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Özerk, Kamil; Kerchner, Charles Taylor – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2014
Receiving, accommodation and education of children with immigrant background is one of the challenging issues in almost all the metropolitan areas in many countries. In our study we are exploring the impact of demographic changes on political agendas, legal frames, educational approaches, research findings and student achievement in the field of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metropolitan Areas, Immigrants, Language Minorities
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Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Vettenranta, Jouni; Kanervio, Pekka; Pulkkinen, Seppo – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
The Finnish educational system is known for its equality. However, in many key areas in national and international assessments, Swedish-language schools in Finland have lagged behind their Finnish-language counterparts. So far there is little research into the underlying reasons for this discrepancy. In this article, in order to illuminate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Swedish