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Magnusson, Petra; Malmström, Martin – Education Inquiry, 2023
The Education Act from 2010 states that education in Sweden ought to be based on scientific knowledge and proven experience. The aim of this study is to explore practice-near school research published by Swedish researchers in the wake of the Education Act with the focus on the participation of teachers in research. As a background, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Projects, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Role
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Bussemakers, Carlijn; Denessen, Eddie – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
This study investigated whether support from teachers could serve as a protective factor and reduce disproportionality in problematic behavior. Data from the CILS4EU project on 14-year-old European students were used (N = 18,308). Students reported on their social background (parental resources, migrant background and adverse family risks),…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Teacher Student Relationship, Risk
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Johan Sidenvall; Carina Granberg; Johan Lithner; Björn Palmberg – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
The purpose of this intervention study was to develop and evaluate a support model for teachers, designed to assist them in diagnosing students' (age 16-19 years) difficulties and providing feedback to support students' mathematical problem solving. Reporting on an iteration in a design research project, the results showed that the support helped…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Late Adolescents, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills
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Uddling, Jenny; Reath Warren, Anne – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
Research indicates that encouraging translanguaging can enhance learning in a range of contexts. However, there are few studies examining translanguaging for learning among newcomers in science education. This case study fills this research gap by examining in what ways a newcomer to the school uses translanguaging practices with his classmate to…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Physics, Language Usage, Interpersonal Communication
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Jelle Boeve-De Pauw; Haydée De Loof; Susanne Walan; Niklas Gericke; Peter Van Petegem – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2024
Background: Informal learning environments (ILEs) like Fablabs and Makerspaces have potential to facilitate development of STEM skills. However, these environments might be difficult for teachers to adopt in their teaching because of teaching approaches grounded in constructionism where the role of the teacher changes from a transmissive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Secondary School Teachers, STEM Education
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Zofia Hammerin; Disa Bergnehr; Goran Basic – Cogent Education, 2023
This study explores the discourse about health promotion and the role of the teacher in Swedish upper secondary schools. The material consists of student health plans from schools and local authorities that were analysed using discourse analysis. The results show that health promotion is largely an empty or floating signifier. The teacher is…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role
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Sanni Aalto; Reeta Kankaanpää; Kirsi Peltonen; Ilse Derluyn; Nikolett Szelei; An Verelst; Lucia De Haene; Sofie de Smet; Caroline Spaas; Signe Smith Jervelund; Morten Skovdal; Arnfinn J. Andersen; Per Kristian Hilden; Marianne Opaas; Natalie Durbeej; Fatumo Osman; Anna Sarkadi; Emma Soye; Mervi Vänskä – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2024
Teachers are pivotal in creating safe and efficacious learning environments for ethnic minority students. Research suggests that teachers' multicultural attitudes, self-efficacy, and wellbeing at work may all play important roles in this endeavor. Using survey data on 433 teachers in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Well Being, Work Attitudes
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Caroline Forsell; Per Westerlind – Design and Technology Education, 2024
This study investigated student's knowledge and understanding of mechanical stress including strain, and the relation between mechanical stress and strain, using material created by the authors of this text. It also investigated what the students perceived helpful for learning. The material was a complete laboratory setup and was intended to be…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Science Laboratories, Foreign Countries
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Arneback, Emma – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2022
This article focuses on the "who" of anti-racism education by examining who the teachers are that are doing anti-racist work and what experiences influenced them to counter racism in their education practices. Taking a pragmatic approach, I use data on racism and anti-racism in schools from interviews with 27 upper secondary school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racism, Social Justice, Teaching Methods
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Frostenson, Magnus; Englund, Hans – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2020
In recent years, research has pointed to the development of 'post-performative' teachers and cultures within the education system. This article provides explanations for how it is possible that teachers marked by performative rationality also hold and enact seemingly humanistic professional values. The study points to three interplay mechanisms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers, Values
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Ineland, Jens; Karhina, Kateryna; Vikström, Lotta – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2021
Having a job, or being employed, is associated with a number of positive effects. Although policies in Sweden support the right of people with disabilities to work and highlight access to employment as a priority, this group of people continues to lose out in employment against other citizens. However, little is known about actions or initiatives…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, High School Students, High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Leffler, Eva – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
Entrepreneurship in school is a widespread issue within the school system and it is therefore important to problematise teachers and their role when entrepreneurship is emphasized in their school practice. The teachers in this study, from the secondary and upper secondary levels, were all participating in a Swedish three-year school improvement…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Program Implementation, School Effectiveness, Educational Improvement
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Wedin, Åsa; Aho, Aho – Journal of Social Science Education, 2022
Purpose: The aim is to analyse linguistic aspects of education in Social Sciences for L2 students. Method: Linguistic ethnography is used for studying the hybridity of Social Sciences with material from nine lesson observations and interviews with three teachers. Findings: Findings showed that students' earlier experiences, knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Second Language Learning, Swedish, Teacher Attitudes
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Bayram Özdemir, Sevgi; Özdemir, Metin; Elzinga, Anais Emma – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
The present study examined how teachers respond to ethnic-victimization, and whether teachers' responses buffer the effect of such aversive encounters on immigrant youth's psychological adjustment. The sample included youth of immigrant background residing in Sweden (N = 423; M[subscript age] = 13.19, SD = 0.51; 44% girls), and their head class…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Self Esteem, Victims, Depression (Psychology)
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Hirsh, Åsa; Segolsson, Mikael – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2019
The current study reported here is one within a research project aimed at the identification of enabling and constraining factors in a two-year school-development project at a large secondary school in Sweden, where all teaching staff were involved in improving the quality of instruction through collaborative analyses. In this project a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Quality
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