This article contributes to understanding school attendance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and Sweden. Sweden presents a unique European case, as compulsory schools largely remained open with only brief closures, while Germany, opted for extended school closures. (pdf).

School Behavioral Threat Assessment (SBTA) is a key process in managing school threats and preventing violence. Using Self-Determination Theory and other theories related to motivation and emotional experiences, researchers examined the implementation of SBTA by school personnel. (pdf)

Allt fler politiska förslag kopplar ihop skolan med brottsbekämpning. Men vad händer med pedagogiken när skolan börjar organiseras som om dess främsta uppgift vore att förebygga brott? Det undersöker Maggie O’Neill i en ny avhandling från Göteborgs universitet.

The extended basic education programme in Norway was initiated to promote integration, majority language acquisition and academic achievement of newly arrived migrant students (NAMSs) as a preparation for mainstream upper secondary education. Theoretically rooted in critical policy analysis and empirically based on semi-structured interviews with principals and programme leaders in three schools in Oslo, the…

Increase in immigration in Europe, including many migrants of school age, has highlighted the need to understand how best to support migrant students’ integration. Integration strategies vary significantly between countries, resulting in a complex mosaic of approaches that is difficult to analyze. Educational policies are shaped by a range of policy choices made by local…