1/2003

11.00 Introductory and discussing presentations on Creating Social Forums in

Voluntary work, associations
The activities and philosophy around the project Estelle, a ship repaired by volunteers for fair trade products from the Third World, and equipment repaired for use in the Third World
Helena Männikkö, Project co-ordinator, Angola-project

Networks as Sources of Social Capital
Jozsef Katus, Professor, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
published in LLinE 4/2003

12.15 Lunch

13.00 Introductory and discussing presentations

Why do Swedish-speaking Finns have a longer active life? An area for social capital research
Markku T. Hyyppä, Senior Scientist, M.D., Ph.D, senior lecturer, Finland
published in LLinE 4/2002

14.15 Coffee

14.30 WORKSHOP Creating social capital

17.15 Experience creating social capital – participants in rowboats to Halosenniemi, the home of a Finnish painter from the beginning of the 20th century, a guided tour there, and return by bus.

21.00 Dinner in the Indoor Garden
Meri Siirala, soprano and Arto Wikla, teorb

Friday, June 7

CITIZENSHIP today and tomorrow

9.15 Introductory and discussing presentations
What does it mean if you are seen as the principal actor and subject in your life?
Juan del Río Rodríguez, Malaga, Spain and
Jarkko Soininen, University of Tampere

Political Education
Mr. Ruud Veldhuis, Political Education, Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek, The Netherlands
published in LLinE 4/2002

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Keynote
Where is the citizen: in the nation state, the EU or in the globalised world market place?
Ms. Monika Oels, the European Commission – Directorate General for Education and Culture, Lifelong learning
published in LLinE 1/2003

Keynote
The Role of Political Life Now and in the Future in Creating Active Citizenship
Ulla Anttila, MP

Discussion on citizenship, social capital and the future of humanity
Sylvain Côté, Ruud Velthuis, Monika Oels, Paul Ilsley and Ulla Anttila. Chair Prof. Kari E. Nurmi

Keynote
Democratic and Liberal Forums in Modern Technological Cultures: The Future of Public Discourse
Prof Paul Ilsley, University of Northern Illinois, USA
published in LLinE 4/2002

16.15 Concluding words

16.30 Coffee
Transportation to Helsinki »

Keynote Speakers

Ms Ulla Anttila, MSSc, MP, Finland

Dr Luiza Cortesão, Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

Mr Sylvain Coté, Consultant, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation CERI, OECD

Ms Hanna Heikkinen, Coach, Team Academy, Special Unit for Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Jyväskylä Polytechnic, Finland

Dr Paul Ilsley, Professor of Research, University of Northern Illinois, USA

Mr Seppo Niemelä, Secretary General, Finnish Adult Education Association FAEA

Ms Monika Oels, The European Commission - Directorate General for Education and Culture, Lifelong learning

Introductory Presentations
Mr Tuomo Alasoini, Labour Market Counsellor, National Workplace Development Programme, Ministry of Labour, Finland

Mr Arne Carlsen, Acting Director of Education, Danish University of Education, Denmark

Dr Markku Hyyppä, Senior Scientist, M.D., PhD, Neurologist, Senior lecturer, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Research and Development Centre, Finland

Dr Jozsef Katus, Professor, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

Ms Helena Männikkö, Project co-ordinator, Angola-project, the ESTELLE, Finland

Mr Juan del Río Rodríguez, Secretary General of Asociación Juvenil TRANS, Malaga, Spain

Mr Jarkko Soininen, Master of Education, Freelance trainer, Finland

Mr Ruud Veldhuis, Political Education, Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek, The Netherlands »