När Örebroforskaren Izabela Dahl började undervisa om Förintelsen upptäckte hon att det saknades en svensk kursbok för lärarstudenter. Det blev startpunkten för antologin Förintelsen & Sverige.

Halvparten av foreldrene til barn med skolevegring fikk selv psykiske problemer, viser ny studie.

The potential of technology in early childhood education (ECE) has been widely recognized. However, limited research has focused on preschool teachers' emotions in technology use and their relationship with emotional intelligence, technological self-efficacy, and school-level variations. 

Internationella studier visar att svenska elever har goda kunskaper i demokrati- och samhällsfrågor, men deras engagemang för demokratin minskar. Månadens forskare, professor Maria Jansson, har tillsammans med kollegor undersökt hur frågedriven och undersökande undervisning kan öka elevernas sociala och politiska tillit för samhällets institutioner.

Syftet med denna artikel är att diskutera hur den statliga interventionen Samverkan för bästa skola (SBS) styr rektorer i svensk grundskola. SBS är ett regeringsuppdrag till Skolverket som pågått sedan 2015 och vänder sig till skolor med låga resultat, vilka inte på egen hand förväntas kunna vända denna trend. Artikeln bygger på intervjuer med rektorer…

Flexischooling—the sharing of a child's education between home and school through formal agreement—is one of a range of ‘alternative’ education approaches that may adapt education to meet a child's special educational needs. This study considers qualitative data from an online survey conducted during November and December 2023 regarding parents' reasons for undertaking flexischooling with their…

In this paper, we use the lens of complexity theory and in particular the constructs of agents, interaction, dispersed control, and emergence to describe top-down and bottom-up mechanisms for change within the sudden shift to emergency remote teaching and learning. (pdf)

Cursive handwriting is experiencing a resurgence in US schools as states such as California, Iowa and Oklahoma mandate instruction, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey consider similar legislation, writes Shawn Datchuk, Iowa Reading Research Center. The center is studying the impact of cursive on reading and writing, with preliminary evidence suggesting benefits such as improved legibility…

Early, systematic screening for dyscalculia and math anxiety is crucial, as pinpointing struggles early can significantly aid students. Teachers also can help close math achievement gaps by working on students' fact fluency, making connections between concepts, monitoring progress regularly and arranging for high-dosage tutoring, experts say.

Bland nyanlända invandrare som studerade svenska rapporterade 17 procent problem med att höra samtal. Mer än hälften hade någon grad av konstaterade hörselproblem. Det visar en studie vid Göteborgs universitet.

This paper explores ECE educators’ preservice experience of engaging with Makerspace workshops as part of their undergraduate degree. (pdf)