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Differentiation through Individualisation--An Ethnographic Investigation of How One Swedish School Creates Inequality
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Gustafsson, Jan – Ethnography and Education, 2018
The present article examines the general debate on curriculum differentiation and individualisation. Based on a policy ethnographic case study of class 9a at Forest School, it critically analyses how curriculum differentiation and individualisation are enacted in and interfere with classroom practice. The results show how Forest School's…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Investigations
Leisure, Government and Governance: A Swedish Perspective
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Lindstrom, Lisbeth – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
The leisure sector has witnessed a tremendous expansion since 1960. The purpose of this article is to analyse the decisions and goals of Swedish government policy during the period 1962 to 2005. The empirical analysis covers government Propositions and governmental investigations. The fields covered are sports, culture, exercise, tourism and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Recreation, Leisure Time
Diverse Perspectives on Pupil Health among Professionals in School-Based Multi-Professional Teams
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Guva, Gunilla; Hylander, Ingrid – School Psychology International, 2012
Internationally, educators have proposed a shift from a narrow diagnostic view to a holistic and salutogenic perspective on pupils' school-related difficulties. There is, however, little evidence to suggest that such a shift has taken place, despite being talked about by school administrators. In Sweden such a shift is proposed through a new…
Descriptors: Evidence, Health Promotion, School Psychologists, Physical Health
Effects of School Characteristics on Grades in Compulsory School
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Lekholm, Alli Klapp – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The purpose of the study was to investigate effects of different school and teacher characteristics, such as municipal and independently-operated schools and teacher certification on grades in compulsory school, and the extent to which parental education confounds the relations between such characteristics and grades. Multilevel, multivariate,…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, Teacher Certification
Methodological Issues in Investigations of the Relative Effects of Schooling and Age on School Performance: The Between-Grade Regression Discontinuity Design Applied to Swedish TIMSS 1995 Data
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Cliffordson, Christina – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
The primary purpose of the study was to examine methodological issues in investigations of the relative effects of schooling and age on school performance. One means of separating these 2 effects involves the use of a between-grade regression discontinuity approach. However, amongst other things, this approach is based on assumptions concerning…
Descriptors: Investigations, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, Grade 6
Critical Action Research and Third Wave Feminism: A Meeting of Paradigms
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Weiner, Gaby – Educational Action Research, 2004
Critical action research emphasises participation, democracy and social critique, and thus has had considerable potential for feminist scholarship and action. Feminist action research, in turn, has gained a foothold in education, for example, through the work of Hollingsworth, Miller, Lather and others, although much action research might still be…
Descriptors: Feminism, Action Research, Democracy, Models