Höga betyg och en stark studiemotivation är ingen garanti för en lyckad övergång till högre studier, visar en ny studie. Den som saknar ett stabilt nätverk med rätt typ av stöd riskerar att hamna i ett slags tillstånd av limbo efter gymnasiet, utan tydlig riktning eller hjälp att ta nästa steg, säger Carina Carlhed Ydhag,…

Halvparten av foreldrene til barn med skolevegring fikk selv psykiske problemer, viser ny studie.

Flexischooling—the sharing of a child's education between home and school through formal agreement—is one of a range of ‘alternative’ education approaches that may adapt education to meet a child's special educational needs. This study considers qualitative data from an online survey conducted during November and December 2023 regarding parents' reasons for undertaking flexischooling with their…

En studie vid SLU visar att barns kost redan i förskoleåldern ofta överskrider hållbara gränser för planeten. Enligt forskarna pekar resultaten på att vuxna inte lyckas visa att mat kan vara både god, näringsrik och hållbar.

There have been growing concerns about school absenteeism in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, little is known about the precursors to absenteeism. This study aimed to better understand how child-perceived teacher support and family relations (i.e., parent–child relationship and interparental conflict) were related to children’s school reluctance and satisfaction, respectively. 

This article examines two primary questions: characterises the parenting culture of high-SES parents (in terms of income, education, occupation, and residence) whose children are enrolled in an elite high school? Does the parenting culture of parents of elite high school students play a role in cultivating privileges, and if so, how? To answer these questions,…

This study reports a new domain-specific measure of parental self-efficacy for maths (and reading skills) with 3–4-year-olds. 65 families in the UK were surveyed, and a sub-sample of 40 families also completed a remote child assessment session. (pdf)