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Principals' Views and Reported Actions on Sustainability from a Whole School Approach Perspective: A Comparative Study of Eco- and Non-Eco-Certified Preschools in Sweden
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Farhana Borg; Mikael Winberg; Niklas Gericke; Johan Borg – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Although preschool principals are important for integrating sustainability, studies on this topic are scarce. Using an embedded mixed methods approach, this study explored and compared 50 principals' views and actions relating to sustainability in the operations of 25 eco- and 25 non-eco-certified randomly sampled preschools from 25 municipalities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
School Nurses' Experiences with Health Dialogues: A Swedish Case
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Kostenius, Catrine – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
The aim of this study was to describe school nurses' experiences with health dialogues and elicit their thoughts about how schools can reach the full potential in promoting students' health literacy and learning. The phenomenological analysis resulted in four themes: (i) A golden opportunity…or not, (ii) Like a double-edged sword, (iii) Able or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Nurses, Attitudes, Health Promotion
Success Factors Enabling Employment for Adults on the Autism Spectrum from Employers' Perspective
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Dreaver, Jessica; Thompson, Craig; Girdler, Sonya; Adolfsson, Margareta; Black, Melissa H.; Falkmer, Marita – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are poor and there is limited understanding on how best to support individuals with ASD in the workplace. Stakeholders involved in the employment of adults with ASD, including employers and employment service providers have unique insights into the factors influencing…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Employment Level, Success
From a Dualistic toward a Holistic View of Dance Knowledge: A Phenomenological Analysis of Syllabuses in Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden
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Andersson, Ninnie; Thorgersen, Cecilia Ferm – Journal of Dance Education, 2015
This article examines how dance knowledge is seen through syllabuses in Swedish upper secondary schools. A starting point is life-world phenomenology. A phenomenological way of thinking allows that human beings are intersubjective, linked with and within the world, which influences the view of dance knowledge and how research is elaborated. A…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Dance Education, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries
Subject- and Experience-Bound Differences in Teachers' Conceptual Understanding of Sustainable Development
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Borg, C.; Gericke, N.; Höglund, H.-O.; Bergman, E. – Environmental Education Research, 2014
This article describes the results of a nationwide questionnaire study of 3229 Swedish upper secondary school teachers' conceptual understanding of sustainable development in relation to their subject discipline and teaching experience. Previous research has shown that teachers have difficulties understanding the complex concept of sustainable…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Sustainable Development
Professionals' and Parents' Shared Learning in Blended Learning Networks Related to Communication and Augmentative and Alternative Communication for People with Severe Disabilities
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Wilder, Jenny; Magnusson, Lennart; Hanson, Elizabeth – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
People with severe disabilities (SD) communicate in complex ways, and their teachers, parents and other involved professionals find it difficult to gain knowledge and share their experiences regarding the person with SD's communication methods. The purpose of this study is to contribute to our understanding of how parents and professionals share…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Parents, Professional Personnel