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ERIC Number: EJ396629
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Some Common and Unique Features of Special Education in the Nordic Countries.
Juul, Kristen D.
International Journal of Special Education, v4 n1 p85-96 1989
Similarities in special education services in the five Scandinavian countries include their normalization philosophy and cooperative policy development. Among unique Scandinavian innovations are camp schools, folk high schools, toy libraries (lekoteks), therapeutic communities or collectives for young substance abuses, and measures to combat mobbing or group violence in the schools. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Innovation, Nontraditional Education, Normalization (Handicapped), Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scandinavia