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- Axelsson, Karin, et al.
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Entrepreneurial Learning in Education : Preschool as a Take-Off for the Entrepreneurial Self
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Education and Training. - : Macrothink Institute, Inc.. - 2330-9709. ; 2:2, s. 40-58
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recently the phenomenon of entrepreneurship by political aspirations has entered the school setting. This is a world-wide development affecting education in practice and theory. In 2009 the Swedish Government launched a strategy stating that entrepreneurship should run like a common thread through the educational system. Since childhood is considered the ideal stage to influence attitudes towards entrepreneurship, and preschool constitutes the beginning of this publicly imposed “red thread”, this setting is of particular interest. In school practice the concept of entrepreneurship is translated into entrepreneurial learning. In this study we seek to investigate what characterises entrepreneurial learning in a preschool context according to preschool teachers by conducting both critical incident questionnaires and an in-depth interview using stimulated recall method. The empirical results suggest that entrepreneurial learning has developed the preschool teachers’ educational discussions and has affected the children’s entrepreneurial skills. Further, when analysing the material as to what supports and hinders a positive entrepreneurial learning situation, four main themes emerged: ongoing reflection, active participation, a meaningful learning situation and a tolerant atmosphere.
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- Broström, Stig, et al.
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Preschool teachers' views on children's learning : an international perspective
- 2015
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Ingår i: Early Child Development and Care. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0300-4430 .- 1476-8275. ; 185:5, s. 824-847
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This comparative study investigated the perspectives of preschool teachers in Australia, Denmark, Estonia, German, Greece and Sweden about learning and participation in preschool. A structured survey questionnaire investigated four main questions: What situations can be characterised as learning? What activities are important for learning? What are the best conditions for children's learning? How do preschool teachers understand participation in relation to children's learning in preschool? Results suggest that play, interactions with other children and adults, the provision of different activities and teacher support are important for children's learning. While similarities were noted, results indicate some disparity between countries and a further in-depth interview-style study is recommended to provide a deeper understanding of teachers' perspectives and practices around children's learning.
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- Börve, Alexander, et al.
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Smartphone Teledermoscopy Referrals: A Novel Process for Improved Triage of Skin Cancer Patients.
- 2015
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Ingår i: Acta dermato-venereologica. - : Medical Journals Sweden AB. - 1651-2057 .- 0001-5555. ; 95:2, s. 186-190
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this open, controlled, multicentre and prospective observational study, smartphone teledermoscopy referrals were sent from 20 primary healthcare centres to 2 dermatology departments for triage of skin lesions of concern using a smartphone application and a compatible digital dermoscope. The outcome for 816 patients referred via smartphone teledermoscopy was compared with 746 patients referred via the traditional paper-based system. When surgical treatment was required, the waiting time was significantly shorter using teledermoscopy for patients with melanoma, melanoma in situ, squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma in situ and basal cell carcinoma. Triage decisions were also more reliable with teledermoscopy and over 40% of the teledermoscopy patients could potentially have avoided face-to-face visits. Only 4 teledermoscopy referrals (0.4%) had to be excluded due to poor image quality. Smartphone teledermoscopy referrals allow for faster and more efficient management of patients with skin cancer as compared to traditional paper referrals.
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Children and young people at school and in society
- 2015. - 1
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- This is a book for everyone trying to improve early childhood education and special needs education. The main goal with this book is to describe theoretical and empirical research on early childhood education and special needs education that focuses on children and students' learning conditions. This book is dominated by a research tradition which stays close to practice. The chapters focus on research pertaining to preschool, school and its participants in different social contexts, and studying ways in which preschool and other schools offer pedagogical challenges to children with different abilities and experiences. The chapters include children's encounters with language, entrepreneurial learning, music education and indoor environments in preschool. Some chapters highlight transitions between preschool, and school, as well as the processes of social interaction and identity. The chapters also deal with questions about inclusion and special educational needs. Children and Young People in School and in Society offers an insight into children and students' learning conditions of Twenty-first century early childhood education and special needs education. It provides an informative reading experience for students, researchers and policy makers, and even parents that are interested in this subject.
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- Ehrlin, Anna, et al.
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Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Learning in the Early Years of Education
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Education and Human Development. - 2334-296X .- 2334-2978. ; 4:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Questions regarding entrepreneurship have become a matter of great importance in Sweden as well as in the European Union at large. Since 2009, the government decided that entrepreneurial learning is to be conducted throughout the entire public school system in Sweden, from preschools to higher education. Because entrepreneurial learning is a fairly new concept to professionals in schools and preschools, our study contributes to the development of knowledge concerning how teachers perceive and realize it in practice. To study the meaning that the Swedish pre-and primary school teachers ascribe to the notion of entrepreneurial learning, a stimulated recall method was adopted. The study was conducted in Sweden in 2014 and involved preschools and primary schools. The sample consists of three preschools with children 3-5 years old and two primary schools, one represented by a mixed group of children from preschool-class to grade 3 and the other by a preschool-class group. The results show that teachers’ understanding of entrepreneurial learning is connected to entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning as science and technology, and entrepreneurial learning as personal development.
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- Ehrlin, Anna, 1967-, et al.
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Perspectives on entrepreneurial learning in the early years of education
- 2015
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Questions regarding entrepreneurship have become a matter of great importance in Sweden as well as in the European Union at large. Since 2009, the government decided that entrepreneurial learning is to be conducted throughout the entire public school system in Sweden, from preschools to higher education. Because entrepreneurial learning is a fairly new concept to professionals in schools and preschools, our study contributes to the development of knowledge concerning how teachers perceive it and realize it in practice. Our questions are: What are the meanings that Swedish pre- and primary school teachers ascribe to the notion of ‘entrepreneurial learning’?, Within what areas do pre- and primary school teachers perceive that entrepreneurial learning happens? What are the possibilities and constraints in realizing entrepreneurial learning in schools and preschools?To study the meaning that the Swedish pre-and primary school teachers ascribe to the notion of entrepreneurial learning, a stimulated recall method was adopted. The study was conducted in Sweden in 2014 and involved preschools and primary schools. The sample consists of three preschools with children 3-5 years old and two primary schools, one represented by a mixed group of children from preschool-class to grade 3 and the other by a preschool-class group. The results show that teachers’ understanding of entrepreneurial learning is connected to entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning as science and technology, and entrepreneurial learning as personal development.The theoretical framework for the study is an understanding of learning and development informed by a sociocultural perspective (Vygotskij, 1978; Lave & Wenger, 1991; Rogoff, 2003). A basic point of departure is that learning and development are situated in and an inseparable aspect of social practices (Säljö, 2000). In the analysis we consider teachers’ thoughts, understandings, and expressions as socially constructed and situated in certain practices. As an analytical tool we also use the concept zone of proximal development, or ZPD (Vygotskij, 1978).In the study, we have highlighted both possibilities and constraints for entrepreneurial learning in schools and preschools. The meanings that Swedish pre- and primary school teachers ascribe to the notion of ’entrepreneurial learning’ are situated in the different communities of practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991). Each school and preschool have had to do its own interpretations of what this concept entails and the understanding and interpretation of what the concept entails become dependent upon single individuals. One strategy that occurs is to connect entrepreneurial learning to a philosophy or way of working that is already known. At the same time, we see this as a strategy to make the preschool or the school externally visible, for parents, principals, and responsible authorities. Our study also shows that the activities associated with entrepreneurial learning make possible learning within the zone of proximal development (Vygotskij, 1978). In the category entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship, we can see that teachers design activities where children can collaborate with peers and communities outside the school. In the category entrepreneurial learning as science and technology, the teachers offer situations that challenge children’s everyday scientific knowledge. The activities within the category entrepreneurial learning as personal development also make it possible for children to think originally and to pursue an idea in collaboration with others.
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- Ehrlin, Anna, 1967-
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The transformation of creativity in entrepreneurial learning in teacher education : a critical reflection.
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Ingår i: Australian Journal of Teacher Education. - : Edith Cowan University. - 0313-5373 .- 1835-517X. ; 41:6, s. 35-51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study is to examine how students on a teacher education programme interpret entrepreneurial learning. The study was performed in Sweden, based on a design theoretical and multimodal perspective on learning and communication which provides the basis for how we understand learning processes in early teacher education. The sample consists of course literature, teachers' PowerPoint presentations and handouts, and narrative texts written by students. The meaning given to entrepreneurial learning is presented from the analysis of the setting, in the teaching materials and the transformation in the students' texts. We conclude that entrepreneurial learning seeks to challenge traditional, authoritarian ways of teaching. However, it appears to be necessary in order to develop entrepreneurial abilities. There is a difficulty in finding a balance between control and freedom.
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- Engstrand, Per O., 1955-, et al.
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Mekmassainitiativet för energieffektivitet, e2mp-i
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Projektet har drivits som ett program för finansiering av forskning som ska utveckla ochdemonstrera tekniker som reducerar elenergiförbrukningen med 50% vid tillverkning avTMP och CTMP med bibehållna slutproduktegenskaper hos tryckpapper och kartong.Programmet är en del av skogsindustrins initiativ att under en tioårsperiod tillsammansmed svenska och norska finansiärer investera minst 200 Mkr för att nå detta radikalaeffektiviseringsmål. Ett uttalat mål för industriinitiativet är också att befästaforskningsnoderna vid FSCN i Sundsvall och PFI i Trondheim.Parallellt med Energimyndighetens finansiering, 30 Mkr, har Norges Forskningsråd satsat25 MNOK (2010‐14) i industriinitiativet, KK‐stiftelsen 36 MSEK (2011‐17) ochMittuniversitetet har finansierat12 MSEK. Industrins totala satsning kommer att överstiga100 MSEK redan vid utgången av 2017.Resultat från benchmarkingstudien BAT2012 av industrins modernaste TMP‐ och CTMPlinjersamt från demonstrationsskaleprojekt visas i rapporten. Projekten baseras delvis pågrundläggande forskningsprojekt genomförda inom FSCN´s KK‐stiftelse‐finansieradeforskningsprofil och projektet ”Filling the Gap” 31676‐, ISSN 1650‐5387 2014:57. Resultaten visar följande reduktionsnivåer; 28% TMP för news (Braviken), 14% TMP för SC(Kvarnsveden) och 21% CTMP för kartong (Skoghall).Utöver demoprojekten finns ytterligare tydliga potentialer beskrivna i övriga delprojekt:Processintensifiering och processmodifiering > 15%Processtabilitet via avancerad processanalys och reglering > 15%Kombinera effektivaste processavsnitt från benchmarking ca 25%Detta gör det troligt att det kommer att gå att i fullskaliga demonstrationsförsök validera50% elenergireduktion inom de tre produktområdena, förutsatt att fortsattforskningsfinansiering finns tillgänglig. Tre av de idéer till avknoppningsprojekt somframkommit under projektets gång har redan erhållit beslut om finansiering frånEnergimyndigheten 2015. Ytterligare projektförslag baserade på den här redovisadeforskningen kommer att ingå i ansökningar under 2016. Utöver energireduktion i själva TMP‐ och CTMP‐processerna har forskare vid FSCN lagt forskningsgrunden för hur manska kunna tillverka mycket starka förpackningsmaterial från dessa massatyper på ettenergieffektivt sätt. Även inom detta område kommer en ansökning omuppskalningsprojekt att skickas in.
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