Gothenburg Studies in Educational Sciences
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Editors: Elisabet Öhrn, Christel Larsson, Olof Frack and Pia Williams
ISSN 0436-1121
Published by the Faculty of Education of the University of Gothenburg
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Individualising processes in adult education: The case of Swedish for immigrants (SFI)
(2024-03-14)Adapting education to individual students is a prominent demand in the context of Swedish for immigrants (SFI). Teachers, schools, and municipal authorities are expected to establish educational frameworks corresponding ... -
Unicorns in moderation: gender and epistemology on stack overflow
(2024-02-23)Stack Exchange is a global knowledge sharing platform centred around programming, computer science, and a variety of other topics. It is a ubiquitous resource for coders and programmers. Knowledge sharing platforms, like ... -
Mellan osynlighet och avvikelse – nyanlända elever med kort skolbakgrund i grundskolans senare årskurser
(2023-12-22)The education of newly arrived students in Swedish schools has garnered increased attention in research, media, and policy discussions in the last couple of decades. This doctoral thesis explores the educational situation ... -
Uppdrag: Historia och demokrati. Perspektiv på studieresor till Förintelsens minnesplatser
(2023-12-15)Förintelsen som absolut moralisk referenspunkt i det senmoderna samhället innebär att undervisning och lärande om Förintelsen tillmäts stor vikt inom utbildningssektorn. Sedan millenniumskiftet har studieresor till ... -
Statistical advancements in analyzing accelerometer-measured physical activity intensity
(2023-12-08)Physical activity (PA) is widely recognized as an important factor in preventing and treating cardiometabolic diseases and reducing mortality. Yet, the health implications of specific PA intensities and the intricate role ... -
Differentiation, didactics and inequality: How rich and poor populations are educated for sustainability
(2023-10-06)The world is facing pressing challenges arising from human activities, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and depletion of resources. To meet these challenges, UNESCO has launched three initiatives on education for ... -
Skolförändring, reformer och professionella villkor - en etnografisk studie
(2023-08-25)This is a dissertation primarily built on ethnographic methodology. It examines how teachers and principals react to and handle change. The overall aim of the study is to investigate how general and specific changes have ... -
Young students’ Language Choice in Swedish compulsory school – expectations, learning and assessment
(2023-04-05)The second foreign language, referred to as Modern Languages in the Swedish curriculum, begins no later than year 6 in compulsory school. Swedish students normally make their Language Choice (in Swedish “Språkval”) in year ... -
Sustainable inclusion without sustainability
(2023-02-28)In this PhD project, I put forward the importance of becoming more comfortable with the oscillating nature of wisdom in physical education, sport, and research. This is also what the word `without´ in the title `sustainable ... -
Teacher sorting and the opportunity gap: a cross-national investigation of institutional differentiation and educational equity
Inequitable access to teacher competence (‘teacher sorting’ or the teacher ‘opportunity gap’) is increasingly the focus of international educational bodies worldwide but is still relatively underexplored empirically. The ... -
Interaktionsmönster, social anpassning och emotioner i förskolan. En mikrosociologisk studie av interaktion mellan förskollärare och barn i målorienterade aktiviteter
The overarching aim of this thesis is to contribute knowledge about the interactions between preschool teachers and children in ongoing goal-oriented documentation activities in preschool. More specifically, the thesis ... -
Children retelling stories. Responding, reshaping, and remembering in early childhood education and care
(2022-11-14)Oral storytelling is a prevalent cultural practice for sense-making. Through stories, people get to know themselves, others, and the world around them. Children are introduced to this practice at home and in early childhood ... -
Everyday Language Practices and the Interplay of Ideologies, Investment and Identities - Out-of-School Language Use and Dispositions among Young Adolescents in Multilingual Urban Settings in Sweden
(2022-11-11)This thesis explores the out-of-school language use of young adolescents in contemporary multilingual urban neighborhoods, located in the three largest cities in Sweden. More specifically, the thesis explores the potential ... -
Teaching and learning mathematics with integrated small-group discussions. A learning study about scaling geometric figures
(2022-11-09)The aim of this thesis is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationship between teaching and student learning in mathematics when small-group discussions are used in teaching. This thesis focuses on student ... -
Linking Recent and Older IEA Studies on Mathematics and Science
(2022-09-09)The purpose of this thesis was to develop procedures that allow researchers to make reasonable comparisons of grade-eight mathematics and science achievement and motivation scales over a long time period, despite changes ... -
Som att hålla tiden i sin hand – Didaktiskt perspektiv på muntligt berättande
(2022-08-19)Storytelling is deeply interwoven with the act of teaching and learning. Teachers tell stories and anecdotes within their everyday teaching practice. Previous research on teachers’ storytelling in the interdisciplinary ... -
Learning Principalship: Becoming a Principal in a Swedish Context
(2022-04-26)Novice principals are expected to acquire professional skills by participating in education. Consequently, expectations are set for principal education to support novice principals in how to take on principalship. The aim ... -
Digital studentkultur Om slutna grupper på Facebook som icke-formell arena i högre utbildning
(2022-03-31)Sedan Facebook lanserades i Sverige 2006 har plattformen vuxit dramatiskt och utgör numer det dominerande sociala mediet även för svenska studenter. I tidigare forskning har fokus i hög grad riktats mot möjliga pedagogiska ... -
Digitala sexuella trakasserier i skolan: Elevperspektiv på sexting, utsatthet och jämställdhet.
(2022-02-24)Att sexta, innebär att dela självproducerade foton eller videoklipp med naket eller halvnaket innehåll av sexuell karaktär. Delningen sker genom att en person själv skickar, tar emot eller vidarebefordra sexuella foton ... -
Epistemic beliefs and conceptions of competence in education for sustainable development
(2022-01-07)Education for sustainable development (ESD) raises critical questions regarding what knowledge should be taught and what the learning outcomes should be. The aim of this thesis is to explore epistemological, ethical and ...