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Direct linkPirttimaa, Raija; Välivaara, Christine – Education Inquiry, 2018
Children in foster care may face difficulties during their school years. When it comes to academic achievement, there is reported low school performance and lower grades. However, school may be strong protective factor in difficulties if supports are individual. School-based interventions represent a possibility for supporting children whose home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Student Needs, Low Achievement
Download full textPeltomäki, Satu; Pirttimaa, Raija; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Kontu, Elina K. – Education Sciences, 2021
The activity area-based curriculum model (AACM) is used in the Finnish basic education to support pupils--most of whom have profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD)--who could benefit more from skills that advance independent life coping. Existing studies have concentrated mainly on the Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal-setting…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Curriculum Development
Paju, Birgit; Räty, Lauri; Pirttimaa, Raija; Kontu, Elina – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Recent studies have suggested that the professional training received by general educators does not adequately prepare them to properly implement inclusion-based practices. The idea of inclusion in practice has not significantly changed the situation of teaching pupils with special educational needs (SENs) in mainstream classes. This study's…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Needs
