How do two Swedish secondary school teachers relate to and make sense of history via their experiences and educational media? This article seeks to gain knowledge about history education by analyzing two teachers' narratives of their personal experiences of the Cold War and classroom observations of the teachers in practice. The article finds that…

This paper presents a theoretical approach to analysing educational media using the concept of historical consciousness. The concept of historical consciousness is defined and operationalised and its relevance for analysis of historical media is discussed. One aspect of the theoretical framework proposed is then applied in an analysis of a history…

Recent evolutions, such as pervasive networking and other enabling technologies, have been increasingly changing human life, knowledge acquisition, and the way works are performed and students learn. In this societal change, educational institutions must maintain their leading role. They have therefore embraced digitally enhanced learning to…

A report on the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation Centre Seminar, Uppsala, Sweden, October, 1974. (Author)

A look at TRU (Television and Radio in Education), which produces educational audiovisual programs for pre-school and adult education in Sweden. (HB)

A report on the emphasis education in Sweden places upon the development of social awareness, focussing on the role of various media in this process. (LS)

An overview of the current status of educational broadcasting in Sweden, with emphasis on important questions which need to be answered. (HB)

Investigates the extent to which hand calculators are used in elementary school mathematics classes in Sweden. Also evaluates benefits and disadvantages of teaching and learning mathematics with the aid of calculators as opposed to more traditional methods. (DB)

As the first of a three-part comparative study on the administration of audiovisual services in advanced and developing countries, this UNESCO-funded report obtained information on the structure, organization, functions and operations of the national audiovisual centers serving elementary education in the western European countries. In order to…

Visual and ICT media are often perceived as a threat to book reading in leisure time. They are accused of taking time and interest away from children and adolescents' book reading by offering them more approachable alternatives. Children and adolescents' book reading habits and the way these habits have changed over time are in focus. Is there any…

As the first of a three-part comparative study of the administration of audiovisual services in advanced and developing countries, this UNESCO-funded report contains extensive information on the structure, organization, functions and operation of the national audiovisual centers serving elementary education in the Western European countries. An…

Describes a video tape which examines the kinds of worker participation in management schemes that exist in the United States, Sweden, and Yugoslavia. Can be ordered from: Edward Hayes, Department of Government, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701. (Author/DB)

This report by the Committee for Television and Radio in Education (the TRU Committee) summarizes the activities of the Committee in the field of instructional media from 1967-1972. The Committee, which is funded by the Swedish government, plans and conducts experimental projects concentrating on the development, production and evaluation of…