Opiskelijoiden ja opettajien välinen vuorovaikutus ammatillisessa koulutuksessa. : Turvaväli tarvitaan

Interaction between students and teachers is fundamental and has therefore been widely studied in education. However, there have been few studies on intensive special support being provided to vocational education and training (VET) students. Firstly, the focus of this article is on students’ perceptions of interactions with their class teachers. Students (aged 17–34 years) from four Finnish vocational institutions providing intensive special support were interviewed. According to the findings, the demands students placed on their class teachers and for interactions with them were modest and their perceptions of both were favourable. Interactions seemed to be study-orientated and class teachers behaved as active initiators, with students echoing their opinions. Students’ narratives excluded future career plans, talking about students’ strengths or future ambitions or dreams. Secondly, the aim of this study is to review Finnish VET critically. In the reformed VET system, competence-based orientation emphasises individual guidance and support. Therefore, as the dialogue between teacher and student seems to enable successful trajectories, it is essential to make this apparent. Part of education’s larger purpose is to make room for students’ voices and interpretations during their study, which includes both acquiring qualifications to undertake certain work, and subjectification as an empowering element and socialisation of the social, cultural and political order.Peer reviewe

Setting Individual Goals for Pupils with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities : Engaging in the Activity Area-Based Curriculum Making

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Savant-lahjakkuus ja yleisen älykkyyden käsite

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Young adults with severe physical disabilities

This study aimed to identify factors associated with negative public health care experiences of Finnish young adults with severe physical disabilities with or without a co-occurring intellectual disability after their transition from child to adult health care. Paediatric neurologists used clinical examination Gross Motor Function Classification System (Expanded & Revised) level IV or V to diagnose severe physical disabilities in all 74 subjects (M age 20.2). Thirty-nine of the participants (53%) had a co-occurring intellectual disability according to ICD-10 (IQ < 70). Paediatric neurologists developed the instrument Severely Disabled Youths’ Life Situation and the Functioning of the Service Systems in Finland to collect data. Fisher’s exact tests examined the association between experiences with health care factors and public health care. Binary logistic regressions predicted negative public health care experiences from negative experiences with needing new assistive devices, difficulty getting a physician’s appointment, and physician’s lack of disability knowledge. Multi-professional neurology clinics for young adults with severe physical disabilities and disability education for physicians could improve health care access.Cette étude vise à identifier les facteurs associés à l’insatisfaction des jeunes adultes finlandais qui présentent une incapacité physique majeure, avec ou sans déficience intellectuelle concomitante, à la suite de leur transition des services santé pour enfants aux services pour adultes. Les pédiatres neurologues ont utilisé la grille d’évaluation clinique du Système de classification de la fonction motrice globale (étendu et révisé) de niveau IV ou V afin de diagnostiquer l’incapacité physique majeure spécifique à chacun des 74 participants (âge moyen : 20,2 ans). Trente-neuf (53%) participants présentaient une déficience intellectuelle concomitante, selon la CIM-10 (QI inférieur à 70). Les pédiatres neurologues ont développé l’instrument Severely Disabled Youths’ Life Situation and the Functioning of the Service Systems in Finland afin de recueillir et traiter les données. Enfin, les tests de Fisher examinaient les corrélations entre l’insatisfaction des facteurs de soins et les soins de santé. Des régressions logistiques binaires ont permis d’associer l’insatisfaction à l’égard des services santé à la nécessité d’utiliser de nouveaux appareils d’assistance, à la difficulté accrue d’accéder à des rendez-vous médicaux et à l’ignorance des médecins à l’égard des problématiques du handicap. L’étude recommande la création de cliniques neurologiques multi-professionnelles qui accueilleraient les jeunes adultes qui présentent des incapacités physiques majeures, avec ou sans déficience intellectuelle, et qui initieraient les médecins aux caractéristiques de ces catégories de patients et à leurs enjeux spécifiques

Young adults with severe physical disabilities Negative public health care experiences after their health care transition in Finland

This study aimed to identify factors associated with negative public health care experiences of Finnish young adults with severe physical disabilities with or without a co-occurring intellectual disability after their transition from child to adult health care. Paediatric neurologists used clinical examination Gross Motor Function Classification System (Expanded & Revised) level IV or V to diagnose severe physical disabilities in all 74 subjects (Mage 20.2). Thirty-nine of the participants (53%) had a co-occurring intellectual disability according to ICD-10 (IQ < 70). Paediatric neurologists developed the instrument Severely Disabled Youths’ Life Situation and the Functioning of the Service Systems in Finland to collect data. Fisher’s exact tests examined the association between experiences with health care factors and public health care. Binary logistic regressions predicted negative public health care experiences from negative experiences with needing new assistive devices, difficulty getting a physician’s appointment, and physician’s lack of disability knowledge. Multi-professional neurology clinics for young adults with severe physical disabilities and disability education for physicians could improve health care accessPeer reviewe