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A model for inclusive and exclusive practices

• Jyrki Reunamo
• 24.-25.5.2008

Helsingin yliopisto/Sokla
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Differentiated (lost)57

• The excluded individual faces a dead end, there
  are no choices, only separation. The process
  leads to hopelessness and anger.
• Exclusion is passed on from one generation to
  another, from older to younger. Alcohol, drug
  abuse and violence intertwine repeatedly.
  Criminality. A vicious circle is formed.
• Loneliness, mental problems, depression.
• No language of ones own.

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Not meeting the objectives17

• The parents are tired, the everyday contrasting
  demands exhaust.
• Feeling of inferiority, weakness, bad
  self-esteem.
• The child does not manage school or is left
  behind.
• The objectives and reality do not meet, one can
  not cope, no control of own life.
• Feeling discomfort about the economic situation
  and societys competitiveness. No money or
  consumer activity.
• Insufficient in Finnish language skills.

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Not participative 14

• The child has no experience in participation.
• The parents withdraw from educational
  responsibility, parents do not know how to
  interact with their children, and parents leave
  children on their own.
• The underachiever does not participate even
  though she/he could.
• General passivity in different fields of life.
• People are interested in spending, not creating.

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Not harmonious12

• The excluded are not equal actors in the
  official, dominant or favoured culture.
  Economical troubles, unemployment and inadequate
  education results in exclusion.
• The problems occur in many fields of life and
  they tend to accumulate.
• Equality can also mean the obligation to be the
  same. The gifts and differences of people are not
  considered.
• People in a weaker position get no support or
  help.
• One can be bullied or harassed in school or at
  work, one is not accepted.

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The steps forward
Objectives Participation
17 14
Differentiated (lost) Non-harmonious
57 12
?The key Finnish element for fighting exclusion
is to find personal relevance that can be valued
by others as well