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…

Teacher shortages are not only severe and long term, but are strongly patterned by social inequities. In many Western countries the teaching workforce is dominated by White women, yet there is a lack of consideration as to why these patterns persist. This paper presents the first longitudinal exploration of young people's trajectories into teaching. (pdf)

Careers guidance has long been positioned as a tool to improve young people's transition from education to employment. In addition, schools and colleges in England have a statutory requirement to provide careers guidance to their students. Yet limited research has investigated how careers guidance is provided in special schools for autistic pupils. We investigated this…

With levels of mental health difficulties among young people rising and policymakers focusing on the state's role in promoting young people's wellbeing, educational institutions have become positioned on the front line as key sites to identify and implement wellbeing interventions. This paper draws on a series of policy analyses and qualitative studies with young people…

In this paper, we theorise our practice as teacher educators to understand a practice issue: the challenge our students had in developing pedagogical reasoning. The article discusses the findings of the theorising process to explore how pedagogical reasoning is developed and why it is challenging. It also provides an approach for theorising and exemplifies the…

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…

Many newcomer children spend a ‘silent year’ in elementary school classrooms while they adjust to a new culture and language. This often delays inclusion in learning and forming friendships with peers. For refugee children with disabilities this phase may last for 3 years or more, impacting their mental health and sense of belonging, and potentially worsening…

This study focuses on children's own perceptions of participation in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings. (pdf)

Kvalitet i dagtilbud er et omdiskuteret fænomen. Mens forskerpositionerne kan være skarpt optrukne, er pædagogernes stemme ofte fraværende i debatten. I denne artikel giver vi ordet til pædagoger i to danske vuggestuer og beskriver deres møde med det standardiserede kvalitetsvurderingsredskab ITERS-3 med særligt fokus på kvalitet i det sprogpædagogiske arbejde med bøger. (pdf)

Idag saknar förskolor i både större och mindre städer i allt större utsträckning lämpliga utomhusmiljöer för sina dagliga utomhusaktiviteter. Artikeln visar hur relationen mellan förskolors sociala och rumsliga förutsättningar och stadsrummets krympande öppna ytor för barns lek, umgänge och rekreation blottlades och ställdes på sin spets under covid-19-pandemin. (pdf)

This research focused on the potential for relational expertise and the creation of common knowledge in network cooperation between early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres and university in the context of the ECEC Development Network. (pdf)

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)