Ny rapport från Ifous lyfter behovet av tydlig pedagogik, strukturellt stöd – och erkännandet av distanslärarrollen (pdf).

Distansundervisning inom kommunal vuxenutbildning (komvux) kräver mer än teknik. En ny rapport från forskningsinstitutet Ifous visar att undervisningsformen förutsätter tydlig struktur, rätt förutsättningar för lärare – och ett erkännande av distanslärarrollen som en särskild form av lärarskap.

This article explores teachers’ experiences of addressing spontaneous controversial issues in Municipal Adult Education (MAE) classrooms, in Sweden. 

This article explores historical shifts in the discourse of inclusion in the policy of Swedish Municipal Adult Education (SMAE). Drawing on Foucauldian concepts of discourse, governmentality, and subjectivity, a critical discourse analysis was conducted on the so far three existing curricula for SMAE. 

När komvux i jämtländska Bispgården märkte att eleverna fick allt tuffare att klara tillvaron förändrade skolan sitt sätt att arbeta. "Vi har ingen budget för det, men har hittat formen för en egen elevhälsa", berättar rektorn Johanna Forsgård.

There is increasing interest in research-based education in the Western World as it is assumed to strengthen school improvement capacity. Previous research shows that school principals play a pivotal role in realising such vision. The aim of this article is to explore the influence of principals on research-based education in their local municipal adult education…

Drawing from a linguistic ethnographic project in accommodated language education for adult learners with intellectual disability, PTSD or migration stress, this paper engages with the sensing pedagogic body. We explore three language teachers’ recurring physical exercise and relaxation activities in their language courses, including music and images. 

Marknadens villkor skapar en sorts dold läroplan som sätter den riktiga läroplanen ur spel. Betygssättning och undervisning anpassas efter vinst- och effektivitetskrav. Det framkommer i intervjuer med komvux-lärare som gjorts av forskare vid Linköpings universitet. 

In this article we investigate the implications of a market orientation of adult education for teachers’ work with the curriculum and for the goals and purposes of education. By focusing on municipal adult education (MAE) in Sweden, we provide a unique case. (pdf)

In this study, we examine 493 young people (ages 19–25) enrolled in three SCEPs in Spain. A cluster analysis with quality indicators of the solution was performed to determine personal, educational, and social vulnerability typologies and compare differentiated response patterns between participants. (pdf)