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Holopainen, Leena; Hakkarainen, Airi – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
This study explores the long-term effects of difficulties in reading and mathematical skills on educational achievement and successful graduation from secondary education as well as the role of special education in successful graduation. Study participants were all 16-year-old ninth graders from one Finnish city (N = 595; 302 females, 293 males)…
Descriptors: Special Education, Grade 9, Secondary School Students, High School Graduates
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Kuurme, Tiiu; Carlsson, Anu – International Education Studies, 2012
One of the most important functions of learning is the formation of identity. From a hermeneutical viewpoint the formation of ipse-identity is, to a large extent, based on the meaning of the learning experiences. The following questions guide our research: first, what meanings do Estonian and Finnish students gain from curricular facts? And…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Comparative Education