This article examines the rise of biometric technologies that aim to interpret learners’ behaviour through automated facial, postural and attentional analysis. These systems are increasingly embedded in classrooms, platforms and assessment environments, offering institutions a stream of data about how learners appear to feel, engage or deviate. (pdf)

This study explores how middle school youth engage in collaborative game design to question and reimagine the social structures that shape their everyday educational experiences. (pdf)

The production of education fiction fosters social inquiry to imagine more equitable and socially just education futures. To support these claims, we reflect on our work developing character-based stories representing aspects of what it might mean to become an academic of working-class heritage and propose a design heuristic for creators and analysts of education fiction.…

Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy-oriented ‘aspiration discourse’. Secondly, drawing on a sociocultural perspective, it is suggested that the processes of imagination and semiotic mediation are key aspects of aspiration articulation and instantiation,…

The transition from primary to secondary school is widely viewed as the most demanding in a child's educational journey. Despite a wealth of research on this transition, little is known about the children's ‘lived experience’ of it across different contexts. We target this research void by drawing on semi-structured individual interview data gathered from 24…

Children's school readiness is widely recognized as a critical foundation for successful school adjustment. However, there has been considerable debate about what abilities are most influential and how they interact. To address this, the present study explored six domains of school readiness, including self-regulation (SR), social emotions (SE), mathematics, teacher–child relationships, approaches to learning, and…

Graphic novels are increasingly used in ethics education for their ability to convey complex issues through visual storytelling. This scoping review explores how graphic novels, manga, and comics are applied in ethics education, identifying key themes, teaching strategies, pedagogical impact, and research gaps. (pdf)

I december startade en ny nationell forskarskola med fokus på hur generativ AI påverkar lärares arbetsmiljö. Högskolan i Gävle är ett av tre lärosäten som ingår i satsningen. Forskarskolan har en total budget på 42 miljoner kronor, varav 12,5 miljoner tilldelas Högskolan i Gävle.

Nu när de flesta elever använder AI istället för att googla så ställs nya krav på gymnasielärarna. En ny avhandling från Umeå universitet visar att de måste ändra sitt sätt att undervisa.

Tuva Haglunds forskning handlar om "en ny plattform för litteraturförmedling". Hon har funnit en plats för läsfrämjande där mörka teman och tabun utforskas.