This study presents an inquiry into the origins of schools’ ability grouping policies (between or within classes). Specifically, the study seeks to explain how ability grouping policies in schools vary between countries based on two explanations: welfare regimes and production regimes. (pdf)

Although there are often calls for teachers to gain professional digital competency so they can provide appropriate experiences to the coming generations, there have been few insights about what knowledge and skills are needed by early childhood teachers, especially when engaging children with mathematics. In this article, the six areas of professional digital competency, outlined…

Gjennom pedagogisk ledelse av barnehagebasert kompetanseutvikling skal pedagogiske ledere utvikle barnehagens kultur og kvalitet i en tid med nye forventninger og krav. Samtidig bidrar de til kollektiv læring og utvikling på avdelingsnivå. Pedagogiske ledere har i denne studien, gjennom kvalitative forskningsintervjuer, bidratt til å belyse forskningsspørsmålet hvordan erfarer pedagogiske ledere pedagogisk ledelse av barnehagebasert kompetanseutvikling? (pdf)

Denne artikel udforsker det æstetiske ved hverdagslivet i børnehaven gennem en dybdegående indsigt i interaktionen mellem pædagogen1 og barnet. Ved at anlægge et kropsligt, sanseligt og sensitivt blik på menneskets væren i verden viser artiklen, hvordan et æstetisk perspektiv kan åbne for nye forståelser af pædagogisk praksis. (pdf)

This study explores the teaching of life questions at an Upper Secondary School for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (USSSID) in Sweden, aiming to enhance the educational approach. Qualitative interviews were conducted with eight students, two teachers, and a principal, analyzed through Symbolic Interactionism. (PDF).

This paper explores how teachers in a Swedish teacher “rebellion” group on Facebook discuss institutional expectations related to the use of time in teachers’ work. Drawing on a narrative research tradition, group discussions are analyzed as negotiations where teachers co-construct their own narratives about the teaching profession. (PDF).

This article, based on Miranda Fricker’s concept epistemic injustice to deal with human rights and social sustainability, argues that teacher education must address the twofold mission to both enhance epistemic justice for student teachers and to develop their skills to enhance justice for future pupils. (pdf).

The aim of this article is to explore the relations constructed between final thesis work and student teachers’ future professional practice. Despite variations in scope and format, the final thesis is an essential part of prospective teachers’ educational trajectories in many countries. (pdf).

Previous research has stressed the importance of a good understanding of mathematical equivalence. However, despite decades of research, we still do not know to what degree the theory of operational understanding can explain errors. In this paper, children’s understanding of mathematical equivalence is studied using answers (n = 1608) and written solutions (n = 340) to a large-scale test.…

A key to developing inclusive practices resides in teacher-student interactions; however, little is known about the details of practice at the classroom level. Through investigating what teachers and students consider as valuable in their interactions, and how their accounts can be understood in relation to participation, the purpose of this article is to gain insight…

This article investigates the work of music teachers within Norwegian municipal schools of music and arts. These schools are publicly financed but face low attendance. What is taught has implications for the extent to which students feel included or excluded from the school system, and teachers play an important role in this respect. In order…

Nonverbal immediacy has proved to be an effective communication tool in fostering student-teacher relationships. The present study aims to validate the Teacher Nonverbal Immediacy (TeNOI) observation scale in a sample of 58 teachers and their students (n = 1,124) in lower secondary schools. (pdf).