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- Kullberg, Angelika, 1969, et al.
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Teaching one thing at a time or several things together? : Teachers changing their way of handling the object of learning by being engaged in a theory-based professional learning community in mathematics and science
- 2016
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In: Teachers and Teaching. - Abingdon : Routledge. - 1354-0602 .- 1470-1278. ; 22:6
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Twelve lower secondary schoolteachers in mathematics and science were asked to teach a topic of their choice during a lesson that was video-recorded. We were able to analyse 10 of the cases and we found that all of them were similar in one respect: concepts and principles were introduced one at a time, each one followed by examples of the concept or principle in question, apparently to highlight its essential meaning. All the teachers participated in three modified lesson studies with three cycles in four different groups during three semesters. The modified lesson studies were built on a theoretical idea supported by a large number of recent studies. The theory states that new meanings (of concepts and principles, for instance) are learned through engaging with instances of contrasting concepts and principles. The core idea is that new meanings derive from differences, not from sameness. After the three modified lesson studies, the teachers were asked to once again teach the same topic as in the recorded lessons before the lesson studies. The new lessons were also recorded and the analysis showed that there was one thing in common in all cases: all of the 10 teachers dealt with the relevant concepts and principles in relation to each other (i.e. simultaneously) and not one at a time. By thus bringing out the differences between them, their meaning was made possible to grasp for the students. The study lends support to the conjecture that the modified lesson study is a powerful tool for enabling teachers to structure the content of their teaching in accordance with a principle that is more powerful in making learning possible, even if this contradicts their taken-for-granted practice.
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- Lilja Andersson, Petra, et al.
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Nursing students' experiences of assessment by the Swedish National Clinical Final Examination
- 2013
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In: Nurse Education Today. - : CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE. - 0260-6917 .- 1532-2793. ; 33:5, s. 536-540
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Swedish National Clinical Final Examination (NCFE) was established in 2007 in order to examine nursing students' clinical competence upon completing their Bachelor's degree in nursing. The NCFE constitutes an innovative method of examination, divided into two parts: a written and bedside test. The aim of this study was to evaluate nursing students' experiences of being assessed by means of the NCFE, in order to obtain information that could be used to improve the examination. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire with open-ended questions concerning the written and the bedside part of the NCFE. The answers from 577 third-year nursing students were analysed using content analysis. The nursing students regarded the NCFE as promoting further learning and as an important means of quality assurance. Its comprehensive nature was perceived to tie the education together and contributed to the students' awareness of their own clinical competence. The strengths of the NCFE especially highlighted were its high degree of objectivity and the fact that it took place in a natural setting. However, the students felt that the NCFE did not cover the entire nursing programme and that it caused stress. It thus appears to be important to reconsider the written theoretical part of the examination and to standardise the bedside part. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Sernhede, Ove, 1951, et al.
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Mellan resignation och framtidstro : livsvillkor och lärande hos förortens unga
- 2024
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Mellan resignation & framtidstro är en motberättelse mot den stereotypa bilden av ortens unga och mot de politiskt uppmålade visionerna om en mer jämlik stad genom omvandlingar av det urbana rummet och kortsiktiga insatser i skolor. Boken är ett kollektivt resultat av tre forskningsprojekt som alla kretsar kring begränsningar och möjligheter i unga människors livsvillkor och lärande i några av Göteborgs mest stigmatiserade stadsdelar.
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- Nevøy, Anne, et al.
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Nordic Upper Secondary School : Regular and Irregular Programmes - Or Just One Irregular School for All?
- 2014. - 1
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In: The Nordic Education Model. - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands. - 9789400771246 - 9789400771253 ; , s. 191-210
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Nordic vision of an upper secondary school for all faces major challenges. Particularly the high number of students leaving school with no formal qualification raises political and public concerns. To meet and reduce the dropout problem, a range of targeted and irregular programmes are offered. This study examines irregular programmesand how their educational purposes play into the construction of a school for all. Three cases of irregular programmes are presented and analysed: Schools of Production in Denmark, Alternative strand of courses with extended workplace practice in Norway and (the Individual programme and) the Introduction programme in Sweden. A cross-case analysis suggests that the intent to prevent dropout by means of irregular programmes is tenuous. Upon completion, students do not hold an upper secondary qualification. Indications of some students continuing in and graduating from regular upper secondary school do not obliterate the fact that too many do not. They enter the dropout category. Moreover, the authors argue that the educational purpose is the Achilles heel of the irregular programmes; their averred educational roles and worth are encapsulated by structures and discourses of inferior students. Rather than offering conditions for a ‘good education’, the question is raised whether the irregular programmes constitute ‘the moment when education retracts’. If all students are to participate in a just and responsive education, the authors advocate transcending the distinction between regular and irregular programmes, thus constructing an irregular school where student differences are acknowledged and addressed. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014.
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- Nilsson, Pernilla, 1969-, et al.
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Capturing and Developing Early Childhood Teachers’ Science Pedagogical Content Knowledge Through CoRes
- 2017
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In: Journal of Science Teacher Education. - Abingdon : Routledge. - 1046-560X .- 1573-1847. ; 28:5, s. 406-424
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- During the past decade, early childhood teachers have been faced with new needs to develop their content knowledge and pedagogi- cal content knowledge (PCK) for different science subject areas. In order to meet these challenges there is a strong need for professional learning programmes for early childhood teachers that focus on the development of knowledge, and skills to work with science activities in their own context. In this article, 46 early childhood teachers participated in a professional development programme aimed at helping teachers capture and further develop their content knowl- edge and PCK for teaching science through the use of content representations (CoRes). A CoRe is a holistic reflective tool for making explicit the different dimensions of, and links between, knowledge of content, teaching, and learning about a particular topic. The aim of the project was to investigate in what ways the use of the CoRe helped the teachers in planning and reflecting on their science teaching and in developing their PCK. Thus, the project was based on opportunities for teachers to develop and reframe their knowl- edge of science teaching in ways that stimulated children's curiosity for scientific phenomena. The result indicates that with its content- specific focus, the CoRe helped the teachers to highlight the science content in their activities, not only the general pedagogical knowl- edge. The use of the CoRes also helped the preschool teachers to establish the fundamental ideas of the topic they were teaching and to develop confidence in what they were teaching, why, and how. © 2017 Association for Science Teacher Education
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- Politis, Diamanto, et al.
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Exploring the resource logic of student entrepreneurs
- 2012
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In: International Small Business Journal. - : Sage Publications. - 0266-2426 .- 1741-2870. ; 30:6, s. 659-683
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study responds to the call in recent research for comparative studies examining whether student entrepreneurs are different to other kinds of entrepreneurs. Based on institutional theory, the specific question we ask in this study is whether student entrepreneurs who start up their firms in close relation to the university have a different resource logic compared to entrepreneurs who start their firms outside the university context. We define resource logic as the individual's set of ideas for how to secure and use resources, and we link this concept to theories of effectual reasoning and bootstrapping to develop our argument. Moreover, we identify two different viewpoints about the effects of the university milieu on the resource logic of student entrepreneurs and we develop hypotheses to test the different viewpoints. The findings give overall support for the view that student entrepreneurs have developed a resource logic that favours both effectual reasoning and the use of bootstrapping methods.
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- Svane, Torben Ernst, 1953-, et al.
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Establishing international co-operation in edutainment software design : Some experiences
- 2002
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In: Frontiers in Education Conference, Conference Proceedings. - New York : IEEE. - 1539-4565. ; 3, s. 5-10
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper addresses two topics that are viewed important to the future of most institutions of higher learning. One is an increased international focus, for extended student enrolment and also for facilitating international experiences to already enrolled students. The second deals with establishing international partnerships, which not only will provide a receiver of exchange students but will also, as in the case presented, provide a partner for educational joint ventures, resulting in the establishment of innovative, new and student-attractive degree programmes. The example given presents curriculum design and work leading to the establishing of an undergraduate degree in edutainment software design at a Swedish and a British university, and an extended outlook, to also incorporate other overseas partners over time, initially from the U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand.
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- Cederqvist, Anne-Marie, 1970-, et al.
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An Exploratory Case Study on Student Teachers’ Experiences of Using the AR App Seek by iNaturalist When Learning About Plants
- 2023
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In: Learning and Collaboration Technologies. - Cham : Springer. - 0302-9743 .- 1611-3349. - 9783031345500 - 9783031345494 ; , s. 33-52
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this case study we explore the use of Augmented Reality (AR) as a pedagogical tool to promote student teachers learning about plants in a biology course module within teacher education. Traditionally, when studying plants in science education, flora books are used. However, digital technology has contributed to new ways of exploring plants, and AR is suggested as an important tool. This requires teacher educators who are familiar with AR and the pedagogical implications of using AR when teaching about plants. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate student teachers’ experiences of using the AR app Seek by iNaturalist during an excursion to identify and learn about plants, as well as discuss the pedagogical implications of integrating the app into a biology course module. The student teachers took part in the excursion using the app to practice plant identification. Afterwards, semi-structured interviews were conducted with three student teachers. A thematic analysis approach was used to explore the student teachers’ experiences when using Seek. The findings indicate that Seek increases student teachers’ awareness of plants, which promotes their interest and engagement in plants. The easy accessibility in their phone makes them use Seek in their spare time. The increased interest and easy access support learning. By knowing the name of plants, the student teachers establish relationships with plants, which increases awareness of the importance of caring for nature. Hence, Seek could be seen as a pedagogical tool that promotes student teachers’ learning and interest about plants. © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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- German Millberg, Lena, 1958-, et al.
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Academic learning for specialist nurses: a Grounded Theory study
- 2014
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In: Nurse Education in Practice. - Oxford : Elsevier. - 1471-5953 .- 1873-5223. ; 14:6, s. 714-721
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The aim was to explore the major concerns of specialist nurses pertaining to academic learning during their education and initial professional career. Specialist nursing education changed in tandem with the European educational reform in 2007. At the same time, greater demands were made on the healthcare services to provide evidence-based and safe patient-care. These changes have influenced specialist nursing programmes and consequently the profession. Grounded Theory guided the study. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire with open-ended questions distributed at the end of specialist nursing programmes in 2009 and 2010. Five universities were included. Further, individual, pair and group interviews were used to collect data from 12 specialist nurses, 5-14 months after graduation. A major concern for specialist nurses was that academic learning should be "meaningful" for their professional future. The specialist nurses' "meaningful academic learning process" was characterised by an ambivalence of partly believing in and partly being hesitant about the significance of academic learning and partly receiving but also lacking support. Specialist nurses were influenced by factors in two areas: curriculum and healthcare context. They felt that the outcome of contribution to professional confidence was critical in making academic learning meaningful.
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- Sofkova Hashemi, Sylvana, 1969-, et al.
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Impact of Emergency Online Teaching on Teachers’ Professional Digital Competence : Experiences from the Nordic Higher Education Institutions
- 2023
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In: Rising like a Phoenix. - Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. - 9781958200070
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nordic higher education institutions (HEIs) as any other learning providers had to abruptly switch from onsite in-person delivery strategies to a more ‘pandemic-friendly’ online mode. To manage these emergent transformations of learning environments successfully, development of teachers’ digital competence became pivotal. This study investigates the experiences of teachers and students from HEIs in the Nordic countries of the impact of the transition to online teaching during the pandemic crisis on teachers’ professional digital competence (TPDC). The findings indicate that the pandemic promoted teachers’ creativity and innovation, enabling individual initiatives, openness, and decentralization that demonstrates the Nordic HEIs readiness to mobilize relevant digital infrastructure and exert academic freedom in times of crises. The study further broadens the concept of TPDC involving aspects of well-being and physical environment as additional indicators, to ensure equality, inclusion, and sustainability in the future of online education in higher education.
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