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Explaining classroom teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education
2019
Teacher attitudes have been identified as an important resource when striving towards inclusive education as defined in the Salamanca Statement (1994). This study surveyed some key factors associated with teacher attitudes towards inclusion. The participants were 1,456 classroom teachers in Finnish primary schools who were asked about their readiness to include in their classrooms a student with a specified special educational need (SEN). The results were reviewed in association with some background variables, including workload concerns, evaluation of professional skills and the opportunity to get extra support if needed. The results show that classroom teachers’ positive attitudes towards…
Attitudes of Teachers Towards Inclusive Education in Finland
2020
Positive teacher attitudes are essential for success when children with special educational needs (SEN) are placed into mainstream classrooms. The present study surveyed teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion by using a large national sample and Teachers’ Attitudes towards Inclusion Scale (TAIS). A total of 1,764 Finnish basic-school teachers participated in the e-mail survey. They included 824 classroom teachers, 575 subject teachers and 365 special-education teachers. The classroom teachers scored below and the subject teachers significantly below, the neutral midpoint of the scale. The special-education teachers’ mean scores were above the midpoint. About 20% of teachers were strong oppon…
School Detention in Finland : A Pilot Study
2017
Although detention is one of the most popular methods of punishment in schools, it is being met with increasing criticism as an educational intervention. Few studies have explored its use to date; therefore, the present pilot study was planned to survey the popularity of detention. By analyzing a representative sample of comprehensive school teachers (N = 2,276) in Finland at grade levels 1-9, it was found that 30% of Finnish school teachers regularly use this punishment. Differences in use were observed across gender, age, and teacher category. These results provide a baseline against which future follow-up studies can be compared. peerReviewed
Suomea sukulaisille: Maticsák Sándor & Anna Tarvainen 2002. Finn Nyelv
2002
Kirja-arvio Sándor, Maticsák & Tarvainen, Anna : Finn nyelv nonPeerReviewed
Observed Classroom Quality Profiles of Kindergarten Classrooms in Finland
2012
Research Findings: The aim of the present study was to examine classroom quality profiles of kindergarten classrooms using a person-centered approach and to analyze these patterns in regard to teacher and classroom characteristics. Observations of the domains of Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, and Instructional Support were conducted in 49 Finnish kindergarten classrooms utilizing the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (R. C. Pianta, K. M. LaParo, & B. K. Hamre, 2008 ). In addition, questionnaire data on classroom and teacher characteristics, as well as Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure (D. Stipek & P. Byler, 2004 ) observational ratings, were used in the analyses. L…
Contents and functions of dramatizations in team decision making
2017
This study examines the contents and functions of dramatizations in natural team decision making. Theoretically, the study employs symbolic convergence theory to understand decision making as a complex phenomenon constructed in symbolic communication. Observational meeting data and thematic interview data from an autonomous team in Finland were analyzed. A fantasy theme analysis and an inductive, rhetorical discourse analysis revealed three rhetorical visions and seven functions of dramatizations in the team’s decision making. Visions represented social, righteous, and pragmatic master analogues. The functions of dramatizations were legitimizing independent and current decisions, reinforci…
Incompiuto, una nuova linea di partenza : progettare la differenza per un futuro sostenibile
2020
Le contemporanee costruzioni incompiute, fattispecie diffusa globalmente dell’ambiente costruito in abbandono, solo di recente sono uscite dal tabù in cui le relega l’ineludibile condizione di epifania di un fallimento. Senza entrare nel merito dei significati teoretici ad esse attribuiti (oscillanti tra i poli sovente mistificatori dell’esaltazione e della demonizzazione) e guardando alle tendenze individuabili in alcune realizzazioni degli ultimi lustri, l’articolo intende contribuire alla definizione di un approccio analitico e progettuale orientato ai multidimensionali obiettivi della sostenibilità, per rispondere in modo concreto a molteplici portatori di interesse e istanze della coll…
Kriptogrāfisko valūtu ietekme uz starptautisko ekonomiku
2018
Mūsdienu pasaulē jau ir aptuveni tūkstotis dažādu kriptogrāfisko valūtu, no kurām populārākā ir bitkoins. Pieprasījums pēc šīs valūtas ir pieaudzis rekordlielā ātrumā un joprojām nav nokrities līdz tādiem skaitļiem, kādi bija pašā bitkoinu sākumā. Kriptogrāfiskās valūtas piesaista lielu uzmanību un lielākā daļa cilvēku mēģina izprast, kā tās darbojās. Pastāv daudzi viedokļi par kriptogrāfiskajām valūtām: 1. Kriptogrāfiskās valūtas noteikti mainīs pasauli. 2. Kriptogrāfiskajai valūtai piemīt burbuļa efekts un tuvākajā nākotnē tā pazudīs. 3. Kriptogrāfiskās valūtas ir jauns naudas veids, kurš sniedz dažādas priekšrocības tās lietotājiem. Gandrīz visas kriptogrāfiskās valūtas darbojās ar blokķ…
Value-added bioproducts or renewable energy derived from lignin? : comparative regional economic and environmental impact assessment : case Metsä Gro…
2016
Metsä Group’s next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski will be operational within Q3/2017 and it will have significant regional economic impact on Central Finland. The mill will operate applying principles of circular economy, and thus utilize all possible side streams from pulp production. Lignin is one of the side streams that has huge potential to be refined, as sustainable products and by creating new value added. Conventionally, lignin is combusted with black liquor to generate energy in pulp mills. This thesis compares this conventional situation to refining lignin into biocomposite products made from 100% renewable resources with regard to regional economic and environmental impa…
Perceived threat and prejudice towards immigrants and Russian minorities living in Finland
2017
This study is an attempt to better understand the relationship between Finns and Russian minorities living in Finland. This study considers the role of perceived threats to the attitudes of Finnish adolescents towards Russian minorities. The theoretical framework for this study was the integrated threat theory (ITT). Even though ITT has been revised and threats have been reduced to two major threats (realistic and symbolic threats) (Stephan et al., 2015), this study utilized the original conceptualization of ITT which stipulates that prejudice and negative attitudes towards minorities can be explained by four types of threats that are: realistic threats, symbolic threats, negative stereotyp…