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- Dafgård, Lena, 1958
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Digital Distance Education – A Longitudinal Exploration of Video Technology
- 2020
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The context of this thesis is digital distance education. Distance education has developed from correspondence courses, based on letters sent by mail between student and teacher, to digital distance education with interactive video classes from anywhere, as long as a computer/tablet/smartphone and an Internet connection are available. The development of technology, particularly with the introduction of the Internet, has completely changed the possibilities for teaching, learning, interaction, and communication at a distance. Many technologies can be used in distance education, but this thesis aims to: Better understand the possibilities and limitations of video in digital distance higher education. The research has three elements of analysis: 1) video technology, 2) distance courses, and 3) distance teachers. Each allows a focus on how distance courses with video are designed and on teachers’ perspectives on the use of video in distance education. The first focus on course design is examined through two research questions. RQ1 asks, How is digital video used in distance higher education? When teachers design distance courses with digital video; a) which categories of video are used or not used? b) how much are these categories used? c) why are they used or not used? And d) how are they used? Complementing RQ1, RQ2 asks, How do course designers respond to the possibilities and limitations of video for distance higher education? Addressing the second focus of the thesis on teacher perspectives, RQ3 asks, What are the teacher’s attitudes and perceptions about the use of digital video in distance higher education? With a comprehensive literature review as a foundation, the results of this thesis include a classification system with two main categories; recorded and live video that is developed and used to orient an empirical investigation. The data for this investigation was collected through a national web-based questionnaire. Then, based on the survey, a specific higher education institution was selected for an interview study with teachers using video conferencing in distance courses in Teacher education. Interaction and communication are central concepts in this thesis, and the analytical lens combines the socio-cultural perspective and the theory of affordances. The results indicate that across types, video is mostly used as a supplement to other resources. Further, a correspondence is found concerning, on the one hand, teachers’ experience of distance education and participation in in-service training, and on the other hand, their use of video in teaching. In general, the most reported reasons why teachers do not use video are that it does not bring anything and takes too much time. Many of the constraints that teachers perceive are related to time; e.g. competition between an ambition to teach according to a student-centred approach but also a strong feeling of responsibility of delivering content to students. The technology of video has the affordances of mediating a teaching and learning environment similar to the one in the classroom, but conditions such as large groups or many students and the difficulty of perceiving non-verbal signals through video, affect the communication situation negatively and reduce possibilities of interaction. As a systematic study investigating the mainstream use of technology and media, this thesis contrasts with many other studies, which are often relatively small and local in nature, conducted by enthusiastic teachers investigating the use of one specific technology. The results show how the mainstream use of technologies such as video change conditions for distance teaching and influence how we think and interact with others and our environment.
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- Andersson, Erik, 1979-, et al.
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Delaktighet som pedagogik och demokratiskt värde för fullföljandet av studier – kunskapsbidrag från ett utvecklingsprojekt
- 2015
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Ingår i: Utbildning och Lärande / Education and Learning. - Skövde : Högskolan i Skövde. - 2001-4554. ; 9:1, s. 80-100
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Participation as a pedagogy and democratic value turns out to be a critical element in students’ completion of school. Completed education is a regional development project in which a survey has been conducted in order to identify successful strategies to promote completed education in school. In an analysis, in the context of the survey, with an emphasis on school and participation as a pedagogy and democratic value, several findings are shown. It turns out that the importance of participation manifests itself through an emphasis on the societal and democratic mission of school; school ethos; the value praxis of school; pedagogical approach; and viewing the pupil as capable. It is, in more detail, shown that it is particularly crucial to understand the completion of school as a pedagogical problem; create sustainable institutional structures not bound to one person; and to make sure that students are participants in their own studies.
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- Dahlberg, Lena, 1970-, et al.
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Receipt of Formal and Informal Help with Specific Care Tasks among Older People Living in their Own Home. National Trends over Two Decades
- 2018
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Ingår i: Social Policy & Administration. - : Wiley. - 0144-5596 .- 1467-9515. ; 52:1, s. 91-110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sweden is seen as a typical example of a social democratic welfare regime, with universal and generous welfare policies. However, in the last decades, there have been substantial reductions in the Swedish provision of care for older people. This study aimed to examine trends in sources of care-receipt in older people (77+) living in their own home and with a perceived need for help with two specific tasks: house cleaning and/or food shopping. Trends in care-receipt were examined in relation to gender, living alone, having children and socio-economic position. Data from the 1992, 2002 and 2011 data collection waves of the national study, Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old (SWEOLD), were used. Response rates varied between 86 and 95 per cent, and the sample represents the population well. Trends and differences between groups were explored in bivariate and logistic regression analyses. There was a reduction in formal care-receipt regarding house cleaning and food shopping over the study period. It was more common for women than men to receive formal care, and more common for men than women to receive informal care. Reductions in formal care have affected older women more than older men. Still, living alone was the most influential factor in care-receipt, associated with a greater likelihood of formal care-receipt and a lower likelihood of informal care-receipt. It can be concluded that public responsibility for care is becoming more narrowly defined in Sweden, and that more responsibility for care is placed on persons in need of care and their families.
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- Farsari, Ioanna
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Exploring the nexus between sustainable tourism governance, resilience and complexity research
- 2023
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Ingår i: Tourism Recreation Resarch. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0250-8281 .- 2320-0308. ; 48:3, s. 352-367
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Governance and complexity have increasingly become subjects of interest within research on sustainable tourism. Governance has been marked by a turn to more corporatist and networked policymaking structures. At the same time, the use of the concept of complexity in research on tourism destinations and governance is gaining momentum in an effort to address the links in increasingly networked systems as well as the interrelatedness of the multiple features of a tourist destination. Meanwhile, resilience has emerged as a new buzzword in research on sustainable development and governance which denotes the ability of a destination to cope with and adapt to change. This article reviews the literature on destination governance to identify critical issues and trends and discusses the relevance of complexity approaches. Evolutionary studies and research on resilience in a sustainability context are becoming part of this discussion. The review sheds light on the limitations and merits of each of these concepts, as well as on their nexus. The article concludes with some key areas for future research on destination governance. The aim of the review is to contribute to conceptual clarity and to advance the application of complexity approaches in research on destination governance.
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- Talman, Lena, et al.
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Staff’s and managers’ conceptions of participation for adults with profound intellectual disabilities or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. - : Stockholm University Press. - 1501-7419 .- 1745-3011. ; 21:1, s. 78-88
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- One goal of disability policies in Sweden and other countries is to ensure that people with disabilities are afforded an equal level of daily life participation as other citizens. However, few studies have examined this in adults with profound intellectual disabilities (PID) or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). This study used a phenomenographic approach to interview managers and staff at a social care organisation in a medium-sized Swedish municipality. It aimed to elucidate and describe conceptions of participation to highlight conceptual variations. Divergent conceptualisations were found, reflecting a lack of organisational consensus about the meaning of participation. Trying to fulfil policy goals of daily life participation for adults with PID or PIMD without a common understanding of the meaning of participation is difficult, so people at all levels of an organisation need to have a shared understanding and definition of it. © 2019 The Author(s).
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- Häggström, Margaretha, 1962
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Delaktighet och kommunikation genom visuell representation
- 2013
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Ingår i: Mångfald och differentiering. Inkludering i praktisk tillämpning.. - Lund : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144071985 ; , s. 237-252
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- För att finna elevers drivkrafter krävs en uppriktig nyfikenhet på elevernas vardagsliv, intresse för barns och ungas kulturer, respekt för deras världar och förståelse för den enskilde elevens behov. Som lärare gäller det att vara lyhörd för sina elevers önskningar och att vara öppen för olika typer av kommunikationsformer, för att aktivt kunna arbeta med kommunikation och delaktighet. En utgångspunkt kan vara att arbeta med foto, iscensättning och sociala medier.
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- Häggström, Margaretha, 1962, et al.
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Introduction: Teaching through Stories: The Storyline Approach in Teacher Education
- 2020
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Ingår i: Teaching through Stories. Renewing the Scottish Storyline Approach in Teacher Education. - Berlin : Waxman. - 9783830939863 ; , s. 11-30
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Globally, crucial efforts are being made to develop, change and transform education to meet the demands of the internationalised cultures and policies of the twenty-first century. As educators prepare their school children to respond to the challenges and possibilities of globalisation, mobility, environmental and social issues, and an insecure future, they also have to simultaneously interact with these entangled processes themselves. Educational policies and structures are influenced by globalised values, principles and ideals and have led to changed curricula in many countries. New curricula require new pedagogy which in turn creates new demands on teachers and learners. Educational systems, teachers and learners, need to be accustomed to the key concept of life-long learning. New skills have been for quite a while – and still are – required for new ways of managing pupils, teaching and learning situations, material and resources and school systems. Teacher education plays an essential role in transforming pedagogical approaches and methods and equipping prospective teachers with 21st century skills, but have been criticised for a lack of connection between theory and practice, evident in different parts of the world (Hennissen, Beckers, & Moerkerke, 2017; Marcondes, Leite, & Ramos, 2017; Peercy & Troyan, 2017), including the countries in Scandinavia (Hennissen et al., 2017; Häggström & Udén, 2018; Korthagen, 2010; Rönnerman & Salo, 2012). Through a theoretic discussion, this chapter aims to contribute comprehensive knowledge related to core aspects of TSA with teacher education as the context. TSA relies on the premise that stories support meaning-making processes, something that according to Mitchell and McNaughton (2016) “has been recognised by Storyline practitioners since the 1960s” (p. ix).
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- Häggström, Margaretha, 1962
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Learning About And Through Sustainability: Relational Pedagogy And Storyline As A Teaching Foundation
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, ISSN: 2582-1601. - 2582-1601. ; 7:4, s. 45-58:4, s. 45-58
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- : This article studies how environmental sustainability is integrated in a Storyline, which include learning about and through sustainability, conducted in two primary school classes, Grade 2 (children’s age 8- 9) in Sweden. It examines the significant aspects of the Storyline approach in relation to democratic values and young pupils’ sense of agency. In addition, it examines how pupils comprehend the concept of sustainability, and the Storyline approach itself. The empirical material consists of classroom observation and individual semistructured interviews with 20 pupils and 2 teachers. Theories of relational pedagogy are used to analyze the material. The results show that Storyline work depends on a skilled, compassionate and caring teacher, who creates an open climate in the classroom. It is argued that both a pedagogical theoretical foundation, such as relational pedagogy, and a deliberate teaching and learning approach, such as Storyline, are crucial when implementing issues of sustainability in primary school education.
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- Häggström, Margaretha, 1962, et al.
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Take Action! Encountering Disorienting Dilemmas in Order to Include the More-Than-Human World – an Act of Sustainable Thinking
- 2020
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Ingår i: Teaching through Stories. Renewing the Scottisch Storyline Approach in Teacher education. - Berlin : Waxmann. - 9783830939863 ; , s. 209-229
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter is based on a one year-long participatory action research study, including 22 students in a compulsory Grade two class (year 8–9). The general aim with this study is to shed light on the pupils’ actions regarding disorienting dilemmas they encountered in the nearby forest, through a six-week long Storyline. An underlying purpose is to study the role of the teacher, and the interaction between the teacher and the pupils. The teacher’s aim with the Storyline was to create a Storyline in which the students were enabled to enhance ecological literacy. The result shows that the students developed action competence for sustainability. One essential prerequisite for this to happen was the teacher’s flexibility and open-minded approach that allowed for unplanned events to occur.
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- Häggström, Margaretha, 1962, et al.
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Teori och praktik för pedagogisk profession
- 2019
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Ingår i: Vetenskaplighet i högre utbildning. Franck, O. (red.). - Lund : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144130637 ; , s. 119-138
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Såväl svensk lärarutbildning som svensk skola ska vila på vetenskaplig grund och beprövad erfarenhet (SFS 2010:800; Prop 1999/2000:135). Det senare väcker frågor om hur den vetenskapliga förankringen ska gestaltas i lärarutbildningen, vad den ska bygga på och varför, samt var och hur den beprövade erfarenheten kan få utrymme i campusförlagda kurser (HFU) och verksamhetsförlagda kurser (VFU). Utgångspunkt för det utvecklingsprojekt som beskrivs i detta kapitel är de uttalade svårigheter som lärarutbildningen haft när det gäller att tydliggöra relationen mellan de högskoleförlagda respektive verksamhetsförlagda utbildningsdelarna. Dessa svårigheter har uppmärksammats i såväl nationella som internationella studier På grund av ett dualistiskt synsätt på teori och praktik har glappet mellan högskoleförlagda kurser och verksamhetsförlagd praktik snarare förstärkts än överbryggats, vilket har lett till ökad frustration bland lärarstudenter. Föreliggande projekt har haft ett trefaldigt syfte: 1) att förbättra den konstruktiva länkningen inom och mellan lärarutbildningens första kurs för F-3, med inriktning mot svenska och den efterföljande VFU-kursen, 2) att utveckla undervisningsstrategier som möjliggör fördjupad förståelse beträffande vetenskaplig grund och beprövad erfarenhet och relationen dem emellan, samt 3) att utveckla kunskap om lärarstudenters uppfattning och lärande av två grundläggande begrepp inom nämnda kurser, literacy och multimodalitet. Det finns, menar vi, en uppenbar risk att den vetenskapliga förankringen tenderar att bli alltför ensidig, och inte kopplas samman med beprövad erfarenhet eller att den framställs som alltför lösryckt. En slutsats som vi drar av vårt utvecklingsprojekt är att när vi tydligare kopplar HFU-kurserna med VFU-praktiken och låter studenter arbeta med teoretiska begrepp vid upprepade tillfällen och på olika sätt, ökas möjligheterna för studenten att sammankoppla kursernas innehåll. För att få en djupad förståelse av begrepp och annat teoretiskt innehåll, menar vi därför att det är centralt att lärarutbildningen avsätter resurser i form av tid och återkommande inslag där studenterna får möta dessa teoretiska begrepp – och andra - genom ett undersökande arbetssätt. Därigenom kan vi också bidra till att överbrygga glappet mellan teori och praktik.
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