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- Simonsson, Maria, et al.
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Coffee prevents early events in tamoxifen-treated breast cancer patients and modulates hormone receptor status.
- 2013
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In: Cancer Causes and Control. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1573-7225 .- 0957-5243. ; 24:5, s. 929-940
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- PURPOSE: Whether coffee modulates response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients is currently unknown. The CYP1A2 and CYP2C8 enzymes contribute to tamoxifen and caffeine metabolism. The purpose was to investigate the impact of coffee consumption on tumor characteristics and risk for early events in relation to breast cancer treatment and CYP1A2 and CYP2C8 genotypes. METHODS: Questionnaires regarding lifestyle were completed preoperatively by 634 patients in southern Sweden. CYP1A2*1F and CYP2C8*3 were genotyped. Clinical data and tumor characteristics were obtained from patients' charts, population registries, and pathology reports. Coffee consumption was categorized as low (0-1 cups/day), moderate (2-4 cups/day), or high (5+ cups/day). RESULTS: The proportion of estrogen receptor negative (ER-) tumors increased with increasing coffee consumption (p (trend) = 0.042). Moderate to high consumption was associated with lower frequency of discordant receptor status (ER + PgR-) OR 0.38 (0.23-0.63) compared to low consumption. Median follow-up time was 4.92 (IQR 3.01-6.42) years. Tamoxifen-treated patients with ER+ tumors (n = 310) who consumed two or more cups/day had significantly decreased risk for early events compared to patients with low consumption, adjusted HR 0.40 (0.19-0.83). Low consumption combined with at least one CYP1A2*1F C-allele (n = 35) or CYP2C8*3 (n = 13) was associated with a high risk for early events in tamoxifen-treated patients compared to other tamoxifen-treated patients, adjusted HRs 3.49 (1.54-7.91) and 6.15 (2.46-15.36), respectively. CONCLUSION: Moderate to high coffee consumption was associated with significantly decreased risk for early events in tamoxifen-treated patients and modified hormone receptor status. If confirmed, new recommendations regarding coffee consumption during tamoxifen treatment may be warranted.
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- Simonsson, Kjell, et al.
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Kamratutvärdering i kurser med stort datorlaborativt inslag
- 2014
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- De mångfacetterade krav som idag ställs på yrkesverksamma högskole- och civilingenjörer handlar inte enbart om rena ämnesmässiga kunskaper och förmågor, utan även om t.ex. erfarenhet och förmåga att delta i och leda projekt samt (kopplat till detta) kommunikativ skicklighet (såväl muntlig som skriftlig). En annan uppgift som yrkesverksamma ingenjörer måste kunna bemästra i sin profession är att (individuellt, eller som medlemmar i olika typer av styrgrupper) bedöma och utvärdera andras ingenjörsmässiga arbete, en oerhört central uppgift i ett projekt- och kvalitetssäkringsperspektiv.Det övergripande syftet med arbetet har varit att studera hur kamratbedömning kan implementeras i redan existerande kurser, för att på så sätt ge de studerande möjlighet att träna på att ge och ta emot kritisk bedömning, att förbättra de studerandes lärande via ett större aktivt engagemang under kursen samt att se om potential finns att effektivisera undervisningen m.a.p. lärarinsatsen, genom att lyfta över en del av enklare rutinkontroller till de studerande själva.Kamratbedömning har implementerats i två sinsemellan likartade kurser inom beräkningsmekanik vid högskole- resp. civilingenjörsprogrammen i Maskinteknik, LiTH (600 studenter ingick i studien). Mer specifikt har till två enklare inledande laborationsuppgifter inkluderats ett moment av kamratbedömning. Utvärderingen av det genomförda arbetet har skett via en kvalitativ studie, där de studerandes perspektiv/synpunkter inhämtats i samband med skriftlig redovisning av inlämningsuppgifter. Utöver detta har den kursansvarige gjort observationer av hur kamratutvärderingsarbetet fortskridit under laborationstid.Resultatet visar att de studerande har uppskattat granskningen av såväl det egna som kamraternas arbeten, och att de sett det som ett led i lärandeprocessen. Även professionsperspektivet har lyfts fram där de studerande betonar vikten av moment och uppgifter i utbildningen som har en direkt relevans i det kommande yrkeslivet. Den kursansvariges bedömning är vidare att andelen ”viktiga” och ”relevanta” frågor ökat, vilket ger indikationer på att kamratbedömning kan vara en såväl pedagogiskt som effektivitetsmässigt gynnsam metodik. De studerande har dock upplevt logistiken/administrationen kring kamratvärderingen som i vissa avseenden besvärlig.Sammanfattningsvis är det vår slutsats att kamratbedömning har en stor potential att berika utbildningar m.a.p. förmåga till kritisk granskning, djupinlärning och effektivisering, men att verksamheten inte bara skall implementeras kursvis (med risk för suboptimering och ineffektivitet), utan att den bör inlemmas i ett större perspektiv, med progression genom utbildningen som riktmärke.
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- Dahlöf, Linda, et al.
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Patients' experience of being triaged directly to a psychologist in primary care: a qualitative study.
- 2014
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In: Primary health care research & development. - 1477-1128. ; 15:4, s. 441-51
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In a primary health-care centre (PHCC) situated in a segregated area with low socio-economic status, 'primary care triage' has increased efficiency and accessibility. In the primary-care triage, the nurse sorts the patient to the appropriate PHCC profession according to described symptoms. Aim The aim of this study was to examine the patients' experience of being triaged directly to a psychologist for assessment.
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- Guldbrand, Stina, 1970, et al.
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Measuring the diffusion of fluorophores in human skin by two-photon fluorescence correlation spectroscopy combined with measurements of point spread function
- 2011
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In: MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY scigloo.IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES XI Book Series: Proceedings of SPIE. ; 7903, s. 7903291-7903296
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Two-photon excitation fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (TPFCS) has been used in combination with measurements of the point spread function (PSF), for quantitative analysis of fluorophores in excised human skin. Measurements have been performed at depths between 0 and 40 μm. The PSF, measured as full width at half maximum, was found not to depend on the depth. Measurements revealed difference in diffusion coefficient depending on extra- or intracellular location of fluorophore. The number of molecules was accumulating close to the surface and then decreased by the depth. The results from our study show that TPFCS can be used for quantitative analyses of fluorescent compounds in human skin.
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- Guldbrand, Stina, 1970, et al.
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Two-photon fluorescence correlation microscopy combined with measurements of point spread function; investigations made in human skin
- 2010
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In: Optics Express. - 1094-4087. ; 18:15, s. 15289-15302
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Two-photon excitation fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (TPFCS) has been applied in connection to measurements of the point spread function (PSF) for quantitative analysis of sulphorhodamine B (SRB) in excised human skin. The PSF was measured using subresolution fluorescent beads embedded in the skin specimen. The PSF, measured as full width at half maximum (FWHM) was found to be 0.41 ± 0.05 μm in the lateral direction, and 1.2 ± 0.4 μm in the axial direction. The molecular diffusion of SRB inside the skin ranged between 0.5 and 15.0 × 10 −8 cm2/s. The diffusion coefficient is not dependent on depths down to 40 μm. The fluorophores were found to accumulate on the upper layers of the skin. This work is the first TPFCS study in human skin. The results show that TPFCS can be used for quantitative analyses of fluorescent compounds in human skin.
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- Guldbrand, Stina, 1970, et al.
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Two-photon fluorescence correlation spectroscopy as a tool for measuring molecular diffusion within human skin
- 2013
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In: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0939-6411. ; 84:2, s. 430-436
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There is a need for tools enabling quantitative imaging of biological tissue for pharmaceutical applications. In this study, two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPM) has been combined with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), demonstrating proof-of-principle providing quantitative data of fluorophore concentration and diffusion in human skin. Measurements were performed on excised skin exposed to either rhodamine B (RB) or rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RBITC), chosen based on their similarity in fluorescence yield and molecular weight, but difference in chemical reactivity. The measurements were performed at tissue depths in the range 0 and 20 pm, and the diffusion coefficients at skin depths 5 and 10 mu m were found to be significantly different (P < 0.05). Overall median values for the diffusion coefficients were found to be 4.0 x 10(-13) m(2)/s and 2.0 x 10(-13) m(2)/s for RB and RBITC, respectively. These values correspond to the diffusion of a hard sphere with a volume eight times larger for RBITC compared to RB. This indicates that the RBITC have bound to biomolecules in the skin, and the measured signal is obtained from the RBITC-biomolecule complexes, demonstrating the potential of the TPM-FCS method to track molecular interactions in an intricate biological matrix such as human skin.
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- Gustbée, Emma, et al.
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Excessive milk production during breast-feeding prior to breast cancer diagnosis is associated with increased risk for early events.
- 2013
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In: SpringerPlus. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2193-1801. ; 2:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Breast-feeding is a known protective factor against breast cancer. Breast-feeding duration is influenced by hormone levels, milk production, and lifestyle factors. The aims were to investigate how breast-feeding duration and milk production affected tumor characteristics and risk for early breast cancer events in primary breast cancer patients. Between 2002 and 2008, 634 breast cancer patients in Lund, Sweden, took part in an ongoing prospective cohort study. Data were extracted from questionnaires, pathology reports, and patients' charts from 592 patients without preoperative treatment. Breast-feeding duration ≤12 months of the first child was associated with higher frequency of ER+/PgR+ tumors (P=0.02). Median follow-up time was 4.9 years. Higher risk for early events was observed for breast-feeding duration of first child >12 months (LogRank P=0.001), total breast-feeding duration >12 months (LogRank P=0.008), as well as 'excessive milk production' during breast-feeding of the first child (LogRank P=0.001). Patients with 'almost no milk production' had no events. In a multivariable model including both 'excessive milk production' and breast-feeding duration of the first child >12 months, both were associated with a two-fold risk for early events, adjusted HRs 2.33 (95% CI: 1.25-4.36) and 2.39 (0.97-5.85), respectively, while total breast-feeding duration was not. 'Excessive milk production' was associated with a two-fold risk of early distant metastases, adjusted HR 2.59 (1.13-5.94), but not duration. In conclusion, 'excessive milk production' during breast-feeding was associated with higher risk for early events independent of tumor characteristics, stressing the need to consider host factors in the evaluation of prognostic markers.
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- Kløcker Larsen, Rasmus, et al.
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A framework for facilitating dialogue between policy planners and local climate change adaptation professionals : Cases from Sweden, Canada and Indonesia
- 2012
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In: Environmental Science and Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1462-9011 .- 1873-6416. ; 23, s. 12-23
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The dominant approach to mainstreaming climate adaptation into sectoral policies relies on an ‘upscaling’ model in which it is envisaged to extract lessons from local change processes to inspire generic sub-national and national policies. One of the central methodological questions, which remain unanswered in climate change adaptation research, is exactly how public policy can learn from highly contextual experiences of community-based adaptation and what role should be played by case study research. In this paper we undertake a comparison between three large research projects in Sweden, Canada and Indonesia, which aim to study and/or foster local adaptation in selected case studies through a process of social learning. We present a novel framework based on mapping of ‘sense-making perspectives’, which enables analysis of the multiple ways case study research can support local climate adaptation and link such efforts to higher level public policy. The analysis demonstrates how methodological choices shape how case study research works at the interface between planned (steered/regulatory policy) and self-organised adaptation of stakeholders (non-coercive policy). In this regard, there is a need for a high degree of transparency from the research community to enable local professionals to decide on their stakes and interests when inviting researchers into their grounded activities. We conclude that case study research can achieve new significance if viewed as a platform to leverage stakeholder competencies when informing existing social structures and enable the implementation of political objectives, but equally driving the very reinvention and improvement of these institutions.
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- Markkula, Andrea, et al.
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IL6 genotype, tumour ER-status, and treatment predicted disease-free survival in a prospective breast cancer cohort.
- 2014
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In: BMC Cancer. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2407. ; 14
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- In breast cancer, high levels of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been associated with disease-free survival and treatment resistance. Increased serum levels of IL-6 have been correlated with increased levels of NF-κβ and aromatase expression in adipose tissue. Several IL6 single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with breast cancer prognosis, but the impact may differ depending on tumour oestrogen receptor (ER) status. This translational study investigated the association between IL6 genotypes, ER-status, and treatment on the risk of early events among breast cancer patients.
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- Markkula, Andrea, et al.
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Impact of COX2 genotype, ER status and body constitution on risk of early events in different treatment groups of breast cancer patients.
- 2014
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In: International Journal of Cancer. - : Wiley. - 0020-7136. ; 135:8, s. 1898-1910
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The COX2 rs5277 (306G>C) polymorphism has been associated with inflammation-associated cancers. In breast cancer, tumor COX-2 expression has been associated with increased estrogen levels in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and activated Akt-pathway in ER-negative tumors. Our study investigated the impact of COX2 genotypes on early breast cancer events and treatment response in relation to tumor ER status and body constitution. In Sweden, between 2002 and 2008, 634 primary breast cancer patients, aged 25-99 years, were included. Disease-free survival was assessed for 570 rs5277-genotyped patients. Body measurements and questionnaires were obtained preoperatively. Clinical data, patient- and tumor-characteristics were obtained from questionnaires, patients' charts, population registries and pathology reports. Minor allele(C) frequency was 16.1%. Genotype was not linked to COX-2 tumor expression. Median follow-up was 5.1 years. G/G genotype was not associated with early events in patients with ER-positive tumors, adjusted HR 0.77 (0.46-1.29), but conferred an over 4-fold increased risk in patients with ER-negative tumors, adjusted HR 4.41 (1.21-16.02)(pinteraction = 0.015). Chemotherapy-treated G/G-carriers with a breast volume ≥850 ml had an increased risk of early events irrespective of ER status, adjusted HR 8.99 (1.14-70.89). Endocrine-treated C-allele carriers with ER-positive tumors and a breast volume ≥850 ml had increased risk of early events, adjusted HR 2.30 (1.12-4.75). COX2 genotype, body constitution and ER status had a combined effect on the risk of early events and treatment response. The high risk for early events in certain subgroups of patients suggests that COX2 genotype in combination with body measurements may identify patients in need of more personalized treatment.
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- Markström, Ann-Marie, 1956-, et al.
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Constructions of girls in preschool parent-teacher conference.
- 2011
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In: International Journal of Early Childhood. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0020-7187 .- 1878-4658. ; 43:1, s. 23-41
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The article investigates the discursive constructions of preschool girls and points to how girls are positioned, assessed and constructed by adults in parent–teacher conferences in Swedish preschools. Using transcripts of audio-taped episodes from parent–teacher conferences, the analysis reveals that gender is an important aspect of the adults’ talk and indicates that a practice like parent–teacher conferences contributes to and distributes conventional and traditional gender roles in the existing preschool context. The girls are positioned as ordinary preschool girls who do what preschool girls should normally do and as disputed “girlish girls” associated with behaviour and characterisations embedded in a historically feminine discourse. Additionally, there are also counter discourses that both challenge and encourage different femininities, including one that draws on masculinity and is regarded as empowering. These contradictions not only show the complexity of the pedagogical practice but also of gender issues in the early years
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- Markström, Ann-Marie, 1956-, et al.
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Utvecklingssamtal : Kommunikation mellan hem och skola.
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Hur genomförs utvecklingssamtal i förskolan, vad handlar de om och vilka funktioner har dessa samtal? Den här boken handlar om relationen mellan hem och förskola med fokus på utvecklingssamtal och vad som kännetecknar desamma.Boken bygger på forskning om samtal och utvecklingssamtal och hur de kan gå till i praktiken. I boken behandlas vad som kännetecknar kommunikation i det specifika institutionella samtalssammanhang som förskolans utvecklingssamtal utgör. Författarna bidrar med förståelsen av hur utvecklingssamtal kan utgöra ett professionellt kommunikativt verktyg för verksamma lärare i förskolan, men också hur denna typ av samtal kan förstås som en bedömnings- och granskningspraktik. I boken argumenterar författarna för vikten av att reflektera över frågor om vilka normer och värderingar som förmedlas och förhandlas om barn, barndom, föräldraskap men också om de professionella i dessa samtal.Utvecklingssamtal – kommunikation mellan hem och förskola vänder sig till studenter och verksamma inom förskola och skola, men även till andra yrkesgrupper som använder samtal som en del i sin yrkesutövning i möten med barn och familj, t.ex. socionomer, psykologer och sjuksköterskor.
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- Severinsson, Susanne, 1965-
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Unga i normalitetens gränsland : Undervisning och behandling i särskilda undervisningsgrupper och hem för vård eller boende
- 2010
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- I denna studie riktas fokus mot hur samhället ordnar för barns välfärd när de generellt inriktade insatserna inte räcker till. Studien baseras på observationer och intervjuer i tre olika verksamheter för unga i åldern 12-16 år: 1) ett hem för vård eller boende, HVB, med egen skola, 2) en kommunal särskild undervisningsgrupp, f d skoldaghem, och 3) ett HVB för utredning och behandling utan egen skola. Kännetecknande för dessa verksamheter är att de fått i uppdrag att fostra unga och att arbetet utförs i gränsområdet mellan undervisning och behandling. Vad händer i verksamheter som samtidigt ska åtgärda både sociala och pedagogiska problem och där diskurser från olika institutionella och vetenskapliga fält korsas? Genom att studera hur samhället hanterar unga som avskilts från den reguljära skolan syftar studien till att synliggöra hur olika diskurser om ”problembarn”, undervisning och behandling, skapar möjligheter och begränsningar för verksamheternas mål, medel och aktörer. Studiens metodologi är en kombination av etnografi och diskursanalys. Studien tar sin utgångspunkt i interaktion, vardag och identitetsformande processer. I dessa kommunikativa praktiker som är intimt relaterade till identitetsskapande, arbetar lärare och behandlare. Analys av vardagssituationer i dessa pedagogiska och sociala praktiker samt intervjuer av de unga och de anställda ger en ökad förståelse för vad som händer där och vad arbetet betyder för dess aktörer. Miljöerna består till stor del av informella mötesplatser där en flexibilitet i tolkningsmöjligheterna skapar förhandlingsutrymme om både vad som sker där, men också vilka de unga är. Användningen av informella miljöer, lekfullhet, kroppskontakt och humor upprätthåller konsensus och bygger relationer. Relationen möjliggör att de anställda kan skapa tillit och förtroende hos de unga och används för att stödja de unga och påverka dem i önskvärd riktning. Relationen innebär att de unga, samtidigt som de får stöd och omsorg, också kan kontrolleras. Två olika strategier, omsorg och kontroll, kopplas samman i vad Foucault beskriver som en pastoral maktutövning. Relationen är grunden för intersubjektivitet, d v s en delad kunskap om situationen och dem själva. Diskurserna som används utgår från att de unga ska förändras. Diskurserna tydliggör att de ungas förändring främst ses som avhängiga dem själva, men att förändring är sannolik och möjlig genom de ungas involvering. De unga själva ses i hög grad som ansvariga för att leva upp till de krav som samhället ställer på individer i den åldern. De anställda förväntas klara av fysisk gränssättning, använda tvångsåtgärder och hantera andra repressiva inslag. De ungas aktörskap synliggörs genom deras motstånd inför det som strider mot deras motiv och det som står på spel för dem, d v s deras normalitet. Intervjuer med de unga har sammanfattat de möjliga identitetsalternativ de unga uppfattar finns tillgängliga för dem och handlar om skapandet av vilka de varit och vilka de kan bli. Identiteterna beror på vilka tolkningsrepertoarer som används i de olika verksamheterna. Repertoarerna gör det möjligt att skapa olika identitetskonstruktioner där en del kan ses som mer normala än andra. En del av identitetsalternativen innebär att se sig själv som kriminell eller med brister av olika slag. Kamratkretsen på hemmaplan och som elev i skolan är den plats och det sammanhang där de unga känner sig mest som alla andra.
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- Simonsson, Maria, 1960-, et al.
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A New Pedagogic Practice in Introduction to the Swedish Preschool: Changing Subject Positions
- 2013
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- In Sweden the preschool is regarded as “the child´s first school” and a part of the educational system. Most children aged 1-5 attend preschool, where daycare and education are combined. The preschool is the start of “lifelong learning” and the importance of an early start in this institution is underpinned by the government. The point of departure in this study is preschool teacher´s perspectives on changes in small children´s reception period in the preschool that have emerged during the last years. The change can be described as a movement from long reception periods (14 days) inspired by attachment theory where preschool teachers became attachment persons for the smallest children to short periods (3-5 days) with parents as active partakers in this reception.Objectives in this study are the preschool teacher´s constructions of their and the parents new positions in this new reception practice. We explore what have made these shifts possible, how these new preschool teachers and parents’ positions are constructed as well as what they may mean during the reception period.The method has been focus group interviews with seven preschool teams in Swedish preschools. Data have been analyzed with the help from social constructivist perspectives as well as analyses of discourses.
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- Simonsson, Maria, 1960-, et al.
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A question of gender sensitive pedagogy: – discourses in pedagogical guidelines
- 2011
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In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. - : SAGE Publications. - 1463-9491. ; 12:3, s. 274-283
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this article, some of the discourses concerning 'gender-sensitive pedagogy' that circulate in Swedish preschools are discussed. Two guideline documents that circulate in gender- and equity-sensitive projects in preschool are investigated, and the question is asked: What gender-related messages can possibly reach preschools from the guidelines? The method is discourse analysis inspired by Michel Foucault. Three different discourses were found: the discourse of the preschool institution; the discourse of gender and/or equity; and the gender-pedagogical discourse.
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- Simonsson, Maria, 1960-, et al.
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Att börja på förskolan. Exempel på barns sociala samspelsprocesser under inskolningen
- 2010
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In: Educare- vetenskapliga skrifter. - Malmö : Lärarutbildningen, Malmö Högskolan. - 1653-1868. ; :1, s. 53-72
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- This article is about newcomers “doing” of the reception period at preschool. The study has an ethnographic approach, which is motivated from the new sociology of childhood (James & Prout, 1990) but also from actor-network theory (van House, 2003). The data consists of 17 hours video-recordings in a Swedish preschool context with focus on two newcomers; one boy (1:6) and one girl (3:1).Our data shows that in the processes of “doing” reception period, building of networks is important. We found that the newcomers were involved in three different kinds of networks: (1) newcomer-pedagogue-preschool; (2) newcomer-artefacts-preschool, and (3) newcomer-peers-preschool.The findings suggest that in the construction of their social lives at preschool, the newcomers rely on both human (pedagogues, peers) and non human entities (artefacts, norm systems). With reference to our findings we argue that newcomers are active in the construction of their lives from the first day at preschool. However, individual children seem to need some help in finding possible positions in existing networks. Building networks involve developing competencies needed to be regarded as a preschool child but also to find out the norm systems and orderings of the preschool.
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- Simonsson, Maria, 1960-
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The Parent-Teacher Conference as a Duty and Tool in the Pre-school Teachers' Professional Practice
- 2012
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In: 10th Annual Conference. Hawaii International Conference on Education. ; , s. x-x
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- Collaboration and communication between teachers and parents have during the last decades become increasingly highlighted in the Swedish preschool context. The aim of this study is to study the parent-teacher conference in the Swedish preschool and, based on interviews with preschool teachers, generate knowledge about how they view and the importance they give the parent-teacher conference as a social practice in the preschool and as a part of their profession. The analyses of the interviews show that the parent-teacher conference is an important tool for the teachers in order to create a professional relationship with the parents and to give them support in their parental role. Furthermore, the results show that the parent-teacher conference is central for creating a complete picture of the child, and that it can be seen as an evaluation practice for not only the child, the parents and the preschool as an institution but also for the preschool teachers themselves in their role as professionals.
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- Simonsson, Maria, 1960-, et al.
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Utvecklingssamtal som uppgift och verktyg i förskollärares professionssträvanden i interaktion med föräldrar : [The Parent-Teacher Conference as a Task and Tool in the Pre-school Teachers' Professional Practice in Interaction with Parents]
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In: Nordisk Barnehageforskning. - : Nordisk Barnehageforskning. - 1890-9167. ; 6:10, s. 1-18
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Collaboration and communication between teachers and parents have during the last decades become increasingly highlighted in the Swedish preschool context. The aim of this study is to study the parent-teacher conference in the Swedish preschool and, based on interviews with preschool teachers, generate knowledge about how they view and the importance they give the parent-teacher conference as a social practice in the preschool and as a part of their profession. The analyses of the interviews show that the parent-teacher conference is an important tool for the teachers in order to create a professional relationship with the parents and to give them support in their parental role. Furthermore, the results show that the parent-teacher conference is central for creating a complete picture of the child, and that it can be seen as an assessment practice for not only the child, the parents and the preschool as an institution but also for the preschool teachers themselves in their role as professionals.
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