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Ann-Cathrine Bramhagen; Mats Lundström – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
Sex education can be described as an important part of health education in school and one way of strengthening health education could be a collaboration between different professionals in the school team. The aim of this study was to describe teachers' and school nurses' experiences and perspectives with regard to sex education among students aged…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Arrhenius, Mattias; Bladh, Gabriel; Lundholm, Cecilia – Journal of Geography, 2022
The aim of this study was to investigate students' understanding of the Gulf Stream as a geographical phenomenon and in relation to geospatial conceptualizations focusing on the geographical concepts of location, distribution and interaction. Data consists of 134 responses from 12-13-year-old students who completed an assignment in the Swedish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Geography, Knowledge Level
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Susanne Severinsson – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2024
To explore issues of safety and security at school the research reported here investigated the way a sense of security was created in school, how security was linked to different locations and situations, and the influences that acted on pupils' sense of security. Pupils in year 1 in Sweden took photographs associated with insecurity and security,…
Descriptors: School Safety, School Security, Grade 1, Photography
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Johan Lind – Design and Technology Education, 2024
Given the profound influence that technology has on society, shaping our behaviours, conversations, and decisions, it is essential to understand its development and nature. Obtaining a complete understanding of technology requires us to explore both the nature of technology and its historical aspects. This study examines how using supportive…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Information Technology, Interaction
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Jelena Radišic; Ksenija Krstic; Barbara Blažanin; Katarina Micic; Aleksandar Baucal; Francisco Peixoto; Stanislaw Schukajlow – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Based on the expectancy-value perspective on identity and identity formation, this paper explores the relationship between math identity (MI) and the dimensions of motivation (i.e. intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value and perceived competence) and math achievement in primary school. An additional aim of our research was to explore…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mathematics Skills, Student Motivation, Mathematics Achievement
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Stigberg, Henrik; Stigberg, Susanne – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
Programming and computational thinking have emerged as compulsory skills in elementary school education. In 2018, Sweden has integrated programming in mathematics education with the rationale that it fosters problem solving and logical thinking skills and motivates students to learn mathematics. We investigated how teachers introduce programming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Computation, Mathematics Instruction
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Paul Horton; Camilla Forsberg; Robert Thornberg – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
While the efforts of teachers are crucial for preventing and stopping degrading treatment, harassment, and bullying in schools, research has found that teachers' understandings of such terms may vary significantly. In this qualitative study, we take a social-ecological perspective to investigate Swedish schoolteachers' understandings of the terms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Sexual Harassment, Antisocial Behavior
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Rickard Östergren; Ulf Träff; Jessica Elofsson; Hugo Hesser; Joakim Samuelsson – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
The study set out to explore different mathematical difficulties among 877 second-grade children and to test the effect of memorization versus conceptual practices with number combinations. It used a latent profile analysis of baseline measurements of digit writing speed, number combination fluency, multidigit calculation, and number sense skills…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Mathematics, Difficulty Level, Mathematical Concepts
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Jonatan Finell; Hanna Eklöf; Johan Korhonen; Bert Jonsson – Discover Education, 2024
The current study assessed reliability and validity evidence of the shortened Swedish Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale--Elementary (MARS-E), using data from three time points. After initial pilot tests, a total of 429 students participated in the study, completing the MARS-E twice during grade 4 and once during grade 5. Confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Rating Scales, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Felicia Augustsson; Karin Grahn – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the school principal's role in promoting physical activity for inactive children in school settings. Design: Exploratory qualitative interview study. Setting: The study was conducted in seven elementary schools in central Sweden. Method: Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Principals, Administrator Role
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Katsantonis, Ioannis – Pedagogical Research, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the reverse pathway dynamics between teachers' self-efficacy and job satisfaction from a cross-country perspective. By recognizing the sparseness of empirical studies on the reciprocal relation between self-referent assessment of capabilities and job satisfaction, a model of reciprocal determinism between…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers
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Johansson, Annie-Maj; Wickman, Per-Olof – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2018
Purpose: This study examines how different purposes can support teachers in their work with progressions as a part of a teaching sequences in science in primary school. Design/Method: The study was carried out in two classes working with inquiry and the events that took place in the classroom were filmed. In the study, we have chosen to use the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Science Teachers
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Sundh, Stellan – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2020
Teachers face dilemmas of different kinds in their everyday practice. It is therefore essential that teacher students become aware of the dilemmas they will face in their future profession. By integrating school practice in teacher education programs, students apply theoretical knowledge to classroom situations. In a project at a Swedish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Elementary Schools, Teacher Education Programs
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Quennerstedt, Ann – Education 3-13, 2020
The role of education in upholding and spreading human rights is widely recognised, but knowledge about actual rights education is limited. Drawing on north European didaktik theory, this article examines human rights teaching and learning of 8-9-year-old pupils in two Swedish classes, with a special interest in what teachers and pupils consider…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Childrens Rights, Civil Rights, Children
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Kellner, Eva; Attorps, Iiris – Teacher Development, 2020
This article presents the evaluation of a two-year action research project in biology and mathematics teaching involving a primary school and a university in Sweden. The aim of the study was to contribute knowledge about a school-university intersection as a professional learning arena. The teachers' conceptions about the project implementation,…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Program Evaluation, Action Research, Biology
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