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Direct linkTakala, 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
Download full textAnsio, Hei; Seppälä, Piia; Houni, Pia – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2017
This qualitative research discusses a Finnish community music project aimed at school pupils with disabilities. The practices of this project define community music as community-driven, goal-oriented participatory music-making with a musician as a facilitator. Instead of the effects on pupils, this research investigates the project's impacts on…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Music, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience
Björn, Piia M.; Aro, Mikko T.; Koponen, Tuire K.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
Response to intervention (RTI) can be considered an everyday practice in many parts of the United States, whereas, in Finland, only recently has a new framework for support in learning taken shape. Choosing Finland as the comparative partner for this policy paper is justified as its educational system has been widely referenced on the basis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Response to Intervention, Special Education, International Assessment
Paju, Birgit; Räty, Lauri; Pirttimaa, Raija; Kontu, Elina – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Recent studies have suggested that the professional training received by general educators does not adequately prepare them to properly implement inclusion-based practices. The idea of inclusion in practice has not significantly changed the situation of teaching pupils with special educational needs (SENs) in mainstream classes. This study's…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Needs
Moberg, Sakari; Zumberg, Marshall; Reinmaa, Ants – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
A survey of 125 prospective undergraduate special education in Estonia, Finland, and the United States found the Estonians were most critical of inclusion and the Finns the least critical. Results suggest that prospective teachers' perceptions about inclusion are related to the prevailing implementation of inclusive education in their countries.…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Students, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences
Moberg, Sakari – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A survey assessed attitudes of 1636 Zambian and Finnish teachers towards inclusive education and consequently the perceptions of appropriate educational environment for children with different disabilities. On the whole, attitudes varied but were quite critical. Structure of the attitudes was similar in both countries; factor analyses extracted…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Justice
