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The life stories of hard-of-hearing people in Finland Takala M. "They think I'm stupid, but I just don't HEAR!". The life stories of hard-of-hearing people in Finland. Scand J SOC Welfare 1995: 4: 19C-196. 0 Munksgaard, 1995 Ninety-eight stories about being hard-of-hearing in Finnish society, written by hard-of-hearing adults, were analysed. The writers were satisfied with personal equipment received from society, but public places lacked, for example, tele-loops. Also many officers were unable to communicate with hard-of-hearing people. Contacts with other people were limited, people started to isolate because communication in big groups and noisy situations was difficult. Older people, who were able to choose how to spend their time, seemed to be more satisfied than those who had to manage at work with their impaired hearing. Six types of stories are presented here: stories written by 1) young and 2) old people, 3) by male and 4) female writers and 5) positive and 6) negative stories. Also a common theme, communication, is presented in detail. The descriptive approach used in this study forms an entirety with a questionnaire research. The hard of hearingThe hard of hearing are people who have a mild or moderate hearing loss, but usually communicate by speech, often with the help of a hearing aid and lipreading ([The curriculum for the hearing-impaired], 1987). We have about 300,000 hard-of-hearing people in Finland (Raivio, 1980, Kuirrojen kultticzirityoryhmiin muistio, 1985.The hard of hearing try to integrate into the hearing world. The hearing aid provides good assistance in this endeavor (Warland, 1990), but communication in large groups and situations with background noise is still difficult for hard-of-hearing people. A hearing loss often makes people selective when choosing company; a small group of people who know their difficulties is better than a large group of strangers. People who articulate clearly and are patient enough to repeat words remain as friends (Orlans, 1988). Most hard-of-hearing people go to an ordinary school and participate more in the mainstream of life than the deaf. Being a member of an aural association is not as common among hard-of-hearing people as it is among the deaf (Weisel & Reichstein, 1990). Life story researchThe aim of this study was to determine the views of hard-of-hearing people towards Fifinish society. The hard-of-hearing people were asked to write a story 190

In 2018, the curricula and subject syllabi in Sweden were revised, the aim being to increase the digital competence of pupils. This article presents a study of how vocational student teachers at uppersecondary school legitimise the use of digital tools in their lesson planning as a means to support the learning of pupils. This provides knowledge of what vocational student teachers view as central to their teaching. Using Theo van Leeuwen's legitimation analysis, the lesson plans of 25 vocational student teachers, as well as eight ethnographic interviews, were analysed. In legitimation, the vocational student teacher argues using references or actions that need to be performed, or not performed. The task of the argument is to justify language or actions so that they are acceptable to others. Legitimation also makes visible the relationships and responsibilities between different parties. The results show that vocational student teachers legitimise their choices to authority. The lesson plans are based on the relationship of vocational student teachers to their own actions in teaching. However, how pupils develop their learning and digital competence is not affected. The digital tools as resources in teaching are legitimised with reference to speed, agility, control, and overview. The use of digital tools links strongly to writing, which affects the educational environment and professional life.