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Teachers with skills, cooperativeness, knowledge, and qualifications : A discourse analysis of the Swedish Schools Inspectorate’s thematical quality audits
No full textSkolinspektionens roll som granskande myndighet och granskningarnas effekter på skola, lärare och undervisning kan studeras från flera olika perspektiv. I denna studie ligger fokus på Skolinspektionens tematiska kvalitetsgranskningar. Med utgångspunkt i en Foucault-inspirerad diskursanalys undersöks vilka diskurser om lärare som konstrueras av Skolinspektionens tematiska kvalitetsgranskningar gällande undervisning i grundskolan mellan år 2014 - 2018? Dessutom diskuteras hur de framträdande diskurserna kan förstås utifrån dess kontext som en del av ett växande granskningssamhälle. Studiens resultat visar att det går att uppfatta tre framträdande diskurser – diskursen om lärarens förmåga, diskursen om lärarens kunskap och kompetens och diskursen om lärarens kollegiala samarbete. Samtliga dessa tre konstrueras som en konsekvens av den mer övergripande diskursen om den framgångsrika undervisningen. I studiens resultatdiskussion problematiseras dessa diskurser när de sätts i relation till det växande granskningssamhället, den marknadsstyrda skolan (genom New Public Management) och skollagens skrivning om utbildning på vetenskaplig grund. I studien argumenteras för att de diskurser som konstrueras i Skolinspektionens skrivningar samtliga bär spår av just dessa tre perspektiv som i studien kallas för diskursiva formationer. The role of the Swedish Schools Inspectorate as an auditing authority and the effect of the audits on teachers, schools and teaching could be studied from various perspectives. In this study, the thematical quality audits from the Swedish Schools Inspectorate are in focus. Based on a Foucault-inspired discourse analysis, the discourses constructed in the thematical quality audits a regarding compulsory school during the years 2014-2018 are examined. Furthermore, the understanding of the constructed discourses is discussed relative to the audit community being their context. The result of the study shows that three main discourses could be seen as being constructed through the studied material. The discourse about the teacher skills, the discourse about the teacher knowledge and qualifications and the discourse about the teacher cooperativeness. All three are constructed as a consequence of the discourse about the successful teaching. In the study, the three discourses are also discussed relative to the growing audit community, the market-driven school (through New Public Management) and the scientific basis on which all education should be based according to the education act. The study argues that there are traces of these three perspectives in the discourses that are possible to view as constructed in the audits.
Women’s career opportunities in the auditing industry : A study of factors that affect women's opportunities to become partners
No full textRevisionsbranschen är en mansdominerad bransch som är känd för att ha lägst andel kvinnor bland dem ledande positionerna. Kvinnor har stött på olika hinder och haft svårare att nå högre positioner än män, men på senare år har branschen blivit mer jämställd. Studier har visat att könsfördelningen inom delägarkretsen har förändrats till det bättre. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka kvinnliga delägares uppfattningar av faktorer som påverkat kvinnors möjligheter att bli delägare i medelstora och stora revisionsbyråer samt om de uppfattar att dessa faktorer fortfarande finns. Studiens teoretiska referensram fokuserar på revisionsbranschen och strukturella teorier. I studien har ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt använts för att få en djupgående förståelse om hur kvinnliga delägare upplever att olika faktorer har påverkat dem att bli delägare samt om de upplever att en förändring har skett i branschen. Vi har genomfört sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med kvinnliga delägare från fyra olika bolag. Resultatet av empirin visar att de kvinnliga delägarna inte upplevt hinder för att nå delägarskap. Det enda hindret som påverkar möjligheterna för att bli delägare är varje individs egna egenskaper, ambitioner och mål. Föräldraskap ses inte som ett hinder av delägarna, däremot upplever de att kombinationen av familj och karriär kan upplevas vara svår. Delägarna upplever att det har skett en förändring bland könsfördelningen i delägarkretsen och att branschen är under utveckling. Med den här studien vill vi bidra till en ökad förståelse kring vilka hinder som påverkar kvinnors avancemang inom revisionsbranschen.The auditing industry is a male dominated industry that is known for having the lowest proportion of women among the leading positions. Women have encountered various obstacles and found it more difficult to reach higher positions than men, but in recent years the industry has become more equal. Studies have shown that the gender distribution within the circle of partners has changed. The purpose of this study is to investigate female partners’ perceptions of factors that have affected women’s opportunities to become partners in medium-sized and large auditing firms and whether they perceive that these factors still exist. The study's theoretical framework focuses on the auditing industry and structural theories. A qualitative approach was used to gain an in-depth understanding of how female partners feel that various factors have influenced them to become partners and whether they feel that a change has taken place in the industry. We conducted six semi-structured interviews with female partners from four firms. The results show that the female partners don’t experience obstacles to achieve partnership. The only obstacle is each individual's own characteristics, ambitions and goals. Parenting is not seen as an obstacle by the partners. However, they experience that the combination of family and career can be difficult. The partners feel that there has been a change in the gender distribution in the co-owner and that the industry is still changing. With this study, we want to contribute to an increased understanding of the obstacles that affect women's advancement in the auditing industry
Agenda 2030 as a framework for collaboration : experiences and recommendations from eight Swedish universities
No full textAgenda 2030 som ramverk för konsekvensbeskrivning av samverkan och nyttiggörande (AGERA
Can your childhood predict who you are and how you feel today? : the relationship between personality, attachment style, self-esteem and well-being
No full textTidigare forskning har visat att föräldrars anknytningsstil och personlighet samverkar och påverkar varandra. Men hur ser förhållandena ut mellan anknytningsstil, självkänsla, välmående och personlighet? I den här uppsatsen prövades fem hypoteser huruvida det fanns samband mellan dessa. Detta gjordes via en enkät som mätte de fem grundläggande dimensioner (vänlighet, extraversion, neuroticism, öppenhet och samvetsgrannhet), subjektivt psykiskt välmående, självkänslan samt anknytningen utifrån fem aspekter; två otrygga av karaktären avståndstagande (distans och sakorientering) och två av ängslig/närhetssökande karaktär (relationsfixering och bifallsbehov) samt tillit, den trygga anknytningsstilen som utmärks av ett tryggt och tillitsfullt förhållande till sig själv och till andra. De verktyg som användes var Big Five Inventory (BFI), Välmåendeformuläret, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) samt Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). Enkätens reliabilitet var genomgående god. Totalt svarade 853 deltagare på enkäten i åldrarna mellan 20-74 år (M = 43.3, SD = 10.15) där 67.3% var kvinnor. Korrelationsanalyser och multipla regressionsanalysen genomfördes. Hypoteserna fick stöd i studien, anknytningsstilen kan prediceras av personlighetsdrag, välmående och självkänsla. Resultaten visade att anknytningsstilen tillit prediceras med positiva samband av vänlighet, extraversion, självkänsla och välmående samt ett negativt samband av neuroticism, vilket övriga anknytningsstilar inte har.Previous research has shown that parents' attachment style and personality interact and influence each other. But what do the relationships between attachment style, self-esteem, well-being and personality look like? In this essay, five hypotheses were tested to see how these correlates with each other. This was done by a survey that measured the five basic dimensions (agreeableness, extraversion, neuroticism, openness and conscientiousness), subjective well-being, self-esteem and attachment style based on five aspects; two insecure of distancing nature and two of an anxious / closeness-seeking nature, the secure attachment style is characterized by a secure relationship with oneself and others. The survey was based on Big Five Inventory (BFI), Questionnaire on well-being, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). The reliability of the survey was good. A total of 853 participants responded to the survey between the ages of 20-74 (M = 43.3, SD = 10.15), where 67.3% were women. Correlation analyzes and multiple regression analyzes were performed. The hypotheses were confirmed, attachment style can be predicted by personality traits, well-being and self-esteem. The results showed that the secure attachment is predicted by and has a positive correlation with agreeableness, extraversion, self-esteem and well-being as well as a negative correlation to neuroticism, which the other attachment styles did not have
School nurses' experience of working in school health service during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a vast influence on Swedish society. Related recommendations and political decisions have greatly affected schools. This study aimed to describe school nurses' experience working in Sweden during the pandemic in 2020. The study used a qualitative method with an inductive approach. Interviews with 17 school nurses in five focus groups and one individual interview were conducted. Qualitative content analysis was used. The impact of the pandemic on school nurses can be described through three categories: "Changes in working methods in relation to the students/guardians", "Impact on cooperation with school staff", and "The school nurse's prerequisites for major changes." Overall, school nurses experienced a transition to a digital way of working. Policies and decisions on global and local levels affected the work situations of school nurses as well as the school nurses' social, cultural, and professional experience. The highest priority for school nurses is students, and school nurses adapted their working methods to give support to students during the changing circumstances. School nurses are both pragmatic and highly creative. Cooperation with other school professions is critical, as is support and guidance during crisis situations
Ekologisk kompensation som styrmedel i kommunal planering
No full textProjektet har undersökt erfarenheter av och förutsättningar för att tillämpa ekologisk kompensation inom ramen för den kommunala planeringen. Inom olika delstudier har projektet undersökt ekologisk kompensation som styrmedel, tillämpningen av skadelindringshierarkin, utformningen av kompensationsmodeller och rutiner, användningen av olika modeller för beräkning av förluster och vinster inom kompensationsprojekt, samt allmänhetens preferenser för olika kompensationsalternativ. Projektet har genomförts i nära samarbete med Helsingborgs och Lomma kommun, och Kommunförbundet Skåne har varit projektets kommunikationspartner och arrangör av flera större möten och workshopar med tjänstemän från många kommuner i Skåne. ...The project has investigated experiences of and prerequisites for applying environmental compensation within a municipal planning context. The project has examined environmental compensation as a policy instrument, the application of the mitigation hierarchy, the design of compensation models and procedures, the use of different frameworks for assessing losses and gains, and the public’s preferences for different compensation options. The project has been carried out in close co-operation with Helsingborg and Lomma municipalities. Kommunförbundet Skåne has been the project’s communication partner and organizer of several major meetings and workshops with officials from many municipalities in Skåne. ...Ekologisk kompensation som styrmedel – ett kommunperspektiv (MuniComp
Pedagogiska relationer och strategier för elever med adhd
No full textElever med adhd utgör en heterogen grupp och beroende på bland annat ålder och kön, och hur skolmiljön och relationer till lärare och kamrater fungerar så kan utmaningarna som eleverna möter under sin utbildning se olika ut. Den här texten utgår från generella strategier i undervisningen för elever med adhd. Den har sin bas i forskning om den aktuella elevgruppen och som, trots variationen inom elevgruppen och variationen i hur skolsituationen som helhet ser ut för eleverna, är förväntat användbara. Utgångspunkten för texten har varit att relatera till perspektiv på lärande och utveckling som är möjliga att använda sig av i olika typer av lärandemiljöer. I texten belyses, med bas i forskning, betydelsen av att elever med adhd ges möjlighet att bygga trygga och tillitsfulla relationer med sina lärare och klasskamrater så att de får en känsla av tillhörighet i det sammanhang och i den grupp som de tillhör. Här lyfts även vikten av att lärandemiljön kännetecknas av tillgänglighet och flexibilitet samt betydelsen av att skolan skapar arenor för samverkan mellan olika aktörer i elevernas nätverk. Texten har inspirerats av hur tillgänglig undervisning kan förstås utifrån ramverket Universal Design for Learning
Avsnitt 60 : Tillgänglighet och delaktighet för elever med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning
No full textHur skapar man en tillgänglig lärmiljö när det kommer till elever mottagna i grundsärskolan som är integrerad i grundskoleklass? Samläsning ställer vissa krav på skolverksamheterna, de behöver förutsättningar och verktyg för att kunna skapa både en social och pedagogisk delaktighet och vad säger forskningen om detta? Medverkande är Linda Petersson Bloom, rådgivare på Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten och doktorand, samt Daniel Östlund, docent vid Högskola Kristianstad. Samtalsledare är Erika Bergman.Poddcast: Podden "Lika värde", som produceras av Specialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten.</p
Fingerfoods : development of in-between meals recipes for home usage among older adults with eating disabilities
No full textThe study’s rationale: Physical difficulties as well as socio-psychological factors have an impact on the nutritional status and well-being of the elderly, leading to reduced capacity. In addition, feeding difficulties in the elderly after stroke or with illnesses – holding cutlery, bringing food to the mouth, chewing and swallowing –are a factor reducing independence and contributing to malnutrition. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the acceptability of proteinrich in-between recipes intended as fingerfoods for home usage among older adults with eating disabilities. Recipes intended for publication in a recipe book. Methods: Several prototypes per recipe were developed using the creative design method. Measurements on physical characteristics – firmness, stickiness, viscosity, colorimetry – as well as consumer tests at home – general appreciation, appearance, smell, taste, texture – were conducted. Results: The measurements of the physical characteristics helped to reduce the number of samples presented in the hedonic test. The laboratory measurements combined with the results of the hedonic tests (n= 57-77 participants) were used to determine the most suitable and appreciated recipe. The participants' comments enabled the improvement of the recipes. Conclusion. Four acceptable fingerfood recipes for in-between meal for older adults with eating disabilities were developed: blinis, pancakes, banana drinks, chocolate chip cakes. While the addition of spirulina is not appreciated, the addition of vanilla whey protein or sauce may be good both for acceptability and nutritional reasons.The higher the content of protein, the lower the firmness of the solid fingerfoods.Completing this study by ensuring acceptability and attractiveness among older adults with eating difficulties could confirm the recipes.ISBN: 978-91-87973-60-4Fingerfoods – en väg till ökad matglädje, ökad självständighet och ökat välmående bland äldr
“I didn’t want to be a troublemaker” : doctoral students’ experiences of change in supervisory arrangements
No full textPurpose – During the lengthy process of PhD studies, supervisory changes commonly occur for several different reasons, but their most frequent trigger is a poor supervisory relationship. Even though a change in supervisors is a formal bureaucratic process and not least the students’ rights, in practice it can be experienced as challenging. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore how doctoral students experience a change in supervisory arrangements. Design/methodology/approach – This study highlights the voices of 19 doctoral students who experienced at least one supervisory change during their doctoral studies. Findings – The findings were structured chronologically, revealing the students’ experiences prior, during and after the changes. In total, 12 main themes were identified. Most of the interviewed students experienced the long decision-making processes as stressful, difficult and exhausting, sometimes causing a lack of mental well-being. However, once the change was complete, they felt renewed, energized and capable of continuing with their studies. It was common to go through more than one change in supervisory arrangements. Further, the students described both the advantages of making a change yet also the long-lasting consequences of this change that could affect them long after they had completed their PhD programs. Originality/value – The study fulfills an identified need to investigate the understudied perspective of doctoral students in the context of change in supervisory arrangements. A change in the academic culture is needed to make any changes in supervisory arrangements more acceptable thus making PhD studies more sustainable