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Lapsella on oikeus varhaiskasvatuksen erityisopettajan palveluihin. Varhaiskasvatuksen erityisopettaja toimii osana varhaiskasvatuksen sosiaalisia systeemejä eli vuorovaikutuksessa varhaiskasvatusyksiköiden ja -ryhmien lasten keskuudessa, aikuisten kanssa sekä lasten ja aikuisten kesken vuorovaikutuksessa. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan varhaiska...
The important role of early childhood education and care in nurturing and ensuring belonging among all children is well recognised, but research specifically focused on how this is accomplished for autistic children is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine how supporting autistic children's belonging appeared in the stories of Finnish early...
This research investigates how consulting early childhood special education teachers (ECSETs) perceived teamwork in early childhood education and care (ECEC) centers. The following research questions were set: (1) What constructs or prevents the functionality of teamwork in ECEC according to ECSETs experiences, and (2) what are the perceived conseq...
Research on the involvement of autistic children in daily activities in inclusive early childhood education is scarce. In Finland, all children, including autistic children, under the age of seven (before basic education) are entitled to participate in early childhood education and care. Children also attend compulsory, free-of-charge pre-primary e...
Children with intellectual disability and autism often receive support which is organised with interprofessional collaboration in early childhood education and care (ECEC). In Finland, a new ECEC curriculum was launched in 2022. The core curriculum and renewed legislation on ECEC emphasise collaboration between professionals and parents. In this st...
Tässä artikkelissa esiteltävän tutkimuksentavoitteena on tunnistaa toimijuutta ja tulkita toimijuuskäsitettä opiskelijoiden tuottamissa haastattelukertomuksissa. Artikkeli pohjautuu kuuden, avoimen yliopistonopintojen perusteella yleisen kasvatustieteen ja aikuiskasvatustieteen tai erityispedagogiikan pääaineopiskelijoiksi hakeutuneen ja opintojens...
Avoimen yliopiston väylä voisi avata yhä useammalle mahdollisuuden kouluttautua läpi elämän, jos sitä laajennettaisiin ja reitistä viestittäisiin nykyistä tehokkaammin. Väylän kautta tulleet valmistuvat nopeammin ja menestyvät opinnoissaan yhtä hyvin kuin päävalinnassa tulleet. Opiskelijat kehittäisivät avoimen väylän hakukriteereitä, pääsykokeita...
Lectio praecursoria kasvatustieteen väitöskirjaan Leikkien, havainnoiden, kannatellen – vertaisvuorovaikutusta vahvistavaa pedagogiikkaa varhaiserityiskasvatuksen toimintaympäristössä, Helsingin yliopistossa 8.11.2019.
Väitöstutkimukseni lähtökohtana on ajatus yhteen liittymisestä ja joukkoon kuulumisen tunteesta ihmisen myötäsyntyisinä tarpeina....
This article focuses on the initiatives taken by children and the responses given by professional adults with regard to the pedagogy of enhancing peer interaction among diverse learners. The study took place in four integrated special groups of public early childhood education. In groups of this kind, typically developing children and those with sp...
This article focused on the pedagogy that enhances peer interaction in integrated special groups. In Finland, most children identified as having special educational needs (SEN) attend day-care in mainstream kindergarten groups; the rest are in integrated or segregated early childhood special education (ECSE) groups in public day-care centres [Natio...
The aim of this article is to investigate the pedagogical learning environment in early childhood special education (ECSE). The theoretical framework is based on a conception of interaction being as well a basic human need as, according to sociocultural theories, the basis of learning. Our study was conducted in ECSE kindergarten groups (N = 17) in...
