Conceptions associated with sense of belonging in different school placements for Finnish pupils with special education needs

References

• Ahtiainen, R., M. Beirad, J. Hautamäki, T. Hilasvuori, M. Lintuvuori, H. Thuneberg, M. P. Vainikainen, et al. 2012. Tehostettu ja erityistä tukea tarvitsevien oppilaiden opetuksen kehittäminen 2007–2011. Kehittävän arvioinnin loppuraportti [Development of Special Educational Needs Education between 2007 and 2011. Final report]. Helsinki: Finnish Ministry of Education.
   Google Scholar
• Basic Education Act (628/1998). Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Accessed May 5, 2015. https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1998/en19980628.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Basic Education Act (642/2010). Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.
   Google Scholar
• Baumeister, R. F., and M. R. Leary. 1995. “The Need to Belong: Desire for Interpersonal Attachments as a Fundamental Human Motivation.” Psychological Bulletin 117: 497–529.10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Check, J., and R. K. Schutt. 2012. Research Methods in Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Creswell, J. W. 2003. Research Design. Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Davidson, J., and V. L. Henderson. 2010. “‘Coming out’ on the Spectrum: Autism, Identity and Disclosure.” Social and Cultural Geography 11 (2): 155–170.10.1080/14649360903525240
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ellis, J., S. Hart, and J. Small-McGinley. 1998. “The Perspectives of ‘difficult’ Students on Belonging and Inclusion in the Classroom.” Reclaiming Children and Youth 7 (3): 142–146.
   Google Scholar
• Finn, J. D. 1993. School Engagement and Students at Risk. Accessed April 16, 2015. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93470a.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Frederickson, N., E. Simmonds, L. Evans, and C. Soulsby. 2007. “Assessing the Social and Affective Outcomes of Inclusion.” British Journal of Special Education 34 (2): 105–115.10.1111/bjsp.2007.34.issue-2
   Google Scholar
• Fuchs, D., and L. Fuchs. 2005. “Responsiveness-to-intervention: A Blueprint for Practitioners, Policymakers, and Parents.” Teaching Exceptional Children 38: 57–61.
   Google Scholar
• Furrer, C., and E. Skinner. 2003. “Sense of Relatedness as a Factor in Children’s Academic Engagement and Performance.” Journal of Educational Psychology 95: 148–162.10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.148
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goodwin, D. L., and E. J. Watkinson. 2000. “Inclusive Physical Education from the Perspective of Students with Physical Disabilities.” Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly 17: 144–160.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hagborg, W. J. 1998. “School Membership among Students with Learning Disabilities and Nondisabled Pupils in a Semirural High School.” Psychology in the Schools 35 (2): 183–188.10.1002/(ISSN)1520-6807
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hagerty, B. M. K., J. Lynch-Sauer, K. L. Patusky, M. Bouwsema, and P. Collier. 1992. “Sense of Belonging: A Vital Mental Health Concept.” Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 6: 172–177.10.1016/0883-9417(92)90028-H
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hamm, J. V., and B. S. Faircloth. 2005. “The Role of Friendship in Adolescents’ Sense of School Belonging.” New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 2005: 61–78.10.1002/(ISSN)1534-8687
   Google Scholar
• Hedley, D., and R. Young. 2006. “Social comparison processes and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome.” Autism 10 (2): 139–153. doi:10.1177/136236130606202010.2511/rpsd.23.2.98
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hughes, J. N., T. A. Cavell, and T. Jackson. 1999. “Influence of the Teacher-student Relationship in Childhood Conduct Problems: A Prospective Study.” Journal of Clinical Child Psychology 28: 173–184.10.1207/s15374424jccp2802_5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Juvonen, J. 2006. “Sense of Belonging, Social Bonds, and School Functioning.” In Handbook of Educational Psychology. 2nd ed, edited by P. Alexander and P. Winne, 655–674. New York: Macmillan.
   Google Scholar
• Juvonen, J., and R. J. Cadigan. 2002. “Social Determinants of Public Behavior of Middle School Youth: Perceived Peer Norms and Need to be Accepted.” In Adolescence and Education, Vol. 2: Academic Motivation of Adolescents, edited by F. Pajares and T. Urdan, 277–297. Greenwich: Information Age.
   Google Scholar
• Kakkori, L., and R. Huttunen. 2010. Fenomenologia, hermeneutiikka ja fenomenografinen tutkimus [Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Phenomenographic Research]. Accessed October 28, 2014. http://users.utu.fi/rakahu/fenomenografia2011.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Kokko, T., H. Pesonen, J. Polet, E. Kontu, T. Ojala, and R. Pirttimaa. 2014. “Erityinen tuki perusopetuksen oppilaille, joilla tuen tarpeen taustalla on vakavia psyykkisiä ongelmia, kehitysvamma-tai autismin kirjon diagnoosi. VETURI-hankkeen kartoitus 2013[Intensive support for students with social-emotional problems, profound or severe disabilities, or autism. VETURI-project survey results 2013]." University of Helsinki and University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Yliopistopaino.
   Google Scholar
• Kirjavainen, T., J. Pulkkinen, and M. Jahnukainen. 2014. “Perusopetuksen erityisopetusjärjestelyt eri ikäryhmissä vuosina 2001–2010.” [Special Arrangements in Basic Education for Different Age Groups in 2001–2010.] Kasvatus 2: 152–166.
   Google Scholar
• Kunc, N. 1992. The Need to Belong: Rediscovering Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Accessed April 28, 2015. http://www.broadreachtraining.com/articles/armaslow.htm
   Google Scholar
• Lindsay, G. 2007. “Educational Psychology and the Effectiveness of Inclusive Education/Mainstreaming.” British Journal of Educational Psychology 77 (1): 1–24.10.1348/000709906X156881
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ma, X. 2003. “Sense of Belonging to School: Can Schools Make a Difference?” The Journal of Educational Research 96 (6): 340–349.10.1080/00220670309596617
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marton, F. 1981. “Phenomenography? Describing Conceptions of the World around Us.” Instructional Science 10: 177–200.10.1007/BF00132516
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marton, F. 1986. “Phenomenography – A Research Approach to Investigating Different Understandings of Reality.” Journal of Thought 21: 28–49.
   Google Scholar
• Maslow, A. 1962. Toward a Psychology of Being. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand.10.1037/10793-000
   Google Scholar
• McDonnell, L. M., and R. F. Elmore. 1987. “Getting the Job Done: Alternative Policy Instruments.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 9: 133–152.10.3102/01623737009002133
   Google Scholar
• McRuer, R. 2006. Crip Theory. Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability. New York: New York University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Meehan, B. T., J. N. Hughes, and T. A. Cavell. 2003. “Teacher-Student Relationships as Compensatory Resources for Aggressive Children.” Child Development 74: 1145–1157.10.1111/cdev.2003.74.issue-4
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mietola, R. 2014. “Hankala erityisyys. Etnografinen tutkimus erityisopetuksen käytännöistä ja erityisyyden muotoutumisesta yläkoulun arjessa.” [Troubling Special. An Ethnographic Study on Practices of Special Education and Formation of Special in the Everyday Life of Lower Secondary School.] Academic diss., University of Helsinki. Helsinki: Unigrafia.
   Google Scholar
• Muller, E., A. Schuler, and G. B. Yates. 2008. “Social Challenges and Supports from the Perspective of Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and Other Autism Spectrum Disabilities.” Autism 12: 173–190.10.1177/1362361307086664
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Murray, C., and R. C. Pianta. 2007. “The Importance of Teacher-Student Relationships for Adolescents with High Incidence Disabilities.” Theory into Practice 46 (2): 105–112.10.1080/00405840701232943
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Osterman, K. F. 2000. “Students’ Need for Belonging in the School Community.” Review of Educational Research 70 (3): 323–367.10.3102/00346543070003323
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pesonen, H., T. Itkonen, M. Jahnukainen, E. Kontu, T. Kokko, T. Ojala, and R. Pirttimaa. 2015. “The Implementation of New Special Education Legislation in Finland.” Educational Policy 29 (1): 162–178. doi:10.1177/089590481455675410.1080/13603116.2012.676081
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pesonen, H., E. Kontu, and R. Pirttimaa. in press. “Sense of Belonging and Life Transitions for Two Females with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Finland.” The Journal of International Special Needs Education. 10.1080/13603116.2012.676081
   Google Scholar
• Population Register Centre. 2014. Kuntien asukasluvut aakkojärjestyksessä [Finnish Municipalities’ Population in Alphabetical Order]. Accessed February 2, 2015. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=8698&site=3&id=0
   Google Scholar
• Prince, E. J., and J. Hadwin. 2013. “The Role of a Sense of School Belonging in Understanding the Effectiveness of Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs.” International Journal of Inclusive Education 17 (3): 238–262.10.1080/13603116.2012.676081
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson, J. 1999. “The Concepts and Methods of Phenomenographic Research.” Review of Educational Research 69 (1): 53–82.10.3102/00346543069001053
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Saloviita, T. 2012. Inkluusio eli “osallistava kasvatus” [Inclusion Alias “inclusive education”]. Accessed July 14, 2015. http://users.jyu.fi/~saloviit/tutkimus/INKLUUSIO.20.3.2012.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Schnorr, R. F. 1997. “From Enrollment to Membership: “Belonging” in Middle and High School Classes.” The Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps 22 (1): 1–15.
   Google Scholar
• Seidman, I. E. 1991. Interviewing as Qualitative Research. New York: Teachers College Press.
   Google Scholar
• Shochet, I., M. Dadds, D. Ham, and R. Montague. 2006. “School Connectedness is an Underemphasized Parameter in Adolescent Mental Health: Results of a Community Prediction Study.” Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 35 (2): 170–179.10.1207/s15374424jccp3502_1
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Statistics Finland. 2014a. Appendix Table 3. Comprehensive School Pupils Having Received Intensified Support 2011–2013. Accessed May 5, 2015. http://www.stat.fi/til/erop/2013/erop_2013_2014-06-12_tau_003_en.html
   Google Scholar
• Statistics Finland. 2014b. Peruskoulun oppilaat maakunnittain, kunnittain, opetuskielittäin ja vuosiluokittain vuonna 2014 [Basic Education Pupils by Area, Municipality, Language and Grades in Year 2014]. Accessed February 2, 2015. http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/pop/index.html
   Google Scholar
• Su’o’ng, T., and T. Nguyen. 2008. Peer Debriefing. In The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods edited by L. M Given, 605. Accessed December 15, 2014. http://srmo.sagepub.com/view/sage-encycqualitative-research-methods/n312.xml?rskey¼1vaXjc&row¼1
   Google Scholar
• Thuneberg, H., M. P. Vainikainen, R. Ahtiainen, M. Lintuvuori, K. Salo, and J. Hautamäki. 2013. “Education is Special for All: The Finnish Support Model.” Belltz Juventa, Gemeinsam Leben 2: 67–78.
   Google Scholar
• Williams, L. J., and J. E. Downing. 1998. “Membership and Belonging in Inclusive Classrooms: What Do Middle School Students Have to Say?” Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities 23 (2): 98–110.10.2511/rpsd.23.2.98
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar