Abstract Gunnarsson, Katarina Ståhle (2011). Skolgården ? inflytande och pedagogiska perspektiv. Malmö: Lärarutbildningen, Malmö högskola. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka och jämföra några elevers, lärares och politikers tankar och planer. Är de lika eller skiljer de sig åt vad gäller vistelsen på skolgården? Jag har genom kvalitativa intervjuer av elever, lärare och några av de som planerar skolgården samt observationer samlat in mitt empiriska material, detta har genomförts på en skola i södra Sverige.

The purpose of my study is to highlight how children at preschool are affected by adult?s awareness of norms and interpretations of masculinity and femininity. The essay shows examples of boys? and girls´ expectations of each other and the preconceived notions of what boys and girls should or can do, and how we pedagogues relate to this matter. One example is about an encounter with a mother, where we have different opinions about her son´s wishes to be Lucia instead of Santa Claus.

The purpose of this paper is to examine how teachers comprehend LUS as a development program, but also how they think about one of the points in the program. The study is based on interviews with five teachers working with ages between preschool to ninth grade.The results show that the development program is splendid, it doesn?t come with a lot of paperwork and it has a humanistic approach. When it comes to point 18a which is the main examination, the teachers mainly agree with each other. They all talk about preunderstanding, reading speed and the amount of literature as the main characteristics to be placed at point 18a.

Abstract Arbetets art: Lärarprogram som har inriktning mot förskola och förskoleklass 120 hp. Titel: Matematik i förskolan, en jämförande studie mellan Polen och Sverige av läroplaner, samtalet på förskolan och pedagogernas arbetssätt Engelsk titel: Mathematic in preschool A comparative study of Poland and Sweden concerning curricula, preschool discourse, and how educators work Författare: Grönvall Anna Handledare: Ann-Elise Persson Examinator: Nils Andersson Datum: 2010-11-01 Mitt syfte med denna studie är att jämföra mellan Polen och Sverige det matematiska innehållet i läroplanerna, vilka arbetsmetoder som används i de båda länderna för att synliggöra matematiken och hur pedagoger använder samtalet för att stimulera barns matematiska tänkande och utveckla deras begreppsförståelse. Arbetet ger en översikt över tidigare forskning om matematiskt tänkande i förskolan. Jag har gjort en dokumentanalys av ländernas läroplaner (Lpfö, 98; Lp, 2009) och en semistrukturerad intervju kombinerad med observation. Studien är utförd på två förskolor i Polen och två förskolor i Sverige i barngrupper med barn i 4-5-års ålder.

The preschool constitutes a big part of many children's everyday existence. Its contents are therefore of great importance and the environment deserves a well thoughtout design. In this study, surveys in field and literature have resulted in conclusions around how plants can be used in children's play environments, in order to contribute to the experiencerelated values. The aim is to present conclusions to lean on when drawing up designproposals for new playgrounds, especially where the natural conditions are not so favorable. The first question that is responded to is how plants can be used in order to enrich the children's play environments.

I vår studie kommer ni som läsare få läsa om utomhuspedagogik. Vårt syfte har varit att få en inblick i vad utomhuspedagogik är, även att få mer kunskaper om hur utomhuspedagogik uppfattas inom aktuell forskning men även av de som arbetar i förskolor med den specifika inriktningen. Vi avser därmed försöka få en mer nyanserad bild av utomhuspedagogik. De frågeställningar vi utgått från har varit vad utomhuspedagogik betyder för pedagogerna? Finns det några nackdelar enligt pedagogerna, och i så fall vilka är dessa? Och den sista frågan vi ställt är om det ställs några specifika krav på pedagoger som arbetar i förskolor med en utomhusinriktad pedagogik?.

In my essay, I write about the work at a pre-school in a segregated suburb. I begin my essay with examples from my workday. In one case, it is about Sara, playing games where other children are excluded and she also exhibits a power game towards me. In the second example, it is about how a group of children conspire and expose both themselves and others for destructive conspiracy patterns. When I write down what happens in the group of children at my pre-school, I see patterns reminiscent of destructive gangs.

Goods that children come in contact with on a daily basis for example toys, electronics, textiles, household items, have attracted an increased attention in recent years because of a common occurrence of residues of potentially hazardous chemical substances. Some municipalities in Stockholm have developed plans for managing chemical risks and work systematically to phase out products containing hazardous substances. This thesis aims to contribute to an improved knowledge base for any future work with non-toxic nursery schools in Haninge. The study's focus is on the challenges encountered by conditions and problems of preschool personnel to manage chemical risks in early childhood environments. Primary data was collected through a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with both the preschool staff and practitioners working in the central organization of the municipality.

More and more preschools are choosing to reduce the sugar consumption. The reason is, inter alia, the increase of weight in the community, but there is also research showing that sugar is harmful to children. The discussions on sugar and children are also a hot media topic.I have chosen to use a qualitative method, interviews, to gather material for the essay. I have interviewed a teacher and a cook in three different preschools, in different municipalities. I have also looked at their various nutrition policies to see how the guidelines for their work on diet and health look like.

The purpose of the study is to investigate into professional knowledge of the bilingual teachers, compared to monolingual, and what benefits they give to pre-school. Qualitative method was used to get an understanding of informant´s perspective on bilingual teachers. The informants believe that bilingual teachers are able to understand all the children. A bilingual teacher can make the children feel secure. If one has a positive attitude toward bilingualism, the bilingual children also show a positive attitude that in turn contributes to learning and development of the language..

More and more preschools are choosing to reduce the sugar consumption. The reason is, inter alia, the increase of weight in the community, but there is also research showing that sugar is harmful to children. The discussions on sugar and children are also a hot media topic.I have chosen to use a qualitative method, interviews, to gather material for the essay. I have interviewed a teacher and a cook in three different preschools, in different municipalities. I have also looked at their various nutrition policies to see how the guidelines for their work on diet and health look like.

Rummen i förskolan skapar en vandring uppför sluttningen både ovanpå och inuti byggnaden där varje åldersgrupp har sin egen del med direkt förankring ut i naturen. Förskolan är barnens värld. Den skall utmana, stimulera och ge utrymme för barnens egen fantasi. Ett diagonalt linjespel, hur byggnaden ligger i landskapet, flödet genom byggnaden och de subtila sinnesintrycken har varit viktiga aspekter. Vi tror att rummen vi föreslår kommer uppmuntra till rörelse, nyfikenhet och kreativitet på förskolan. .

AimThe aim of this essay is by using a motor skill track to see if there exists any remarkable difference in the motor skill profiles between pupils from our montessori school and the mean score in the "Nytidstest". The questions at issue we had were: How is the motor skill profile on pupils in year 2 and 3 practicing montessori pedagogy? Is the motor skill profile superior or inferior to the mean score in the "Nytidstest"? What factors, if any, concerning the montessori pedagogy affects the results of the test?MethodWe used a motor skill track consisting of 8 stations sellected from the "Nytidstest" adapted for year 3 (the original test consists of 16 stations). Pupils from year 2 and 3 in our chosen montessori school were tested in groups of 4-5 persons each. We made the tests on two occasions each lasting for 100 minutes at the time.

The purpose with this study was to examine what kind of knowledge children in preschool have regarding what plants are, and what plants need in order to grow and survive. By means of qualitative interviews I have let 12 children in the ages of 3 to 5 years answer questions regarding the subject.From the results it is obvious that the children in the early age groups already have some knowledge of what a plant is and can also mention a few basic factors for a plants survival. In addition, the results show that their knowledge increases with the childs age and that the conversations become more distinct with more resulting questions the older the children are.Keywords. Enviroment, plants needs, Preeschool, science..

Tidigare forskning kring utomhuspedagogik studerar i stor utsträckning fördelar och nackdelar. I denna studie lyfts frågor om hur förskollärare nyttjar tiden och miljön i utomhusvistelsen. Studien jämför hur mycket tid det läggs på planerade pedagogiska aktiviteter utomhus jämfört med hur mycket total utomhusvistelse förskolorna har. Vår upplevelse är att nästan all tid man vistas utomhus är förlagd till fri lek och orsakerna till detta är något vi undersöker i denna studie. Fyra förskolor medverkar i studien och enskilda intervjuer har gjorts med åtta utbildade förskollärare.Studien visar att miljön har betydelse för hur mycket lärandetid det är som läggs utomhus.