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- Fredriksson, Ulf, 1954-, et al.
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Reading and education for students of immigrant origin in some Swedish municipalities
- 2009
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In: US-China Education Review. - Libertyville, IL : David Publishing. - 1548-6613 .- 1930-1529. ; 6:11, s. 17-33
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Researchers from Mid Sweden University and Kalmar University organised surveys on reading skills in Swedish municipalities. This paper will focus on the surveys made in four municipalities between 2002 and 2007. All students in grade 8 in these four municipalities participated in the surveys-in total 16, 287 students. These surveys included a reading test for the students and information about the students collected from the teachers, including participation in instruction in Swedish as a second language and in their mother tongues. Students of immigrant origin in Sweden are offered the possibility to participate in instruction in Swedish as a second language and in instruction in the student's mother tongue. No obvious trends over time in the participation in Swedish as a second language and mother tongue instruction were found in the four municipalities on the tests we gave, in spite of national trends. There was no difference in results on the reading tests in Swedish between those students who participated in mother tongue instruction and those who did not, but there was a difference in test results between those who participated in Swedish as a second language and those who did not. Those who did not participate (in Swedish as a second language instruction) did, on average, score higher on the test. When different language groups are compared, it can be noted that a majority in all groups of immigrant students neither participate in Swedish as a second language nor in mother tongue instruction. However, there are important differences between boys and girls and between language groups. Girls seemed to be more willing than boys to participate in voluntary mother tongue instruction, while boys more often than girls had to participate in compulsory lessons in Swedish as a second language.
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- Fredriksson, Ulf, 1954-, et al.
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Reading, reading habits, reading interest, well-being in school and perspectives on the future among 8th grade students in a Swedish municipality
- 2009
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Research topic/aim: To analyse how young people read, how much they read and how they like to read and to relate this to their background, their well-being in school and what they think about their future. Theoretical framework: Literacy is a concept which takes into consideration not only reading skills, but tries to put these skills in a broader context where among other things reading habits, interests and purpose plays an important role (Street, 2001). In order to get an idea about literacy among young people today it is of interest to know more about how they read, what they read and what they think about reading. It can be assumed that different groups have different types of literacies (Heath, 1996). In order to find out more about different literacies among young people it is of interest to compare boys and girls, young persons from different social background and young persons with different cultural background. Methodology / research design In 2005 and 2006 surveys were organised in the municipality of Härnösand in Sweden. All students in 8th grade in the municipality participated in the surveys. In total participated 697 students. The surveys included a reading test and a student questionnaire. The students´ questionnaire contained a number of questions dealing with among other issues students’ gender, first language, parents education, books at home, reading habits, reading interest, well-being in school and plans about future education (Eklund, Fredriksson & Taube, 2005; 2006). The data collected in the test and in the questionnaire will be used to analyse the relations between different variables.
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- Fredriksson, Ulf, 1954-, et al.
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Strengths and Weaknesses in the Swedish and Swiss Education Systems
- 2009
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In: European Educational Research Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 1474-9041. ; 8:1, s. 54-68
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Sweden and Switzerland are among the wealthiest countries in the world, but also two countries with different approaches to how to provide welfare. Sweden has followed a social democratic welfare model and Switzerland a liberal model. This has implications for how the education systems have been organised. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study makes it possible to compare the achievements of students in reading and mathematics. Students in Switzerland are significantly better than Swedish students in mathematics. In reading, Swedish students are significantly better than Swiss students. In both countries, girls are better readers than boys. The gender difference in reading is larger in Sweden than in Switzerland. Boys are better than girls in mathematics. The gender difference in mathematics is smaller in Sweden than in Switzerland. The difference in reading between natives and non-natives is considerably lower in Sweden than in Switzerland. Sweden is among those countries where the variance between schools is very low. In Switzerland the variation in student performance among schools is higher than the average in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Both education systems may be regarded to be of high quality in an international perspective. The Swedish system has, with the exception of the gender gap in reading, produced a system that seems to have a higher degree of equity than the Swiss system.
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- Fredriksson, Ulf, 1954-, et al.
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Strengths and Weaknesses in the Swedish and Swiss Education Systems : a comparative analysis based on PISA data
- 2009
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In: European Educational Research Journal. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Symposium Journals Ltd. - 1474-9041. ; 1:1, s. 54-68
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Sweden and Switzerland are among the wealthiest countries in the world, but also two countries with different approaches to how to provide welfare. Sweden has followed a social democratic welfare model and Switzerland a liberal model. This has implications for how the education systems have been organised. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study makes it possible to compare the achievements of students in reading and mathematics. Students in Switzerland are significantly better than Swedish students in mathematics. In reading, Swedish students are significantly better than Swiss students. In both countries, girls are better readers than boys. The gender difference in reading is larger in Sweden than in Switzerland. Boys are better than girls in mathematics. The gender difference in mathematics is smaller in Sweden than in Switzerland. The difference in reading between natives and non-natives is considerably lower in Sweden than in Switzerland. Sweden is among those countries where the variance between schools is very low. In Switzerland the variation in student performance among schools is higher than the average in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Both education systems may be regarded to be of high quality in an international perspective. The Swedish system has, with the exception of the gender gap in reading, produced a system that seems to have a higher degree of equity than the Swiss system.
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- Taube, Karin, 1945-
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Pojkars och flickors läsning.
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In: Dyslexi och andra svårigheter med skriftspråket.. - Stockholm : Natur & Kultur. - 9789127419346 ; , s. 104-137
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