A research team led by sociologist Lasse Folke Henriksen from CBS aims to shed light on this question. He has just received seven million kroner from Independent Research Fund Denmark for the project.

Fremtiden for afgangsprøverne i folkeskolen er til diskussion. Nu peger en ny analyse på positive effekter af at gøre mundtlig matematik obligatorisk. Også selv om det koster andre prøver livet.

School health educational content often entails different subject areas and a variety of topics that students are supposed to learn, and when taught in diverse classrooms, potentially positions students as at-risk. Using vignettes in interviews with migrant students in Sweden, the study focuses on views of the content of health education in relation to different…

Different educational systems, especially in highly accountable and so-called soft accountability systems place varying expectations on teachers. This study examines how different approaches to school accountability shape perceived roles and responsibilities by teachers. The study was conducted using the discursive dislocation method whereby four English and four Finnish teachers observed each other’s work in authentic…

This article focuses on the role of the principal in facilitating inclusive education policies in Sweden and Finland since 1990. It does so by analysing education union journals in both countries. (pdf)

This qualitative small-scale study aimed to better understand practitioner perspectives and experiences relating to barriers, guidance and support systems associated with children and young people's mental health within the primary classroom. (pdf)

Transitions between stages of schooling present well-known challenges for children with special educational needs and disabilities, including navigating new sites, people, practices, timetables and expectations. Site visits are often recommended for helping with transition, and yet such visits can be difficult to achieve for practical and logistical reasons. This study piloted the development of virtual…

Enligt vissa studier upplever upp emot 30 procent av eleverna en ångest inför matematiken. Matteångesten är något som drabbar även högpresterande elever. Enligt Johan Korhonen är ett botemedel att öva mera. Eleverna räknar för lite, vi borde ge mera läxor säger han.

Lidenskapstime og mer fysisk aktivitet gir flere barn en bedre skolehverdag.

Hur läraren mår påverkar inte bara hen själv utan även hela klassens välbefinnande. Forskare vid Åbo Akademi har undersökt hur elevernas engagemang, utmattning och cynism påverkas av lärarens arbetsrelaterade välbefinnande, och resultaten visar att en cynisk lärarattityd kan minska hela klassens engagemang.

Når treåringene bytter til en avdeling med store barn i barnehagen, må de tilpasse seg de andre barna og forhandle om sin plass, viser forskning.

Syftet med artikeln är att studera samtida utbildningspolitiska iscensättningar av lek i styr- och policydokument för institutionaliserad fritidsverksamhet (IFV) i Sverige, Finland, Island, Norge och Australien. Teoretiskt tar studien avstamp i ett socialkonstruktionistiskt perspektiv tillsammans med inspiration från en språknära diskursanalytisk ansats. (pdf)