2014
DOI: 10.1177/0895904814556754
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The Implementation of New Special Education Legislation in Finland

Abstract: This article examines the implementation of new special education legislation in Finland among students with significant disabilities. The data consist of a nationwide survey and field observations. In the analysis, a policy implementation framework is utilized as a theoretical lens. The findings suggest that schools and municipalities that had participated in long-term development projects had more capacity and willingness to reform special education practices substantially, suggesting that learning in one po… Show more

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“…Although this documentation has all the necessary elements, these might vary from one municipality to another (Pesonen 2016). This can be explained by the autonomy schools and municipalities have in implementing special education legislation (Pesonen et al 2015). Furthermore, the documentation might be a paper version that is completed by hand or entirely online.…”
Section: Transition Planning Documentationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although this documentation has all the necessary elements, these might vary from one municipality to another (Pesonen 2016). This can be explained by the autonomy schools and municipalities have in implementing special education legislation (Pesonen et al 2015). Furthermore, the documentation might be a paper version that is completed by hand or entirely online.…”
Section: Transition Planning Documentationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ezeket a kis csoportokat a 'special class teacher', vagyis a speciális tanítók oktatják. Ezek a pedagó-gusok tanítói végzettséggel rendelkeznek, melyet egy éven keresztül speciális tanítói kreditekkel (60 kredit) egészítettek ki (Bús, 2015;Lavonen, 2014;Pesonen, Itkonen, Jahnukainen, Kontu, Kokko, Ojala és Pirttimaa, 2015).…”
Section: A Jelenlegi Finn Iskolarendszerunclassified
“…Finnish research has often used ethnographic data from everyday school life, for instance in studies of individualised teaching in heterogeneous classrooms (Rytivaara & Vehkakoski, 2015) and studies of educational practices that included students with significant disabilities (Pesonen et al, 2015). These sources represent research that examines pedagogical practices in schools in relation to inclusive educational ideology.…”
Section: Finlandmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most studies had starting points in disability policy and human rights' perspectives on inclusive education and their implementation in different educational contexts in Finland (e.g. Itkonen & Jahnukainen, 2007;Lempinen, 2016;Pesonen et al, 2015). Many of the researchers used perspectives that come from social theorisations on disability as a socially created category rather than as an attribute of individuals (e.g.…”
Section: Finlandmentioning
confidence: 99%