Special Education in the Early Years -

Special Education in the Early Years

Perspectives on Policy and Practice in the Nordic Countries
Buch | Softcover
XII, 285 Seiten
2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-91299-4 (ISBN)
139,09 inkl. MwSt
This book explores policies and practices in special education in the early years, highlighting shared enablers and barriers. The book features many aspects of the so-called Nordic model - the economic and social policies common to the Nordic Countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

This book explores policies and practices in special education in the early years, highlighting shared enablers and barriers. It examines research, policies and practices from different Nordic countries and discusses the theory and empirical data underlying the research. It looks at specific issues including gifted children, social inequality and exclusion, teaching children with autism, inclusive practice, language and emotions. The book offers critical perspectives, highlights potential developmental objects and gives recommendations for further research as well as policy and practice. The book features many aspects of the so-called Nordic model - the economic and social policies common to the Nordic Countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The findings provide important insights into the Nordic model and advance the understanding of relevant issues facing the Nordic countries.

Professor Heidi Harju-Luukkainen holds a Ph.D. in education, special education teacher qualification and qualification in leadership and management from Finland. She has published more than 100 international books, journal articles and reports as well as worked on more than 35 projects globally. Harju-Luukkainen has worked at top-ranked universities in the USA like UCLA, USC as well as in many Nordic research universities. She has developed education programs for universities, been a PI of PISA sub-assessments in Finland and functioned as a board professional. Her research areas are early childhood education, justice in education and international student assessment.​   Natallia Bahdanovich Hanssen, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts at Nord University in Bodø, Norway, and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer. She has an aesthetic education, with a major in music, singing, and art history from the Belarusian State Pedagogical University and adaptive training and special needs education from Nord University in Bodø, Norway. Natallia’s research is currently linked to early childhood education, special needs education, inclusive education, comparative studies, developmental language disorder, aesthetic and special needs education.  Christel Sundqvist, Ph.D., is an associate professor in special education at Nord University in Norway and at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. Her research interest concerns inclusive education, the special education teachers’ role, multi-professional collaboration and consultation in special needs education.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Special Education in the Early Years-Policies and Practices across the Nordic Countries.- Part I: Policy Perspectives.- Chapter 2 Early Childhood Special Education in Finland.- Chapter 3 Children with Autism Spectrum Conditions: Social Norms and Expectations in Swedish Preschools.- Chapter 4 Implicit and Inclusive Early Education for Gifted Children Swedish Policy and International Possibilities.- Chapter 5 Gaps in Care-(E)Quality Ecec in Nordic Early Childhoods.- Chapter 6 Autism and Young Children in Sweden.- Chapter 7. Swedish Early Childhood Preservice Teachers and Inclusive Education.- Part Ii: Practice Perspectives.- Chapter 8. Developing Inclusive Learning Environments - When Collaboration is (Not) The Answer.- Chapter 9. How do Children Describe Learning Self-Regulation Skills in the Kids' Skills Intervention?.- Chapter 10. Experiences of Educational Support for Mathematical High-Ability Children in Finland. A Netnography of Parental Perspective from Ece to the School Context.- Chapter 11. A Survey of the Views of Graduates of Early Childhood Teacher Education in Norway on Special Needs Education.- Chapter 12. Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Education in Norway.- Chapter 13. Late Talkers and Language Learning in Norwegian Ececs for Children under Three.- Chapter 14. Finger Patterns as Tools for Learning the Basic Meaning of Numbers.- Chapter 15. Support of Language and Communication in Swedish Preschools.- Chapter 16. Communities of Practice: A Model for Professional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care to Support Children with Communication Barriers?.- Chapter 17. Teacher Perceptions of Language Challenges among Children in Three Different Language-Medium Settings in Finland.- Chapter 18. Behind the Practice: Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care Professionals' Perceptions and Beliefs Concerning Children in Need of Social and Emotional Support.- Chapter 19. Special Education in the Early Years: Summary andOutlook.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
Zusatzinfo XII, 285 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 518 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Vorschulpädagogik
Schlagworte Autism and Young Children in Sweden • Autism in the Norwegian Kindergarten • Children with Low Numerical Comprehension Skills • Development of Numerical and Language Skills • Early Childhood Special Education Policy in Finland • Early Number Knowledge • Gifted Children in Swedish Preschools • Inclusive Practices in Norwegian Early Childhood Education • Language Learning Environment for Children under Three • Self-Regulating Skills in Finnish Early Childhood Education • Social Inequality and Inclusion
ISBN-10 3-030-91299-X / 303091299X
ISBN-13 978-3-030-91299-4 / 9783030912994
Zustand Neuware
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