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2. 1. Adolescent self-reported health in the Umeå region : Associations with behavioral, parental and school factors

   Author : Karina Nygren; Lennart Nygren; Urban Janlert; Curt Hagquist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescence; school survey; self-reported health; somatic complaints; stress; norm compliance; parent-adolescent relations; compulsory school; school managers; research utilization; ungdomar; skolenkät; självrapporterad hälsa; somatiska besvär; stress; normföljsamhet; föräldrarelationer; skola; skolområdeschefer; forskningsanvändning;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a quantitative and a qualitative study. The quantitative study (articles I-III) aimed to examine how self-reported health in adolescence is associated with behavioral, parental, and school factors. Through a survey directed at all adolescents in grades 7-9, data were collected in 2005 in a region in northern Sweden (n=5060). READ MORE

4. 2. Writing across the Curriculum in Compulsory School in Sweden

   Author : Erika Sturk; Eva Lindgren; Ann-Christin Randahl; Marte Blikstad-Balas; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teaching of writing; compulsory school; writing across the curriculum; discourses of writing; skrivundervisning; skriva i grundskolan; skriva i skolans alla ämnen; skrivdiskurser; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik;

   Abstract : We live in a mass writing society (Brandt, 2015) with high demands on the citizens’ abilities to write for full participation, and effective teaching of writing  is important. This thesis explores how writing is taught in Swedish compulsory school across the curriculum, investigating both how teachers talk about and teach writing. READ MORE

5. 3. To Describe, Transmit or Inquire : Ethics and technology in school

   Author : Viktor Gardelli; Gudmundur Frimannsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Ethics; Technology; Dialog; Philosophy; Philosophy with children; School; Curriculum; Interviews; Pedagogik; Skola; Etik; Teknik; Utbildningsfilosofi; Filosofi; Filosofi med barn; Dialog; Internet; Läroplan; Intervjuer; Pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : Ethics is of vital importance to the Swedish educational system, as in many other educational systems around the world. Yet, it is unclear how ethics should be dealt with in school, and prior research and evaluations have found serious problems regarding ethics in education. READ MORE

6. 4. Does the psychosocial school environment matter for health? : a study of pupils in Swedish compulsory school from a gender perspective

   Author : Katja Gillander Gådin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosocial school environment; demand; control; social support; classmate problems; rowdiness; ill health; health behavior; power; gender;

   Abstract : Despite the fast-growing evidence of the importance of the psychosocial work environment for the health of adults there is a lack of research about the possible health effects of the work environment among pupils, that is, their school environment. This is especially true for the psychosocial aspects of the pupils' school situation. READ MORE

7. 5. Nature's Canon : The Formation and Change of the Science Curriculum in Swedish Compulsory School 1842–2007

   Author : Magnus Hultén; Ingrid Carlgren; Svein Sjøberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Compulsory school; Science education; Curriculum history; Textbook; Primary; Secondary; Ideology; naturkunskap; naturkunnighet; naturorientering; naturvetenskap; folkskola; grundskola; lärmedel; läroböcker; lärobok; läroplansteori; läroplanshistoria; innehåll; ideologi; utbildning; fysik; kemi; biologi; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This dissertation analyses the science curriculum in Swedish compulsory school 1842–2007. National curricula, textbooks, textbook adverts, and handbooks are analysed. These all have a strong position in defining the school curricula and their contents, methods and aims, and can therefore be called canonic texts. READ MORE