TY - T1 - The 21st century reforms (re)shaping the education policy of inclusive and special education in Finland SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/336642 T3 - A1 - Ahtiainen, Raisa; Pulkkinen, Jonna; Jahnukainen, Markku A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - In recent decades, an essential global aim of the reforms of special education has been the promotion of inclusive education. This article discusses the implementation of reforms with a focus on tiered support systems in the context of Finnish comprehensive school education. Based on earlier literature, legislation, and administrative documents, we provide a background for Finnish education policy and special education reforms. The focus of this article is on the description of parallel reforms ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 516 Educational sciences; special education; educational reform; Inclusive education; inclusive and special education; Education policy N1 - PP - ER -