Barns trivsel beskrives å være kjernen av formålet i barnehagen. I denne artikkelen utforsker jeg barnehagelæreres forståelser av begrepet trivsel. Hensikten er å bidra til samtalen om barns trivsel i en norsk barnehagekontekst gjennom å diskutere, nyansere og utvide innsikter omkring trivselsbegrepet. (pdf)

Studien undersøker hvordan lek og læring fremstilles i nasjonale styringsdokumenter for den norske skolefritidsordningen (SFO) i perioden 1993–2023. (pdf)

Tidigare studier av barns fysiska aktivitet har främst inriktats mot att mäta hur mycket och hur ofta barn rör sig i förhållande till WHO:s rekommendationer. Studierna säger dock lite om barns syn på rörelse och vad som behövs för att barn ska vilja och kunna röra sig. Skolan framställs som en plattform för att ge…

The Swedish municipal adult education curriculum emphasizes that there should be flexibility in education and accommodation to meet the adults’ diverse needs. However, it appears unclear what the concept of flexibility means in practice especially in the context of adult distance education. This study explores how the distance teacher role is constructed, how flexibility is…

Food education is essential for promoting consumer awareness and sustainable food choices, and for supporting health equity. Yet it remains largely absent in Swedish primary schools (ages 6–11), revealing a noteworthy knowledge and practice gap. This study explores key elements in a co-design process for developing subject-integrated food education in collaboration with early primary school…

This article explores how career guidance counsellors (CGCs) in Sweden perceive and enact conditions for the social inclusion of newly arrived students (NAS) within their professional practice. Drawing on professionalization theory (autonomy/discretion, expertise, and jurisdiction) the study examines the scope of CGCs’ professional agency in fostering inclusion. (pdf)

While the strong correlation between school achievement and future success is well-documented, there is limited research on how this relationship has evolved over time for different groups of individuals. Specifically, it remains unclear whether and how the life chances of low-achieving students have changed over the years. This study explores the consequences of low academic…

This study examines experiences, attitudes and expectations in relation to teaching and learning to speak Spanish in schools. (pdf).

From a professional perspective, sexuality is often regarded as a sensitive and challenging issue, particularly when it comes to young children. The aim of this article is to analyse how online resources for professionals in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and child healthcare, discursively problematize young children, sexuality and professional approaches. (pdf).

The provision of comprehensive sexuality education in schools, and the formal training of teachers in this area, is crucial to promoting sexual health and well-being. This study aims to highlight the challenges that universities face in integrating this target (pdf).

This study investigates how adult second language learners in basic adult education engage with argumentative writing, a skill often underexplored in research on writing pedagogy. (pdf).

The number of educational paraprofessionals is increasing in Swedish schools. Despite their growing presence, these support roles have gone largely unnoticed in Swedish educational research. This study addresses this gap by mapping this group through examining the frequency of their deployment, the nature of their professional titles, job duties, job requirements and employment terms using…