This paper draws on survey data from 299 history teachers, finding that they give significance to deriving broader lessons about issues such as racism from the Holocaust. However, the situation is complicated and needs to be considered with reference to teachers’ own misconceptions about the Holocaust. Additionally, the content that teachers covered in their lessons, and…

Alla barn med autism har utmaningar med socialt samspel. Många av dem har också avvikande ögonkontakt. Att kunna titta andra människor i ögonen är en förutsättning för mer avancerade sociala färdigheter och ökar möjligheterna till delaktighet i lek- och lärandesituationer. Det här kapitlet beskriver hur ögonkontakt hos barn med autism kan främjas på ett lekfullt…

The article investigates how linguicism, racialisation and ethnicisation interconnect in a non-formal adult education setting, a non-governmental integration initiative targeting parents of small children in Sweden. (pdf)

This study explores novice principals’ professional confidence within the context of Sweden’s National Principal Training Programme (NPTP). The significance of professional confidence, an area that has been relatively underexplored within educational leadership research, is elemental for fostering effective school leadership. (pdf)

This paper offers a comparative analysis of how Australasian principals navigated a period of compounding crises. Building on our previous research, this study examines the longer-term impacts and lessons learned from crises experiences. (pdf)

Scholarship studying the role of educational leadership and inclusion for students with disabilities has paid little attention to the role of district-level special education leaders (DSELs). This qualitative case study examines how DSELs attempt to foster more inclusive schools and the leadership challenges they face. (pdf)

This research employed a random-effects model and examined the moderator role of leadership type through meta-regression to explore the comparative relationship between several school leadership styles and teachers’ job satisfaction. (pdf)

This study examines the evolution of educational leadership in Sweden from a traditional model toward collaborative approaches as principals and deputy principals form new school leadership teams. Using a qualitative case study design, data were collected through interviews and observations within six leadership teams. (pdf)

This study explores problematic school absenteeism (PSA) in Swedish education, focusing on how schools conceptualise and address this complex issue. 

A positive school climate is both pivotal for opposing bullying and other degrading treatment and dependent upon a whole-school approach. Although a growing body of research emphasises the importance of both teachers’ and staff’s professional vision and related concepts as vital elements in stimulating a positive school climate, surprisingly few studies have explored the nuances,…

The extended basic education programme in Norway was initiated to promote integration, majority language acquisition and academic achievement of newly arrived migrant students (NAMSs) as a preparation for mainstream upper secondary education. Theoretically rooted in critical policy analysis and empirically based on semi-structured interviews with principals and programme leaders in three schools in Oslo, the…

This study explores the factors influencing the adoption of Digital Educational Resources (DER) among Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers in Spain.