The 21st century reforms (re) sha** the education policy of inclusive and special education in Finland

R Ahtiainen, J Pulkkinen, M Jahnukainen - Education sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, an essential global aim of the reforms of special education has been the
promotion of inclusive education. This article discusses the implementation of reforms with a …

[HTML][HTML] Consultative roles of early childhood special education teachers: A modeler, an advisor, and a spontaneous practitioner

E Jokimies, N Heiskanen, H Savolainen… - Early Childhood Research …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study focused on the ways in which early childhood special education teachers
(ECSETs) perform their consultative work and the prevailing structural factors that are …

Special education teachers' views on their agency in teacher collaboration

A Paloniemi, PM Björn, E Kärnä - European journal of special …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Special education teachers'(SETs) views on their agency in teacher collaboration were
analysed using Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT). Finnish SETs (N= 238) answered …

Co-teaching: review and guidelines for practice

A Zamkowska, M Pilgrim, G Hornby - Preventing School Failure …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Co-teaching has become widely used as one of the key strategies for providing inclusive
education for learners with special educational needs. This literature research review on co …

The special education profession in four Nordic countries in light of evolving policies on inclusion and special needs education

DL Cameron, C Herlofsen, CR Jensen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of special education professionals in
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden in light of educational policies and reforms. The …

Towards inclusive special education? On the future of secondary school special educators' work in Finland

R Sirkko, N Kotilainen, M Takala - European Journal of Special …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Although Nordic countries are committed to develo** inclusive education, a gap often
exists between policy, ideals, and the realisation of inclusion in practice. In Finnish schools …

Students' perceptions of co-teaching in the general classroom

M Rönn-Liljenfeldt, C Sundqvist, K Ström… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined how Finnish primary school students perceive teachers' roles and
responsibilities, their own learning and participation, and the social climate during co-taught …

SOAP. AI: A Collaborative Tool for Documenting Human Behavior in Videos through Multimodal Generative AI

Q Zheng, P Rabbani, YR Lin, D Mansour… - … Publication of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Large Multimodal Models offer new opportunities for analyzing human activities and social
behavior in fields requiring expert knowledge. Their in-context learning and adaptive …

Special education teachers' involvement and perceived barriers to delivering oral health education for students with disabilities—A cross‐sectional study

FYI Asiri, M Tennant, E Kruger - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Dental caries is prevalent among children, including those with disabilities.
Although the World Health Organization recommends school‐based oral health promotion …

Erityisopettajan työ osa-aikaisessa erityisopetuksessa

R Sirkko, N Kotilainen, M Takala - 2023 - oulurepo.oulu.fi
Abstrakti Osa-aikainen erityisopetus on ollut koko suomalaisen perusopetuksen historian
ajan tärkeässä asemassa oppilaiden koulunkäynnin tukea järjestettäessä. Oppilaiden …