While the transition from preschool to primary school has been extensively researched, less attention has been paid to the initial period of school, where children face new expectations and demands, academic and social, and become pupils. Following an observational approach, this study explores how teachers support school starters with the social aspect of becoming pupils…

School absenteeism is a growing problem. To develop targeted interventions for different types of individuals, more knowledge of underlying risk and protective factors is needed. This study examined the developmental trajectories of school absences from primary school (Grade 6) to lower secondary school (Grade 9) and related risk and protective factors. 

In this paper, we explore how participation and participatory writing can be enhanced through Appraisal theory and reader awareness. Democratic participation by the means of writing is a crucial and powerful tool. 

This study aims to analyse how children’s right to participate is conceptualised and contextualised in Brazilian and Norwegian legal early childhood education (ECE) documents. This is a cross-cultural comparative study in which we conducted a qualitative content analysis of the similarities and differences in the two countries’ legal ECE documents. 

Regeringens förslag om ett ersättande av förskoleklassen med årskurs 1, och en förlängning av grundskolan med ett skolår, kommer inte att leda till ökande kunskaper, varnar Niklas Pramling, professor i pedagogik vid Göteborgs universitet, i en artikel.

Tidig träning i funktionstänkande hjälper elever att utveckla ett algebraisk tänkande som de har nytta av i sina fortsatta studier, visar lärarutbildaren Helén Sterner i sin avhandling.

Middle-school boys are outperforming girls in math and science, reversing a trend toward gender parity, according to an NWEA analysis of national assessments. The analysis shows that boys are pulling ahead in STEM subjects, particularly at higher achievement levels, while girls continue to excel in reading.

En betydande andel svenska och finska elever upplever redan i årskurs 4 vad forskarna kallar matematikängslan eller matematikångest. Det kan få långtgående konsekvenser för deras prestationer och självkänsla i ämnet. En ny studie från Umeå universitet har undersökt hur rädsla för matematik påverkar barns skolgång, och vad vi kan göra åt det.

This paper explores ECE educators’ preservice experience of engaging with Makerspace workshops as part of their undergraduate degree. (pdf)

This paper examines how children's agency operates within primary education in England through an in-depth qualitative study of three contrasting schools over two years. (pdf)

This study recognised that there is currently limited understanding of the extent and nature of ability grouping practices in subject areas other than mathematics and English in primary schools. Using survey methods, this research sought to generate data of sufficient scale to extend understanding of the use of ability grouping practices in primary physical education…

The Barbie doll was launched in 1959 in the US and has been a mainstay for girls worldwide, including in the Nordic countries. This study draws on a one-year ethnographic study in a first-grade primary school in a major city in Norway. (pdf)