Review Article
Effects of History and Culture on Attitudes toward Special Education: A Comparison of Finland and Norway
Table 4
Different perspectives on education in Finland and Norway.
| Perspective | Finland | Norway |
| Educational policy | Basic Education for all since 1970. | The same school legislation for all since 1976. | Continuous growth of special education since 1995*. | Continuous growth of special education since 2005. | Education appreciated. | Education not so important. | Focus on inclusion | The right to learn. | The right to participate. | Inclusion from an opposite perspective | The Finnish school system is not inclusive. It segregates students and limits the opportunity to participate. | The Norwegian school system is not inclusive. It fails to make the pupils learn. | Teachers’ position | High education, high status, independent, powerful. | Average education, low status, restricted power. | Strategy | Special education; flexible part-time special education; early intervention. | Adapted education; bureaucratic special education; late intervention. |
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