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Historical and political perspectives on SĂĄmi and inclusive school systems in Norway
Source at http://hdl.handle.net/11374/2380.The aim of this chapter is to introduce Norwayâs inclusive education policies for two separate school systems: the national Norwegian and the SĂĄmi systems. This chapter is based on research done in Norway on its national and SĂĄmi schools and their curricula. Norway is an interesting example when it comes to indigenous education and national schools, as state policies on diversity and minority and indigenous issues have been consciously implemented in both school systems. The evolution of these guidelines, as written in education curricula and as implemented in practice, is the core focus of this article. This chapter aims to describe and contemplate the overarching and general tendencies of SĂĄmi schools and issues in Norway, which have received little scholarly attention. We build on and add to the existing research by combining issues related to the national, or mainstream, school systems with issues related to the SĂĄmi school systems. We will present historical and political perspectives on these inclusive school systems. First, we will look at how SĂĄmi subject matters have been introduced into curricula in national schools and kindergartens and what is practically meant by incorporating the SĂĄmi contents. Second, the general educational inclusiveness and cultural inclusiveness practiced in SĂĄmi schools will be examined
Indigenizing Education: Historical Perspectives and Present Challenges in SĂĄmi Education
Source at https://arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearbook/2021/2021-scholarly-papers/399-indigenizing-education-historical-perspectives-and-present-challenges-in-saami-education.This chapter discusses the most important issues of educational eras in different phases conducted by the Lutheran Church and
four current national states where SĂĄmi people live: Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. The early phases are described by
the civilization process conducted by the Church between the 1600s and the 1850s and nationalism between the 1850s and
the 1950s by the national states. These actions created the SĂĄmiâs experiences of oppression, inequality and Othering while at
the same time, finding ways to empowerment. Since the 1960s, and in particular, in the last four decades, there has been a
process of revitalising and recognising SĂĄmi languages, culture and rights. An important part of this is the expansion of SĂĄmi
education with the ambition that everyone in states with SĂĄmi population receives basic knowledge of SĂĄmi history, culture,
society and rights. This chapter is based on the first workshop in the Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education (IPED) series
funded by Academy of Finland NOS-HS theme to promote the Nordic network in educational fields. This article has two
tasks: to present the historical background and development of SĂĄmi education and to discuss the present challenges in SĂĄmi
education. An important and innovative perspective in the article is the cross-border dimension of looking at several aspects of
SĂĄmi concerns in education, with special focus on teacher education
Finnish children who experienced narcolepsy after receiving the Pandemrix vaccine during the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic demonstrated high level of psychosocial problems
https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16233ABSTRACT Aim We assessed psychosocial burdens in children who developed narcolepsy after receiving the Pandemrix H1N1 vaccine during the 2009-2010 pandemic. Parental quality of life was also assessed. Methods This multicentre study covered four of the five Finnish University Hospital Districts, which dealt with about 90% of the paediatric narcolepsy cases after the Pandemrix vaccination. The medical records of children diagnosed from 2010-2014 were reviewed. The questionnaires included the Youth Self Report (YSR), Children?s Depression Inventory (CDI), the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and questions on parental resources, stress and quality of life. Results We obtained the medical records of 94 children who were aged 5-17 years at the time of their narcolepsy diagnosis and questionnaire data for 73 of those children. Most children had strong narcolepsy symptoms 25% had CDI scores that suggested depression. In addition, 41% had total CBCL problem scores above the clinically significant limit and 48% were anxious, withdrawn and had somatic complaints. Sleep latency was weakly associated with the CBCL total problem score. Half of the children needed psychiatric interventions and parental stress was common. Conclusion Depression and behavioural problems were common in children with narcolepsy after the Pandemrix vaccination and their parents frequently reported feeling stressed.Peer reviewe
Etiology, syndrome diagnosis, and cognition in childhood-onset epilepsy: A population-based study
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Analysis of neurodevelopmental outcomes of preadolescents born with extremely low weight revealed impairments in multiple developmental domains despite absence of cognitive impairment
Background and aimsChildren with extremely lowâbirth weight (ELBW) have a high risk for cognitive, motor, and attention impairments and learning disabilities. Longitudinal followâup studies to a later age are needed in order to increase understanding of the changes in neurodevelopmental trajectories in targeting timely intervention. The aims of this study were to investigate cognitive and motor outcomes, attentionâdeficit hyperactivity (ADHD) behaviour, school performance, and overall outcomes in a national cohort of ELBW children at preadolescence, and minor neuromotor impairments in a subpopulation of these children and to compare the results with those of fullâterm controls. The additional aim was to report the overall outcome in all ELBW infants born at 22 to 26 gestational weeks.MethodsThis longitudinal prospective national cohort study included all surviving ELBW (birth weight ResultsOf 206 ELBW survivors 122 (73% of eligible) children and 30 (100%) fullâterm control children participated in assessments. ELBW children had lower fullâscale intellectual quotient than controls (tâtest, 90 vs 112, P P =â.021, r =â.20) and needed more educational support (47% vs 17%, OR 4.5, 95% CI 1.6â12.4, P =â.02). In the subpopulation, the incidences of DCD were 30% in ELBW and 7% in control children (P =â.012, OR 6.0 CI 1.3â27.9), and complex MND 12.5% and 0%, (P =â.052; RR 1.1 95% CI 1.04â1.25), respectively. Of survivors born in 24 to 26 gestational weeks, 29% had normal outcome.ConclusionAs the majority of the extremely preterm born children had some problems, longâterm followâup is warranted to identify those with special needs and to design individual multidisciplinary support programs.</p
The impact of coding germline variants on contralateral breast cancer risk and survival
Evidence linking coding germline variants in breast cancer (BC)-susceptibility genes other than BRCA1, BRCA2, and CHEK2 with contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the association of protein-truncating variants (PTVs) and rare missense variants (MSVs) in nine known (ATM, BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, PALB2, RAD51C, RAD51D, and TP53) and 25 suspected BC-susceptibility genes with CBC risk and BCSS. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated with Cox regression models. Analyses included 34,401 women of European ancestry diagnosed with BC, including 676 CBCs and 3,449 BC deaths; the median follow-up was 10.9 years. Subtype analyses were based on estrogen receptor (ER) status of the first BC. Combined PTVs and pathogenic/likely pathogenic MSVs in BRCA1, BRCA2, and TP53 and PTVs in CHEK2 and PALB2 were associated with increased CBC risk [HRs (95% CIs): 2.88 (1.70â4.87), 2.31 (1.39â3.85), 8.29 (2.53â27.21), 2.25 (1.55â3.27), and 2.67 (1.33â5.35), respectively]. The strongest evidence of association with BCSS was for PTVs and pathogenic/likely pathogenic MSVs in BRCA2 (ER-positive BC) and TP53 and PTVs in CHEK2 [HRs (95% CIs): 1.53 (1.13â2.07), 2.08 (0.95â4.57), and 1.39 (1.13â1.72), respectively, after adjusting for tumor characteristics and treatment]. HRs were essentially unchanged when censoring for CBC, suggesting that these associations are not completely explained by increased CBC risk, tumor characteristics, or treatment. There was limited evidence of associations of PTVs and/or rare MSVs with CBC risk or BCSS for the 25 suspected BC genes. The CBC findings are relevant to treatment decisions, follow-up, and screening after BC diagnosis.</p
Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga
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