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What's in a Name: The Effect of Category Labels on Teachers' Beliefs
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Gibbs, Simon; Beckmann, Jens F.; Elliott, Julian; Metsäpelto, Riitta-Leena; Vehkakoski, Tanja; Aro, Mikko – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
In this paper, we report an investigation of the possible influence on teachers' essentialist thinking and efficacy beliefs of category labels used to describe children's educational difficulties. A 2x2x2 counterbalanced design was employed in which primary school teachers in Finland and the UK were exposed to vignettes that portrayed a child…
Descriptors: Labeling (of Persons), Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness
Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes towards Inclusion in Finland
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Takala, Marjatta; Sirkko, Riikka – Support for Learning, 2022
The attitudes towards inclusion and the terms used related to special needs by pre-service teachers in three Finnish universities were studied. Inclusion is the main educational policy in Finland, and special solutions are avoided when possible. With a questionnaire and a brief survey, data from 488 pre-service teachers (PSTs) were collected and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Special Needs Students, Teacher Education Programs
Struggling for Inclusive Education in Japan and Finland: Teachers' Attitudes towards Inclusive Education
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Moberg, Sakari; Muta, Etsuko; Korenaga, Kanako; Kuorelahti, Matti; Savolainen, Hannu – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
The aim of this study was to analyse and compare teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education in two culturally different countries: Finland and Japan. A sample of 362 Finnish and 1518 Japanese teachers participated in this survey. The teachers' attitudes varied and were rather critical. The Finnish teachers were more worried about teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Cultural Differences, Students with Disabilities
Equality in the Making? Roma and Traveller Minority Policies and Basic Education in Three Nordic Countries
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Helakorpi, Jenni; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Mietola, Reetta – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The article examines policies intended to promote the basic education of Roma and Traveller minorities in Finland, Sweden, and Norway by analysing key national Roma and Traveller policy (n = 5) and education policy documents (n = 3). Analysis shows how the Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian Roma policies translate the general policy aims of improving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Compulsory Education, Educational Policy
"Behave Yourself!" Examining Meanings Assigned to Children with Socio-Emotional Difficulties
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Pihlaja, Paivi – Disability & Society, 2008
Day-care, the context of this research, is a significant service in Finland because every child under compulsory school age (7 years) has the right to municipal day-care once the parental allowance period ends. Finnish day-care is generally organised by municipalities as part of the social services. It is inclusive by nature, as there are no…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Emotional Disturbances, Interpersonal Relationship
Impact of Teachers' Dogmatism and Pessimistic Stereotype on the Effect of EMR-Class Label on Teachers' Judgments in Finland.
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Moberg, Sakari – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1995
Finnish special-education teachers (n=135) rated five sentences written by an 11-year-old student either labeled or not labeled as being in a special class for educable mentally retarded (EMR) students. Results indicated that the EMR label diminished teachers' ratings and that teacher dogmatism and pessimistic stereotype correlated negatively with…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Labeling (of Persons)
Consumer View: What Former Students of Emotional/Behavioral Disorder (EBD) Classes Say about School in Finland.
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Jahnukainen, Markku – 2000
This paper discusses the outcomes of a Finnish study that investigated the school experiences of former special education students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Twenty-three former students, who had attended classes for students with emotional and behavioral disorders were interviewed. The students had been out of special education and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries