This study investigated how Finnish teachers recognise and navigate schools’ classed reality. We used thematic analysis with Bourdieu’s concepts of economic, social, and cultural capital to analyse the interviews of 17 primary school teachers and four principals in eight schools in socioeconomically different areas. 

Although the Nordic educational models have traditions of inclusion, researchers have found strong evidence that they can reproduce inequalities for minoritized groups attending primary and lower secondary schools. Following Luhmann’s system theory, this structurally orientated study identifies problems in the educational system that are caused by communication at the institutional level and in the translation of…

Skolsegregationen har ökat i samhället efter skolvalsreformen, enligt en ny studie från Göteborgs universitet. Något som försvårat för de kommunala skolorna att bedriva utbildning – samtidigt som det ger ett försämrat kunskapsresultat.

The aim of the study was to examine the trends in socioeconomic, ethnic, and academic segregation in compulsory and upper secondary education in the Gothenburg school market between 1998 and 2020.

Hur ska man minska segregationen i skolan? Är lösningen att flytta elever, så kallad bussning? Vi Lärare har talat med fyra forskare om behovet av att ändra klassernas sammansättning, och vad det betyder för undervisningen.

This paper addresses the continued conundrums of racial and religious diversity in education.