Is worldview education achieved in schools? A study of Finnish teachers’ perceptions of worldview education as a component of basic education

Figures & data

Table 1. The distribution of participants based on work experience

Work experience	N = 110
0–5 years	32
6–12 years	24
13–25 years	35
over 25 years	18

Table 2. How do teachers perceive worldview education?

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
How important do you think worldview education is at school?	109	4.09	.888
How do you feel about worldview education?	109	3.41	.796

Table 3. To what extent do the following issues affect the worldview education given by you?

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Student’s own worldview	108	2.91	1.081
The worldview of a student’s family	108	2.69	1.115
Own personal worldview	108	2.93	1.100
Own personal set of values	108	3.80	.873
Values of one’s own school	108	3.91	.881
School subject/content of instruction	108	4.01	.952
Current topics (e.g. news)	107	3.55	.934
Time available	108	3.70	1.052
Student group	108	3.80	.955
National core curriculum for basic education	107	4.07	.908
Compensation from work	107	1.90	1.036
Own ability to cope	108	3.07	1.133
Something else	28	1.79	1.258

Figure 1. ‘Mention three things that you think are important in worldview education.’

Table 4. In what extent do you think that the issues mentioned below have an effect on the development of the worldview and value systems of a student?

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Teacher	110	3.65	.903
School	110	3.45	.830
Parents/Home	110	4.76	.468
Friends	110	4.44	.628
Religious/ideological community	109	3.72	1.017
World events	110	3.29	.758
Books	110	2.96	.947
Hobby/Interest	110	3.39	.959
Social media	110	3.88	.798
Something else	27	2.26	1.196

Table 5. The role of different subjects in worldview education

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Mathematics	109	1.61	.815
Mother tongue and literature	109	3.36	.877
Foreign language teaching	101	2.93	.972
Environmental studies	109	3.71	.994
History	109	3.85	.859
Social studies	107	4.07	.898
Religion	109	4.72	.579
Ethics	106	4.75	.603
Music	105	2.74	.877
Crafts	109	2.21	.963
Physical education	109	2.61	1.121
Visual arts	108	2.84	.968
Finnish as a second language and literature	101	3.39	1.131
Other mother tongue (e.g. Russian/Arabic)	89	3.39	1.083

Figure 2. Worldview-related situations in school