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Direct linkLinnakyla, Pirjo; Malin, Antero – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The aim of this study is to examine Finnish students' school engagement profiles in the light of the data collected in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) in 2003. Even though Finnish students' cognitive achievement has proved excellent in various international assessments, their school engagement has not been flattering. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Profiles, Learner Engagement, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedHuurre, Taina Maarit; Komulainen, Erkki Juhani; Aro, Hillevi Marita – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1999
The social support and self-esteem of 115 adolescents with visual impairments who attended mainstream Finnish schools, and a control group of 607 classmates were assessed. Self-esteem of the adolescents did not differ; relationships with friends contributed to the enhancement of the self-esteem of the adolescents with visual impairments.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance
Peer reviewedSalminen, Simo – Adolescence, 1994
In these two separate studies of self-esteem, Study One showed that Finnish adolescents valued popularity more than academic and athletic success when compared to American students. Study Two revealed that students with low self-esteem embraced traditional sex roles more prominently than students with high self-esteem. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conformity, Congruence (Psychology), Cross Cultural Studies
