Reforming policy, changing practices? : special education in Finland after educational reforms Tekijä Pulkkinen, Jonna

“…The results suggest that the reforms have altered the use of special education resources and that there is a need to re-allocate the resources of special education in municipalities. …”
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Fuel tax incidence and the role of heterogeneous pass-through : evidence from Finland Tekijä Palanne, Kimmo

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Analysing International Student Mobility to Finland: A Push-Pull-Mooring Framework Approach Tekijä Bankhele, Vaishnavi

“…This study explores the factors influencing the motivations and decisions of international students to study and stay in Finland using the Push-Pull-Mooring (PPM) framework. …”
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Configural and metric invariance of the teacher classroom behavioral climate scale across Finland and Greece Tekijä Pelkonen, Emmi

“…Purpose of this study is to examine the factor structure and configural and metric invariance of the teachers’ CBC scale in Finland and Greece using confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Migration, cultural sustainability, and integration : a discourse analysis of multiculturalism and migration in Canada and Finland Tekijä Bin Mohammed, Saeed

“…The result was analysedqualitatively using theoretical –discourse analysis. And the analysis of the study was mainly based on the integration policy documents from Finland and Canada. …”
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A comparative study on teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education in Slovenia, Lithuania, and Finland Tekijä Murtonen, Carita

“…This research studied 1067 teachers in Finland, Lithuania and Slovenia comparing their attitudes towards inclusive education using Sentiments, Attitudes and Concerns in Inclusive Education (SACIE) scale and investigated background factors’ relation to the attitudes in each country. …”
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First snow ski tracks : prolonging of the natural season of the cross-country skiers in Finland Tekijä Repo, Katja

“…Cross-country skiing is one of the national sports in Finland. It is a widely practiced sport and leisure activity that has a long history. …”
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Enhancing cross-cultural adjustment : a case study of international researcher's spouses in Finland Tekijä Bélanger, Karelle

“…The analysis indicates that the Hidden Gems support leads to an increase in spouses’ satisfaction, spousal adjustment as well as employability into Finland. However, the findings suggest that the organizational spousal support will not have the same outcome if the participants do not use simultaneously proactive tactics, such as seeking for information, relationship building and positive framing. …”
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School Principals’ Stressors and Coping Strategies : A Comparative Study Between Finland and Canada Tekijä Bodson, Claudine

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the stressors and coping strategies of school principals in Finland and Canada with the help of three research questions: what are the causes of the job stressors?…”
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Identity Construction of Vietnamese Immigrants living in Finland in Their Narratives Telling About Their Life Experiences Tekijä Hai, Nghi Ðang Huýnh

“…With that in mind, I approached the Vietnamese immigrants living in Finland to ask for their participation in this study, so that the taken-for-granted social categories and preset images used for identifying immigrants were examined critically. …”
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Two decades of discussion on charitable food aid in Finland : analysing the framing by and through the media Tekijä Tikka, Ville

“…By analysing the various frameworks through which charitable food aid has been interpreted throughout the timespan, the results suggest that i) charitable food aid, most notably the breadlines, are predominantly used as a rhetoric device in the discussion; ii) when the practices are framed as potential receivers and redistributors of food waste, the normative perception of charitable food aid is mainly positive and the underlying causes for Finnish food insecurity are not addressed; iii) the vague concept of ”hunger” has led to speculation on whether or not the recipients are actually in need of aid, and moreover to the discussion focusing more on economic poverty rather than dimensions of food insecurity; iv) the responsibilities within the context of the Finnish welfare regime, especially through the transition of welfare responsibilities from the state to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the civil society, have been addressed in the discussion throughout the timespan; and v) the organizers of charitable food aid are somewhat underrepresented in the media. …”
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Recreational outdoor physical activity and sport participation among ethnic minority children in Finland Tekijä Tiermas, Aada

“…As a part of IISSAAR, SMALLQ® survey was developed, and the data collected through the questionnaire in Finland is used in this thesis. This thesis is a quantitative study, and the data was collected through day care centres in 56 municipalities between 2019 and 2021. …”
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A comparative study on campus sustainability in higher education sector in Hong Kong and Finland Tekijä Law, Cheuk Yan

“…In this thesis, the investigated areas are focused on environmental sustainability and Social sustainability. This study used the content analysis method to analyze public available documents from the selected fifteen Higher education institutions in Hong Kong and Finland. …”
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Striving to be “normal” : exploring identity and positioning in the narratives of a migrant woman living in Finland Tekijä Pratesi, Elisa

“…This case study investigates the identity of an Afghan migrant woman who recently arrived in Finland, and the ways societal normative beliefs about immigration and integration in Finland are revealed in her narratives. …”
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Changes in work life skill requirements : empirical evidence from Finland in 1995-2013 Tekijä Neuvonen, Kaisa

“…Conclusions The work life skill demand in Finland has changed over the period of observation. …”
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EU CSRD climate regulation: A study on sustainability reporting preparedness of banks in Finland Tekijä Lakio, Katri

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Pricing of electricity futures based on locational price differences : empirical evidence from Finland Tekijä Myllymäki, Valtteri

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Perceived contributions of Plan International Finland Children's Board participation to active global citizenship Tekijä Heikkinen, Ella

“…This qualitative study that uses a survey and interviews as data collection methods studies non-formal and informal learning within the Children’s Board programme of Plan International Finland. …”
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Nowcasting GDP growth using Google trends Tekijä Heikkinen, Joni

“…In addition to Google Trends data, this study uses Germany and Finland’s consumer confidence data as a benchmark. …”
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Using AI to study impact of driving patterns Tekijä Khan, Ausaf

“…A T10G device from Aplicom Oy, containing important interfaces to the vehicle sensors via a CAN bus interface and on-device sensors that measure vehicle speed, latitude longitude and timestamp data, is used to analyze driving behavior. Data has been collected on multiple journeys both in-city and on highway in Finland and mapped onto the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Authority’s publicly available API which contains detailed mapping of Finnish road and street networks as well as winter and summer speed limits with Geo coordinates, thus providing an accurate picture of driving behavior along the aforementioned path. …”
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