Children with Down Syndrome in Finland and Italy: Comparing Adaptive Behavior and Services

Autor/inn/en	Saloviita, Timo; Consegnati, Simone; Kontu, Elina; Pirttimaa, Raija; Fiorin, Italo
Titel	Children with Down Syndrome in Finland and Italy: Comparing Adaptive Behavior and Services
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 63 (2017) 2, S.91-98 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2047-3869
DOI	10.1080/20473869.2016.1144299
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Down Syndrome; Adjustment (to Environment); Services; Cultural Differences; Educational Environment; Behavior Problems; Teacher Attitudes; Intervention; Mainstreaming; Special Classes; Physical Therapy; Speech Therapy; Inclusion; Adolescents; Friendship; Special Education; Student Needs; Accessibility (for Disabled); Finland; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Dienstleistung; Kultureller Unterschied; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Lehrerverhalten; Special class; Sonderklasse; Physiotherapie; Entwicklungsproximale Sprachtherapie; Logotherapie; Inklusion; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Freundschaft; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Finnland; Italien
Abstract	Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare a sample of Italian (n = 29) and Finnish children (n = 32) with Down syndrome for possible differences emerging from diverse educational surroundings. Besides the level of adaptive and challenging behaviors, some other issues were compared, including teacher satisfaction. Methods: We used the children's teachers as informants. They were interviewed using standardized scales. Results: No differences in adaptive behavior or challenging behavior were observed between the samples. All children from the Italian sample were fully included in mainstream classes, while in the Finnish sample, 92% of all the school years were spent in self-contained special education classes. The Italian sample received physiotherapy and speech therapy more often than the Finnish sample. Satisfaction concerning the resources and organization of the children's education was high among the Finnish informants, but rather low among the Italian informants. Conclusion: The results illustrated some differences in the organization of special education of children with Down syndrome in Finland and Italy. The interpretation of the level of adaptive and challenging behavior scores was hampered by the high standard deviations, indicating the inner heterogeneity of the samples. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01