A5029964407- Research in Social Sciences
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- School Choice and Performance
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Religious Education and Schools
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Doping in Sports
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Taxation and Legal Issues
- Historical Education Studies Worldwide
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Management and Marketing Education
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
University of Turku
2012-2024
Turku University of Applied Sciences
2015
We explore the interconnections of pupil admission and school choice with socioeconomic composition schools in city Espoo, Finland. analyze enrollment from residential areas, compare schools’ expected actual profiles using GIS software (MapInfo). Social-diversification mechanisms within urban comprehensive schooling emerged: Distinctive choices language selective classes are made predominantly by pupils blocks higher profiles. The role segregation seems to be stronger than predicted. As...
The Finnish comprehensive school system is regularly referred to as a uniform and "no-tracking". In this article, we show with novel urban case data in Finland that performance differed significantly between schools, most strikingly classes, was connected the school's selectiveness pupil admission. A registry of 13-year-olds all schools classes one city used. Via Finland, it discussed how choice policies, thus selection, has led hidden ability grouping although applied among totally publicly...
Abstract The article examines school choice in the context of Finnish, publicly owned and governed comprehensive system, 'named public‐school markets', compares findings to similar studies done other countries. Parental is used addition traditional catchment areas has now settled educational policy big cities since its introduction Finland mid 1990s. focus this on extent direction pupils' preferences between schools relation characteristics order understand what kind patterns have been...
We examine parental choice in the context of lower secondary schools urban Finland by means qualitative content analysis interviews conducted with upper-class parents ( n=33). The concentrates on social construction selective school within a public education system. families question were willing and able to choose their classes which intake is based aptitude tests. This practice was justified meritocratic grounds therefore not considered class discourse. argue that capacity transform...
The trend towards seeing education as a commodity and part of global industry has transformed the field education. We argue that these transformations are reducing autonomy it incorporated business rhetoric, logic practice. examine this through an analysis discursive formations manifested in two major international edu-business events Finland – Dare to Learn XcitED. performativity existing events, combining actions interactions, objective subjective elements materialized symbolic interests...
This review investigates how the scholarly fields, themes and concepts of ‘inclusive education’ are applied in research educational contexts Finland, Iceland Netherlands. It identifies outlines which thematic areas sub-fields study referenced each country by applying a systematic, multilingual approach. We reviewed literature local languages these countries over past decade, from 2007 to 2018, paying particular attention (a) micro-level, in-depth, classroom interactions; (b) social political...
Pupil selection to emphasised teaching in comprehensive schools urban Finland: criteria and the norm of ideal pupil In this article we research how inside formally non-selective schooling Finland is governed analyse admission cities (n=12) use select pupils for teaching. We texts present content that requires different forms capital (Bourdieu) enrol Use was vast varied nationally. It did not just evaluate pupil’s aptitudes a certain discipline as legislation lines but applied much more...
ABSTRACTEducation business and the actors involved in it have gained increasing global attention. However, little is known about commercial participating mainly publicly maintained comprehensive schooling Finland how roles of teachers schools are seen this edu-business. In article, we analyze 'edu-business acceleration' by a Finnish company, xEdu, that develops EdTech startups for education market. Using rhetorical discourse analysis, case study identifies analyzes xEdu's aims Finland,...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The origin of inequalities in health outcomes has been explained by selection and social causation models. Health processes operate particularly at school age. We study, if student allocation to teaching groups with aptitude tests (selective vs general class) differentiates adolescents behaviors mental health. METHODS Finnish schoolchildren 12‐13 years from 12 selective classes, n = 248; 41 703 answered a questionnaire on addictive products (tobacco, snus, alcohol, energy...
Background Lower socioeconomic positions (SEP) and poor academic achievement increase children’s risk for mental health problems. The Finnish education system is officially non-selective unified, but a part of children can be selected into emphasised teaching classes by aptitude tests, which are known to segregate students SEP achievement. We study here if allocation mainstream selective segregates health, too. Methods Students from primary school (6th grade) were followed lower secondary...