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Experiences of Educational Support for Mathematical High-Ability Children in Finland : A Netnography of Parental Perspective from ECE to the School Context (2022)

Harju-Luukkainen, H., Björklund, C., Sandberg, E., & Rhinehart, L. (2022). Experiences of Educational Support for Mathematical High-Ability Children in Finland : A Netnography of Parental Perspective from ECE to the School Context. In H. Harju-Luukkainen, N. B. Hanssen, & C. Sundqvist (Eds.), Special Education in the Early Years : Perspectives on Policy and Practice in the Nordic Countries (pp. 135-149). Springer. International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91297-0_10

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Björklund, Camilla; Sandberg, Erja; Rhinehart, Laura

Parent publication: Special Education in the Early Years : Perspectives on Policy and Practice in the Nordic Countries

Parent publication editors: Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Hanssen, Natallia B.; Sundqvist, Christel

ISBN: 978-3-030-91296-3

eISBN: 978-3-030-91297-0

Journal or series: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development

ISSN: 2468-8746

eISSN: 2468-8754

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 21/04/2022

Number in series: 36

Pages range: 135-149

Number of pages in the book: 285

Publisher: Springer

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91297-0_10

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92587

Abstract

Children who are high achievers in mathematics are statistically uncommon. For this reason, very little evidence is available on how this group is supported in preschool and later on in school contexts. In Finland, the National Curriculum for Early Childhood Education (FNAE, National core curriculum for early chilhdood education and care 2016. Regulations and guidelines 2017: 10. Finnish National Agency for Education, 2017) and Basic Education (2014) requires teachers to cultivate these children’s talents. In this paper, 10 families in Finland were studied with the help of netnograpy. The objective was to describe parent’s perceptions of the types of support mathematically high-ability students received in the preschool and school context in Finland. The results show that the parents were mostly unsatisfied with the support schools gave to their high-ability children in mathematics, even though these children were recognised in early years as high-ability children. The type/level of support children received to develop their abilities further seemed to be more dependent on their teacher or the teacher’s view on the child’s needed support in mathematics.

Keywords: mathematical skills; mathematical talent; early childhood education and care; preschool; lower comprehensive school; children (age groups); parents; forms of support

Free keywords: high ability; mathematics; parents; netnography; early childhood; Finland

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2022

JUFO rating: 2