Behavioural disorders in Danish schools: a qualitative analysis of background factors

A national survey has shown that the incidence of serious behavioural problems in Danish schools stands at 10 per cent. The present qualitative study makes use of a broad-spectrum ecological model in the search for aetiological factors underlying behavioural disturbance. The study covers 34 typical...

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Published in:European journal of special needs education 2000-10, Vol.15 (3), p.285-296
Main Authors: Egelund, Niels, Hansen, Kim Foss
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Background characteristics
Behaviour disorders
Behavioural Disturbance Ecology Aetiology Individual Factors Qualitative System Factors
Denmark
Educational sciences
School psychology, psychoeducational assistance
School work. Docimology. Guidance
Schools
Success and failure
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Summary:A national survey has shown that the incidence of serious behavioural problems in Danish schools stands at 10 per cent. The present qualitative study makes use of a broad-spectrum ecological model in the search for aetiological factors underlying behavioural disturbance. The study covers 34 typical Danish schools matched in pairs on the basis of degree of disturbance in the national survey. The results indicate behavioural problems to be related more to system factors than to purely individual factors.
ISSN:0885-6257
1469-591X
DOI:10.1080/088562500750017899