This research aims to increase knowledge about how preschool teachers in three Nordic countries view their preschool’s physical and psychological literacy environment regarding read-alouds. (pdf)

Older students tend to outperform their younger classmates on academic achievement tests, an asymmetry known as the relative age effect (RAE). In Norway, students are not formally tested in the early school years, and less is known about how the RAE impacts teacher evaluations. In this study, we investigated the RAE on teacher-rated academic competence…

Research on teachers’ relational practices and how they develop relationships with their students is a growing field, internationally and in Scandinavia. However, research on teachers’ relational work in disadvantaged areas is rare. This study examines how vocational teachers in schools in disadvantaged areas describe their relational work with students. (pdf)

mplementation processes are significantly influenced by contextual conditions. To investigate which context factors are implicitly salient for teachers, we conducted interviews with N = 43 elementary school teachers who gave recommendations for designing effective teacher professional development for implementing a reading innovation into their school.( pdf)

This study investigated the relation between teaching style and the number and type of questions teachers ask during a shared book reading activity in early childhood classrooms. (pdf)

Who is the good teacher? Teacher ideals in sexuality education. This paper explores the construction of teacher ideals in the context of sexuality education – a curricular area marked by numerous, and often conflicting, expectations on the teachers responsible for teaching it. (pdf)

In this article, constructions of consent are analysed within a Swedish educational television series aimed at primary school pupils. Utilizing critical discourse analysis, two discourses within the program series are identified and examined: a juridical and a neoliberal discourse. (pdf)

The article is based on a discourse analysis of focus group discussions with preschool practitioners in Sweden. It explores the professional considerations made in relation to children, sexuality, and Sexuality Education. (pdf)

By analysing seven narratives, the text aims to contribute knowledge on how LGBTQ teachers experience breaking the hetero norm by focusing on how belonging is created. (pdf)

Denne artikel undersøger beskrivelser af didaktiske designs, som undervisere på pædagog- og læreruddannelsen i Danmark har lavet som led i deres arbejde med legende tilgange til deres undervisning. Datamaterialet består af 36 beskrivelser af didaktiske designs, hvor undervisere skal overveje mål, intentioner og legekvaliteter i deres planlægning, gennemførelse og evaluering.

The present study examines real-life classroom situations in which children display visible emotions.