The Implementation of New Special Education Legislation in Finland

Autor/inn/en	Pesonen, Henri; Itkonen, Tiina; Jahnukainen, Markku; Kontu, Elina; Kokko, Tiina; Ojala, Terhi; Pirttimaa, Raija
Titel	The Implementation of New Special Education Legislation in Finland
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 29 (2015) 1, S.162-178 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904814556754
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Special Education; Educational Legislation; Students with Disabilities; Educational Change; Sustainability; Educational Policy; Severe Disabilities; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Cooperative Planning; Educational Administration; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Bildungsreform; Nachhaltigkeit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Finnland
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 policy area can transfer to other domains across multiple levels of national and local governments. The key findings highlight the significance of professional trust as a policy instrument in implementation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01