User:Allmänbildare

The username “Allmänbildare” is a play on the Swedish word “allmänbildning”, meaning general education, general knowledge or common knowledge. The suffix “-are” in this usage implies that allmänbildning is something the user does or performs, just as a bricklayer lays bricks or a lawyer practices law.

The user Allmänbildare is a teacher by profession and values education in all its forms, whether it is formal education in schools or informal education through free access to knowledge via the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Allmänbildare’s ambition is to contribute general knowledge in areas where he possesses some form of competence to share knowledge. As a Fennoswedish Wikipedia user, Allmänbildare also aims to expand the range of articles related to Swedish-speaking Finland and the Swedish-speaking population in Finland.

Allmänbildare’s special interests and knowledge include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Pedagogy, particularly
  • Democracy education and
    • Progressive education as theorized by, among others, John Dewey.
• Political history, especially including
  • Politics of Finland,
  • Social democracy, and
  • The history of the labour movement.

As a Wikipedia user, Allmänbildare strives to follow some personal principles to ensure access to credible information. These principles are:

1. As a rule, peer-reviewed scientific articles and books should always be used as sources.
2. In cases where a peer-reviewed source is not available, a primary source should be used.
3. In cases where neither rule 1 nor 2 can be applied, such as in current events, trusted traditional media should be used as sources.
4. Texts based on an individual’s opinion, or that cannot be confirmed to be based on a credible source of information, should only be used to highlight that person’s personal opinions.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Socialism.