The present article focuses on connections between part-time special education and the good results of Finnish students in PISA studies. After a brief summary of the comprehensive school system and special education in Finland, PISA results are analysed. The analysis shows that the relative amount of special education targeted at language problems is highest in Finland among those countries from which comparative statistics are available. The writers argue that this preventive language-oriented parttime special education is an important factor behind the good PISA results.Re´sume´-EXCELLENCE GRÂ CE Á UNE É DUCATION SPÉ CIALE? LEÇ ONS Á TIRER DE LA RÉ FORME FINLANDAISE -Le pre´sent article se concentre sur les relations entre lÕe´ducation spe´ciale a`temps partiel et les bons re´sultats obtenus par les e´tudiants finlandais lors des e´tudes de PISA. Apre`s un bref re´sume´du syste`me de lÕenseignement secondaire et de lÕe´ducation spe´ciale en Finlande, on proce`de a`une analyse des re´sultats de PISA. LÕanalyse montre que la part relative dÕe´ducation spe´ciale cible´e sur les proble`mes de langue, parmi ces pays pour lesquels des statistiques comparatives sont disponibles, est plus e´leve´e en Finlande. Les auteurs estiment que cette e´ducation spe´ciale pre´ventive a`temps partiel oriente´e sur la langue est un facteur important derrie`re les bons re´sultats de PISA.
Zusammenfassung -HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN DURCH SONDERUN-TERRICHT? LEKTIONEN AUS DER FINNISCHEN SCHULREFORM -Der vorliegende Artikel befasst sich mit dem Zusammenhang zwischen in Teilzeit erteiltemSonderunterricht und dem guten Abschneiden finnischer Schu¨ler bei PISA-Studien. Nach einer kurzen Zusammenfassung des Gesamtschulsystems und des Sonderunterrichts in Finnland erfolgt eine Analyse der PISA-Ergebnisse. Die Analyse ergibt, dass der relative Anteil an Sonderunterricht zur Sprachfo¨rderung in Finnland unter allen La¨ndern, aus denen Vergleichsstatistiken zur Verfu¨gung stehen, am ho¨chsten ist. Die Autoren vertreten die Meinung, dass dieser pra¨ventive, in Teilzeit erteilte Sprachfo¨rderungsunterricht als bedeutender Faktor hinter den guten PISA-Ergebnissen zu betrachten ist.Resumen -¿ASEGURA LA EDUCACIÓ N ESPECIAL UNA CALIDAD EXCEL-ENTE? LECCIONES DE LA REFORMA ESCOLAR FINLANDESA -Este artı´culo esta´enfocado en las conexiones que existen entre una educacio´n especial a tiempo parcial y los buenos resultados de los estudiantes finlandeses en los estudios PISA. Luego de un breve resumen del sistema general de ensen˜anza escolar y de la educacio´n especial en Finlandia, se analizan los resultados de PISA. El ana´lisis muestra que la importancia relativa de la educacio´n especial orientada hacia conocimientos de la lengua es la ma´s alta en Finlandia, entre todas las naciones de las que se dispone de
This article examines the educational trajectories envisioned by immigrant-origin youths. The mixed-methods research draws upon quantitative (N = 445) and interview data (n = 112). Whereas most prior research focuses on educational achievement or educational attainment of immigrant-origin youth, this article focuses on their outlooks concerning education and occupation. We determined the educational and career aspirations and expectations immigrant-origin youths have and in the ways their aspirations differ from those of Finnish-origin youths. We also seek to discover how this possible aspiration paradox is reflected in the trajectories envisioned by immigrant-origin youths. We confirm earlier findings showing that immigrant-origin youths have both a strong belief in education and the will to achieve success in tertiary-level education. We also argue for diversity of vocationally oriented youth: whereas Finnish-origin youths often share determinate vocational outlooks, immigrant-origin youths are more likely to aim for tertiary education via vocational education.
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