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Trostek, Jonas R. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Previous research on how students' acceptance of emotionally charged theories relates to their understanding is based on the measurement of acceptance and understanding as two separate variables. As an alternative, the present study takes a qualitative approach with the aim of exploring what 24 upper-secondary school students accept when they come…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Gender Issues, Emotional Response, Predictor Variables
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Sedem, Mina; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Violence committed against young women, and in some cases young men, who are considered to have violated honor-based norms are reported in several countries, making honor-based violence (HBV) a global concern. This article is an overview of research in this area and summarizes key findings from a Swedish program of research dedicated…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Young Adults, Youth
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Larsson, Margaretha; Björk, Maria; Ekebergh, Margaretha; Sundler, Annelie Johansson – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
In Sweden, school nurses are part of the School Health Service with the main objective of health promotion to support students' health and attainment of educational goals. The aim in this phenomenological study was to illuminate the experiences of school nurses in promoting the health and well-being of adolescent girls. Seventeen school nurses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Nurses, Health Promotion, Well Being
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Linton, Ann-Charlotte; Germundsson, Per; Heimann, Mikael; Danermark, Berth – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
While progress has been made for including students with disability into mainstream schools, trends point to problems for students with Asperger syndrome (AS) diagnosis who have a propensity to dropping out of school. Teachers' perceptions and understanding of AS will affect expectations and the attainment of educational targets. Thus, to avoid…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Attitudes
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Andersson, Gunvor; Lundstrom, Tommy – Children & Society, 2007
Research into press reporting on young people has tended to concentrate on young people as offenders. In contrast, this article focuses on press coverage of teenagers as victims. Reports in two Swedish newspapers (a morning broadsheet and an evening tabloid) were studied over a period of four months and subjected to a qualitative analysis of…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Adolescents, Victims, Mass Media Effects
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Pedlar, Alison – Mental Retardation, 1990
This qualitative and interpretive study of the normalization effort for individuals with mental retardation in Sweden analyzes the cultural context; legislation, jurisdictional considerations, and societal attitudes; potential barriers to integration; and the economics of service provision. Sweden's system of comprehensive service and support…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Mental Retardation