Non-Native Gifted Students in a Finnish Teacher Training School: A Case Study
It is a global challenge to meet the needs of non-native gifted students in the classroom. This case study investigates how Finland, a country with a high-achieving school system and a growing multicultural student population, serves its non-native gifted students. In interviews at a Finnish teacher...
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| description | It is a global challenge to meet the needs of non-native gifted students in the classroom. This case study investigates how Finland, a country with a high-achieving school system and a growing multicultural student population, serves its non-native gifted students. In interviews at a Finnish teacher training school, non-native gifted students and their parents and teachers described their school experiences. The interviews were analyzed for patterns in two categories: instructional strategies and curriculum design. The findings highlight the fact that Finland’s education system is based on egalitarian approaches to learning in inclusive educational settings. The results show that teachers are differentiating for their gifted students and parents and students recognize this. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27236843a9b8478a842c789c918f82ed2023-11-18T19:02:38ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-06-0113765910.3390/educsci13070659Non-Native Gifted Students in a Finnish Teacher Training School: A Case StudyJessica Stargardter0Sonja Laine1Kirsi Tirri2Fulbright Finland Foundation, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandIt is a global challenge to meet the needs of non-native gifted students in the classroom. This case study investigates how Finland, a country with a high-achieving school system and a growing multicultural student population, serves its non-native gifted students. In interviews at a Finnish teacher training school, non-native gifted students and their parents and teachers described their school experiences. The interviews were analyzed for patterns in two categories: instructional strategies and curriculum design. The findings highlight the fact that Finland’s education system is based on egalitarian approaches to learning in inclusive educational settings. The results show that teachers are differentiating for their gifted students and parents and students recognize this.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/7/659gifted educationdiverse studentnon-nativedifferentiationFinnish education systemteacher training school |
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| title | Non-Native Gifted Students in a Finnish Teacher Training School: A Case Study |
| title_full | Non-Native Gifted Students in a Finnish Teacher Training School: A Case Study |
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| title_short | Non-Native Gifted Students in a Finnish Teacher Training School: A Case Study |
| title_sort | non native gifted students in a finnish teacher training school a case study |
| topic | gifted education diverse student non-native differentiation Finnish education system teacher training school |
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