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Hegemonic Speech Genres of Classrooms and Their Importance for RE Learning
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Osbeck, C.; Lied, S. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2012
The "purpose" of this article is to illustrate how potential learning is related to hegemonic speech genres. This we do through examples from two religious education (RE) classrooms, one Norwegian and one Swedish. By presenting important dimensions of speech genres used in RE classrooms, the article also contributes to developing theory.…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Power Structure, Disproportionate Representation, Grade 9
Teenagers' Explanations of Bullying
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Thornberg, Robert; Knutsen, Sven – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2011
The aim of the present study was to explore how teenagers explain why bullying takes place at school, and whether there were any differences in explaining bullying due to gender and prior bullying experiences. One hundred and seventy-six Swedish students in Grade 9 responded to a questionnaire. Mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative methods)…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Bullying, Adolescents, Peer Groups
What Is Compensatory Pedagogy Trying to Compensate for? Compensatory Strategies and the Ethnic "Other"
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Moller, Asa – Issues in Educational Research, 2012
Compensatory pedagogy is in theory a strategy used to manage social and cultural diversity (Sleeter, 2007) by providing extra resources or special treatment for so-called deprived groups. A problem with this particular kind of approach to social and cultural diversity is that it lacks critical awareness of the way social differences (i.e. race,…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Disadvantaged, Social Differences, Cultural Pluralism
The Future of the Physical Learning Environment: School Facilities that Support the User
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Kuuskorpi, Marko; Gonzalez, Nuria Cabellos – CELE Exchange, 2011
This paper presents the conclusions of a study, carried out in collaboration with schools in six European countries, which focused on tomorrow's physical learning environments. The study, which stemmed from a project entitled Forum for the Future and which was funded by the Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE), was designed to contribute to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Futures (of Society), Physical Environment
"Pupils with Special Educational Needs": A Study of the Assessments and Categorising Processes regarding Pupils' School Difficulties in Sweden
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Isaksson, Joakim; Lindqvist, Rafael; Bergstrom, Erik – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
One important goal of Swedish educational policies is to integrate all pupils within regular education, irrespective of disability or difficulties in school, and to adjust education to individual needs. The aim of this paper was to explore how schools "socially construct", i.e. identify and support, pupils with special educational needs.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Foreign Countries, School Personnel, Special Needs Students
Queering Physical Education. Between Benevolence towards Girls and a Tribute to Masculinity
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Larsson, Hakan; Fagrell, Birgitta; Redelius, Karin – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2009
Background: Research on PE indicates that the subject is marked by rather stable gendered patterns of behaviour and perceptions of the subject. This paper marks an attempt to outline a theoretical approach that makes it possible to interpret what is going on in the gym in a way that might challenge the reproduction of gender. Purpose: To…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Sex Stereotypes, Females