This study uses the Swedish Science Studies course to examine teaching approaches in sustainability education. Science Studies is an interdisciplinary course that aims to educate scientifically literate and active citizens, who are committed to environmental care and sustainability. Based on a survey of 155 teachers, the study explores the…

In this contribution we describe and reflect on the organization of Chalmers University of Technology and how it benefits education development and innovation. Chalmer's matrix organization with a buyer-supplier management model for education has proven to be a driving force for change and quality enhancement and promotes the agility necessary for…

This study investigates resource use by upper-secondary mathematics teachers in the context of collaborative planning. A thematic content analysis is conducted on audio-recorded teacher discussions in order to find out what resources are used by the teachers, how they are used, and for what reasons. The findings show that although teachers use a…

The article presents the results of seventeen years (2001-2018) study of professors' familiarity with the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment" (CEFR), including the related publications, and the academicians' ability to use the developed common reference levels of language proficiency,…

This paper reports on the design, development and evaluation of a novel process for quality assurance of assessments for entire educational programmes. The process was developed and tested by multidisciplinary teaching staff and consists of five phases: inventory, analyses, evaluation, planning change and realising change. The process for quality…

A first-year undergraduate course at Uppsala University has been redesigned in a process exploring different levels of student participation. In the first part of the project, the student voice was heard through interviews focusing on the role of the course in the degree program. In the second part, a student-teacher team was formed to develop…

This study aims to describe how the learning study model can be used to improve lesson design and children's learning outcomes by enabling them to perceive and define the critical aspects of the object of learning, guided by variation theory. Three lesson designs were used with three groups of children (A = 24, B = 13, C = 14) from two schools.…

This article presents the implementation of the constructive alignment theory (CAT) in a power system analysis course through a consensus-based course design process. The consensus-based design process involves both the instructor and graduate-level students and it aims to develop the CAT framework in a holistic manner with the goal of including…

The website of the Swedish National Agency for Education states that preschools are to promote entrepreneurial learning. Many Swedish preschools, therefore, have started to work consciously with entrepreneurial learning as a way of fostering pupils' creativity and ability to make their own decisions. This article investigates whether and how…

In this paper, we report on how teachers in Higher Education enact policy. Outcome-based education (OBE) serves as an example of a governmental educational policy introduced with the European Bologna reform. With a hermeneutic approach, we have studied how 14 teachers interpreted this policy and re-designed their courses. The findings show…

This publication discusses curriculum development in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, Scotland, Sweden, and the United States. The book's purpose is to make available to those interested in the process of curriculum development information on how it is handled in other countries, enabling them to see to what…

The current methods of student evaluation are of doubtful value. An adequate substitute needs to be found. (CK)

The philosophy and major objectives, curriculum, methods and materials of instruction, activity, concretion and motivation, cooperation, individualization, and the major strengths of the programs for social studies in Sweden are outlined and discussed, as are some recommendations for the social studies in the United States. (JB)

General reform in the admission requirements, curriculum, organization, and location of Swedish higher education institutions is described. (DE)