Gross motor skills among Swedish pupils. An overview of functional motor abilities among Swedish children and adolescents.IntroductionPhysical Education (PE) teachers in Sweden have noticed that pupils are getting worse in their ability to manage gross motor skills and in their aerobic practice. The gross motor skills and coordinative skills are the solid ground for sports and other health activities. If not developing their gross motor skill children tends to avoid taking part in games and sports. The benefits of sports and outdoor activities such as social and health benefits can therefore be missed.

The purpose of this study is to gain additional knowledge and a greater understanding of pupils experiences of joining a special teaching group.  The study focuses on pupils with special needs and the ambition has been to get a student perspective of how they perceive their education with special support. In addition, the study is concerned with how pupils perceive their special support and whether this has any relevance to their learning, development and future goals.This study is based on Urie Bronfenbrenners theory The ecology of human development. The theoretical perspective highlights the interaction between the pupils and the school environment, which is important for development and learning. The study is based on a qualitative research method in the form of interviews.

Jordbruket är något väldigt centralt i världen då jordbruket är det som försörjer oss med mat, en vara vi inte kan leva utan. Idag lever vissa delar av befolkningen på jorden i överflöd av jordbruksprodukter samtidigt som andra delar lever i svält. 1994 bildades en ny internationell handelsorganisation, World Trade Organization (WTO), som har till uppgift att liberalisera den internationella handeln och på så sätt förbättra förutsättningarna för handel mellan länder. En helt liberal handel innebär att alla länder konkurrerar på lika villkor på världsmarknaden. Detta ska ske genom att länderna reducerar sina handelshinder och öppnar sina inhemska marknader för omvärlden.

Bakgrund: Fysisk aktivitet har en positiv inverkan på vår kropp.  Fysisk aktivitet kan sänka blodtrycket, stärka muskler och skelett och reducera stresshormoner. Genom dessa effekter och andra minskar risken för flera sjukdomar som exempelvis diabetes typ II, hjärt- kärlsjukdomar och depression (Ståhle 2008) Syfte: Syftet med denna undersökning är att försöka förstå hur förskrivare av Fysisk aktivitet på Recept (FaR) och mottagare av patient (aktivitetsarrangör) ser på samarbetet runt patienterna. För att undersöka detta belyses dels hur de två parterna ser på det egna och den andra partens arbete, dels hur de ser på kommunikationen dem emellan. Metod: Studien är mulitimetodiell utifrån en fallstudie som har karaktär av en fenomenografiskt beskrivande analys (Merriam 1994; Granskär & Höglund-Nielsen 2008). I undersökningen deltog tre förskrivare och två aktivitetsarrangörer.

Sedan det infördes ett nytt mål- och kunskapsrelaterat betygssystem 1994 har flera undersökningar gjorts för att studera hur lärarna har tagit till sig de nya styrdokumenten. Resultatet har visat på att det råder en olikvärdig bedömning då elever inte har fått samma betyg när de har blivit bedömda för samma prestation och kunskapsnivå av olika lärare. Avsikten med det här arbetet har varit att undersöka om det har skett någon förändring och därmed om det råder likvärdig bedömning av elevtexter i engelskämnet men också hur skolorna arbetar för att nå likvärdig bedömning. Lärarna i studien var inte helt eniga i sin betygsättning men mycket nära i sina motiveringar för det betyg de satt. Bedömningen blev därmed inte helt likvärdig men visar på att bedömarna ligger nära i sina tankar kring betygsättning av elevtexter.

Allt fler kvinnor söker sig till rektorsyrket. Medan yrket har blivit mer kvinnodominerat har även arbetsvillkoren blivit hårdare. Långa dagar med mycket oförutsedda arbetsuppgifter gör rektorsyrket till ett tungt arbete. Studier visar att det fortfarande är kvinnan som tar hand om det mesta i hemarbetet. Tuffa arbetsvillkor och mycket ansvar i hemmet kan leda till långvarig stress.

The purpose of this paper is to examine how gender in Islam and Hinduism are described in textbooks for high school. The study was conducted using a qualitative content analysis and also using a feminist gender theory and postcolonial feminist theory. All textbooks are written or revised after 2011 when The Swedish National Agency for Educations? new curriculum came into force. Previous research in this area shows that it is most common that gender is treated in isolated parts within the chapters, but that there are textbooks that allows the gender perspective permeate the entire text.

Purpose: The purpose of this work is to investigate teachers' professional attitude to homework as a method. The study will also provide answers to the purpose for which the homeworks are used in teaching and if the individual circumstances and needs are met by this method.Method: Qualitative research was conducted through interviews with four teachers from three different schools. In addition, published surveys were used in support of reasoning.Results: Neither the curriculum or the syllabus mentions homework. There are no directives for how much time should be dispensed with and the extent of a homework should be. In teacher training literature the homework is not discussed.

Since the beginning of 1940 there have been externally developed tests in Sweden. Their appearances have changed over the years together with the cognitive approach. Nowadays, this kind of tests is going by the name of the national tests, which was introduced in the year of 1994. When the Swedish National Agency for Education received the assignment to develop new purposes and national tests to the third grade students, debate took a bounce. The matter was well discussed; national tests in third grade or not?The national tests thus far carried out four rounds in the third grade and the purpose of my study was to find out how teachers are reasoning about the tests.

The aim of this study is to examine the existence of norms in three Spanish textbooks intended for upper secondary school in Sweden. One category of norms, gender norms, is selected for analysis. The focus of the analysis is on how gender norms are represented in the textbooks. The concept of gender also includes - in addition to the relation between man och woman - ethnicity, sexuality and disability. The three analysed textbooks are Caminando 3, Vistas 3 and El Sur paso 3.

In this study I have analysed the national tests in Swedish between the years 2006-2010. These tests are given to all students in the public schools in grade 9 and 10. I wanted to see if I identified an over-representation of a certain category of people in the texts given to the students. I analysed the texts from an intersectional perspective and I used primary Lena Martinsson (2007), Framtidens feminister and her categories and theories and Moria von Wright (1998) Genus & text- när kan man tala om jämställdhet i fysikläromedel?, and her gender categories in my study.

In 2006 there was a change in LMA (1994:37) that clarified the division of responsibility be-tween the Migration Board and the municipalities, concerning unaccompanied children. The social services should now be utmost responsible for the housing and care of these children, to assure that they gain the same standards and rights as all other children. The aim of this essay has been to examine how the division of responsibility has influenced the work of the social services and how they interpret their responsibility for the unaccompanied children. How do the social services investigate and make decisions concerning these children? Do these chil-dren have the same rights as other children? To answer these questions a legal study was made, followed by qualitative research interviews with four social services that receive unac-companied children.

Mitt syfte med detta arbete är att bidra med kunskap om förskollärares erfarenheter kring att arbeta med Lpfö 98 som styrdokument. Frågorna som ställdes gällde hur förskollärares erfarenheter av införandet av Lpfö 98 i förskolan ser ut, vilka skillnader de ser mellan att arbeta före införandet och idag, samt hur de använder läroplanen i den dagliga verksamheten. Jag har gjort kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra förskollärare som arbetar i förskolan. Gemensamt för de fyra är att de allihop har mer än 20 års erfarenhet av arbete i förskola, och alltså arbetade i förskolan under införandet av Lpfö 98. Resultatet av min undersökning visar att stöd från förskolechefer och ledning, var en viktig del, för att förskollärarna skulle kunna ta till sig och förstå Lpfö 98 när den infördes.Förskolans roll har förändrats och blivit mer betydelsefull.

The aim with this study is to examine how students and teachers value source criticism. Partly, this regards how teachers practice this in their teaching and how students work with it during lessons ? but also how students value source criticism in situations where the teacher not has pointed out that this topic is part of the actual assignment. Moreover, there is a focus on investigating how students who are critical of the sources take this into account in their daily lives; for example, when they surf on the Internet or when they discuss news articles or other media. This essay is based on interviews with students and teachers, using a qualitative method. The results of this study show that both students and teachers find source criticism to be of major importance.

The purpose of this study is to compare an inquiry-based teaching method for natural sciences in municipal schools and special education and to find out if this way of teaching may be helpful when working with students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).The Swedish national curriculum of 2011 states that teaching methods should be fitted to every student?s needs and preconditions. The implication of this is very important for all students, especially for children with special needs. The theoretical framework that has been applied as a foundation for this study is Vygotskijs "Zone of Proximal Development" and Deweys "Learning by Doing". The method applied for the study is a semi structured interview and five teachers where interviewed.The result of the study shows that teachers with a higher education in natural sciences are more confident with regards to teaching natural sciences and the application of the inquiry-based way of teaching.