Karaoke–The Chance to Be a Star

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The iPad and music in the new learning environment

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After a Decade: What remains of a kindergarten developmental arts education project?

This article focuses on the long-term impacts and effects of developmental work that began as an arts education project in Helsinki in 2000. Ten years later, five kindergarten leaders were interviewed to gather information about the impacts of the project. The aim was to determine the long-term effects of the project and examine in which ways the impact could still be seen in the daily work in kindergartens. We also explored the reasons and prerequisites for the impacts still showing, and tried to discover which obstacles prevent the ongoing impact of the developmental work.The interviews showed that the sustainability of the impacts was connected to the organizational changes and the longevity of the personnel in the kindergarten. The developmental work could be better taken advantage of when the kindergarten leaders felt the tasks developed in the project were important and offered them new ideas in their pedagogical leadership. A long-lasting developmental project was seen as part of the process of updating education, which confirmed the participants’ consciousness about being a teacher and the nature of the educational practices as well as a reflective manner of working. Participating also increased general developmental skills and interest in other developmental themes

Qualitative Evaluation Processes in Arts Educational Projects

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After a Decade: What remains of a kindergarten developmental arts education project?

This article focuses on the long-term impacts and effects of developmental work that began as an arts education project in Helsinki in 2000. Ten years later, five kindergarten leaders were interviewed to gather information about the impacts of the project. The aim was to determine the long-term effects of the project and examine in which ways the impact could still be seen in the daily work in kindergartens. We also explored the reasons and prerequisites for the impacts still showing, and tried to discover which obstacles prevent the ongoing impact of the developmental work.The interviews showed that the sustainability of the impacts was connected to the organizational changes and the longevity of the personnel in the kindergarten. The developmental work could be better taken advantage of when the kindergarten leaders felt the tasks developed in the project were important and offered them new ideas in their pedagogical leadership. A long-lasting developmental project was seen as part of the process of updating education, which confirmed the participants’ consciousness about being a teacher and the nature of the educational practices as well as a reflective manner of working. Participating also increased general developmental skills and interest in other developmental themes.</p

Art Education as Multiprofessional Collaboration

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Vetytalous – mahdollisuudet ja rajoitteet

Vetytaloudella tavoitellaan hiilidioksidipäästöjen vähentämistä aloilla, joilla muiden keinojen käyttö on erityisen haasteellista. Tällaisia kohteita löytyy mm. teollisuudesta, lento- ja meriliikenteestä sekä raskaasta tieliikenteestä. EU valmistelee yhteisiä vetyratkaisujen yleistymistä mahdollistavia lainsäädäntömuutoksia. Samaan aikaan eri maat Euroopassa ja sen ulkopuolella ovat laatineet kansallisia vetystrategioitaan. Vedyn tuotantoon ja loppukäyttöön suunnattuja projekteja on pelkästään Euroopassa kehitteillä tuhansittain. Suomelle vetytalous näyttäytyy mahdollisuutena, koska Suomessa on melko vähähiilinen sähköntuotantokapasiteetti ja vahva sähkön kantaverkko. Tämän lisäksi Suomessa on valtava tuulivoiman lisärakennuspotentiaali, jota voitaisiin hyödyntää vedyn ja sähköpolttoaineiden tuotantoon sekä kotimaan kysyntää että vientiä varten. Toisaalta kansainvälisen markkinan tulevaisuuden tarjontaan ja kysyntään liittyy suuria epävarmuuksia. Odotettavissa on tiukka kansainvälinen kilpailu eri teknologioiden ja tuotantopaikkavaihtoehtojen välillä. Suomessa on varmistettava edellytykset teollisuuden vetytalouteen suuntautuville investoinneille ja luotava selkeät tavoitteet ja toimenpidesuunnitelma vetyratkaisujen käyttöönotolle eri sektoreilla. Vetytalouden kehittymistä voidaan edistää mm. tuulivoiman lisärakentamisen luvitusta helpottamalla, vetyosaamista lisäämällä ja TKI-toimintaa tukemalla niin teknologioiden, palvelujen kuin yhteistyön osalta. Sähkönsiirto- ja vedynsiirtoinfrastruktuureja tulisi kehittää kokonaisuutena tulevaisuuden tarpeisiin varautuen, mutta halliten kustannuksia ja riskejä. Vetyratkaisujen edistämistoimissa tulee ottaa huomioon vaihtoehtoiset teknologiat ja ratkaisut. Samoin on huolehdittava tasapuolisten kilpailuedellytysten toteutumisesta niin kotimaassa kuin kansainvälisesti.Tämä julkaisu on toteutettu osana valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimussuunnitelman toimeenpanoa. (tietokayttoon.fi) Julkaisun sisällöstä vastaavat tiedon tuottajat, eikä tekstisisältö välttämättä edusta valtioneuvoston näkemystä

Hydrogen economy : Opportunities and limitations

Hydrogen economy aims to reduce CO2 emissions in sectors and processes where utilising other solutions is particularly challenging. Such processes can be found in industries, aviation, maritime transport, and heavy-duty road transport. The EU is currently preparing legislative changes to enable an increased implementation of hydrogen-based solutions. At the same time, countries in and outside Europe have been develoing their national hydrogen strategies. Thousands of projects are being established for the production and end-use of clean hydrogen in Europe alone. Hydrogen economy provides an opportunity for Finland, as Finnish power generation has a relatively low carbon intensity and there is a stable national transmission grid for electricity available. Furthermore, Finland has vast potential for additional wind power, which could be utilised to produce hydrogen and electrofuels to meet domestic demand as well as for exports. On the other hand, the future supply and demand still remain highly uncertain in the international market. Strong competition is anticipated between different technologies and alternative locations for production. Finland must ensure preconditions for industrial investments in the hydrogen economy, and create clear targets and an action plan for the hydrogen transition in different sectors. The development of the hydrogen economy can be supported, e.g., by easing the licensing of additional wind power construction, increasing hydrogen expertise, and supporting R&D activities in technologies, services, and collaboration. Electricity and hydrogen transmission infrastructures should be developed as a whole in preparation for the future needs while managing the related risks and costs. Alternative technologies and solutions must be considered along with the hydrogen-based solutions. In addition, conditions for fair competition must be ensured both domestically and internationally.This publication is part of the implementation of the Government Plan for Analysis, Assessment and Research. (tietokayttoon.fi) The content is the responsibility of the producers of the information and does not necessarily represent the view of the Government