TY - JOUR
T1 - Positions of newly arrived students in Nordic education policies and practices
AU - Helakorpi, Jenni
AU - Dovemark, Marianne
AU - Rasmussen, Annette
AU - Holm, Gunilla
PY - 2023/5/4
Y1 - 2023/5/4
N2 - This article aims to investigate how Nordic countries – exemplified by Denmark, Finland, and Sweden – govern the education and inclusion of newly arrived students. Approaching this through policy as text and practice, we identify the subject positions of the newly arrived students. Our research data consist of national policy documents, legislation, and evaluation reports on the education of newly arrived students, which we compare and analyse. We conclude that newly arrived students are subject to underachievement, bullying, discrimination, and at risk of not continuing their education. Despite all good intentions the Nordic policies do not seem to include all students.
AB - This article aims to investigate how Nordic countries – exemplified by Denmark, Finland, and Sweden – govern the education and inclusion of newly arrived students. Approaching this through policy as text and practice, we identify the subject positions of the newly arrived students. Our research data consist of national policy documents, legislation, and evaluation reports on the education of newly arrived students, which we compare and analyse. We conclude that newly arrived students are subject to underachievement, bullying, discrimination, and at risk of not continuing their education. Despite all good intentions the Nordic policies do not seem to include all students.
KW - education policies
KW - in need of adaptation
KW - newly arrived students
KW - subject positions
KW - ‘in lack of’ language
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85162119174&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23865/nse.v43.3986
DO - 10.23865/nse.v43.3986
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1891-5914
VL - 43
SP - 111
EP - 127
JO - Nordic Studies in Education
JF - Nordic Studies in Education
IS - 2
ER -