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Cheng, Maurice M. W.; Danielsson, Kristina; Lin, Angel M. Y. – Learning: Research and Practice, 2020
This paper examines the roles of multimodality and thematic patterns in the teaching of the particle model of matter. Although the particle model is a fundamental topic in science education, there is no consensus on (1) whether or not the model should be introduced in early grades and (2) how to introduce the model to students for the very first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Learning Modalities, Grade 3
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Apelmo, Elisabet – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
This article discusses dis/ability and physical education teacher education (PETE). The aim is twofold. First, I explore how dis/ability is problematised in PETE syllabi from nine Swedish universities. Bacchi's "What's the problem represented to be?" approach for analysing policy texts is used. The centre of attention thus shifts from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Students with Disabilities
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Lunneblad, Johannes; Johansson, Thomas; Odenbring, Ylva – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2017
The focus of the present study is on how a number of Swedish schools define and categorise students who have been exposed to different forms of abusive acts and violence at school. The empirical study was designed to explore six Swedish urban secondary schools. The results indicated a recurrent pattern in school officials' narratives, which is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Abuse, Victims, Caring
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Andree, Maria – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
Previous research on science education has described various factors influencing students' participation and produced categorizations of students based on e.g. cultural background. In this article it is argued, theoretically and empirically, that an understanding of students' participation in science education needs to begin with an analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Education, Cultural Background
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Johansson, Olof; Davis, Anna; Geijer, Luule – School Leadership & Management, 2007
This study presents policy and theory as they apply to diversity, equality and equity in Swedish social and educational policy. All education in Sweden should, according to the curriculum (Lpo 94, 1994, p. 5) be of equivalent value, irrespective of where in the country it is provided and education should be adapted to each pupil's circumstances…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9