Mass media is a powerful social institution that establishes dominant discourses about social practices. This study is a multimodal critical discourse analysis of two TV series depicting the Swedish school system, broadcast by the Swedish public service broadcasting company. The study aims to critically examine the discursive construction of the Swedish school as it evolves…

Fagfolk diskuterer hvordan vi kan løse klasseforskjellene i skolen.

This paper is about how a rights perspective, both children's and others' rights, can be used to make sense of schooling which is more inclusive of children and young people with special educational needs/disabilities (SEN/D). It is based on a project that used deliberative democratic approaches, in the form of a Citizens' Panel, to address…

The paper evaluates the impact of Wales' Foundation Phase, a progressive early years curriculum reform, particularly its effectiveness in reducing educational inequalities for disadvantaged learners. It examines the disconnect between teachers' positive perceptions of its benefits and the modest improvements in traditional academic outcomes for pupils affected by poverty. (pdf)

The research presented in this paper has been conducted within the field of Ethnography of Education and explores the challenges and dynamics associated with rural culture in the context of shifting economies, demographic changes, and digitalisation, with a particular focus on the Swedish context. (pdf)

I ett forskningsprojekt på Stockholms universitet studeras tre strategier för att öka integrationen och likvärdigheten i skolan. I de fallstudier som visat goda resultat har skolledarna varit drivande.

Familjebakgrunden är viktigare i dag för att lyckas i idrotten i skolan, visar en studie från Malmö universitet. I den framkommer det att barn från välbärgade familjer får bättre betyg i idrott och hälsa. Men det är framförallt en elevgrupp som sticker ut.

Equal opportunities in education can be understood as equal access to certain forms of education or as equally valuing all educational routes. This paper analyses tensions and contradictions that came up in the microcontext of one secondary school in the Netherlands committed to fostering equal opportunities in both understandings.

Förr var nyttan av matematik uppenbar, i dag är den mer abstrakt. Samtidigt brister likvärdigheten. Det är hinder som forskaren Anette Bagger och hennes nät av lärare hittar nya vägar för att komma runt.