Attending Forest School benefits children’s cognition and behaviour, but there is little research on preschool children. Our exploratory study investigated whether attending Forest School, compared to traditional nursery, helps preschool children’s developing nature connection, emotional regulation, social confidence and mood. (pdf)

The language introduction programme and the paths of newly arrived youths through the Swedish educational system. This article analyses organisational aspects of the Swedish language introduction programme for newly arrived youths and the implications for their following transitions and career paths. This article draws on 52 interviews with students, teachers, career counsellors and principals. (pdf)

School-age educare as an insurance institution: The caregiver’s perspective on the organisation. How do caregivers speak about school-age educare in Sweden today? While their voices are seldom given space in either the media or research, this study reveals knowledge of caregivers regarding the purpose and societal function of school-age educare. (pdf) 

Another Reality? Encounters with Generative AI in the Swedish Subject at the Upper-Secondary Level. This article presents a qualitative study that investigates how upper-secondary teachers of Swedish engage with Generative AI (GAI). (pdf)

This study is part of a research project exploring Swedish sexuality education in five secondary schools. In this paper, we focus on the teaching at one of the participating schools, where teachers chose to address the question of what sex might be.

Utgangspunktet for artikkelen er et materialseminar med forskningsgruppa Materialitet, teknologi, berekraft (MaTecSus) ved Høgskolen på Vestlandet (se HVL, 2025b). Deltagerne er forskere knyttet til utdanningsfagene forming, kunst og håndverk i barnehage- og grunnskolelærerutdanning. (pdf)

Denna artikel undersöker hur narrativt och lekfullt lärande kan användas för att stärka ungas framtidstro, kreativitet och kritiska tänkande i relation till hållbarhetsfrågor. (pdf)

Denne artikel bevæger sig indenfor en postkvalitativ ramme og metodologi og undersøger, hvordan perspektiver knyttet hertil bidrager til at tænke anderledes og mere kreativt om det at skabe viden og være forsker i felten. (pdf)

Synaesthesia is a neurodevelopmental phenomenon involving consistent, involuntary cross-modal sensory experiences. Though well-documented in cognitive neuroscience, its implications for educational practice remain underexplored. This systematic narrative literature review investigates how synaesthesia may impact children's learning and inform inclusive classroom pedagogy. (pdf)

Parents of children with special needs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges. In most cases, decisions are taken without their active involvement, despite them being the primary carers for their children with special needs. This research utilised a qualitative research design with fifteen participants to understand parents' perspectives about the educational services provided for…

This study used focus groups to explore the perceptions and experiences of parents and school staff regarding dyslexia provision and the potential for implementing a WSA. (pdf)

This article presents the main results of a study on the over-representation of foreign students in special education in Spain. The research methodology is qualitative: 26 interviews were conducted in southern Spain with professionals working in the field of education and with 13 relatives of migrant children with disabilities, with the aim of understanding the…