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The Influence of Local Culture on Students’ Educational Outcomes

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All adolescents are closely connected with their living environment, which influences their lives and learning in many ways. For example, individuals’ mental functions develop in interaction within different social, historical, cultural, and institutional contexts. In these environments, we can find different cultural features that have an impact on students’ educational outcomes.

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  1. Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Heidi Harju-Luukkainen

  2. Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    Jouni Vettenranta

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  1. Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Kirsi Tirri

  2. Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Elina Kuusisto

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Harju-Luukkainen, H., Vettenranta, J. (2013). The Influence of Local Culture on Students’ Educational Outcomes. In: Tirri, K., Kuusisto, E. (eds) Interaction in Educational Domains. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-395-9_7

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