This research delves into the intricate dynamics between research and development (R&D) expenditure, educational attainment, human capital development, and economic progress in the realm of technological innovation, utilizing panel data analysis from 1996 to 2022. Nine nations Spain, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, United…

This study compares an ideal model of a sustainable research institution and the dominating model used by Sida. It uses a complementary capacity building (CCB) model aimed to promote an improved research culture for strengthening the sustainability of research partnerships in economics and management disciplines. This study uses bibliometric data…

This article provides an account of the making of KBLab, the data lab at the National Library of Sweden (KB). The first part discusses the work involved in establishing a lab as both a physical and a digital site for researchers to use digital collections at previously unimaginable scales. The second part explains how the lab has deployed the…

Each year, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) releases a list of scientific advances that represent significant progress in the field of autism research. The "2021 Summary of Advances" provides short, plain language summaries of the top research breakthroughs selected by the IACC from a pool of research articles…

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become a policy priority in many countries. A growing body of research recognises that it provides a wide range of benefits, including social and economic benefits, better child well-being and learning outcomes as a foundation for lifelong learning, more equitable outcomes and reduction of poverty, and…

With many children and adults affected by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, researchers strive to understand the underpinnings of ADHD and associated factors on both a basic and applied level. The goal of this volume is to explore some of the broad array of research in the field of ADHD. The 12 chapters cover a variety of topics as varied…

Based on two seminars on correspondence study, held by the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation (Uppsala, Sweden) during 1967-1968, this volume consists of lectures delivered at these seminars, together with a selection of essays produced by the participants. The first section reviews the relationship between adult education and economic development,…

This paper describes the organization and planning for research and development in Sweden, particularly the role of higher education. A section on policies notes that the state has overall responsibility to fund basic research and the training of research workers. Issues receiving particular attention include environmental problems and new…

The original objective of the nursery school was that acting in cooperation with the home, it should develop children motorically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially. A comparison of objectives with effects reveals many to be non-existent. A 1966 study of nursery school effects on child development revealed the following breakdown: (1)…

Research on the meaning of play accelerated in the 1980s, but play in children with profound multiple disabilities is a topic, that is not discussed very often in research. In this article, play in children with profound multiple disabilities is in focus. The aim is to highlight studies on play as a tool for learning and early stimulation, and for…

The traditional university structure has come to be seen as an obstacle to necessary changes in education and research in Sweden. Reforms initiated by the Swedish Parliament have focused mainly on the overall control of university organization; less change appears in the direct production of education and research. A project underway at the…

Educational research has a fairly short tradition in Sweden. During the sixties, however, new research departments were established in several places in connection with schools of education, and larger sums of money for project research became available. An overview of current educational research in Sweden is presented here in three parts. The…

The place of research in modern society at large is examined along with its role as a producer of highly trained manpower. The relationship between research and teaching in Sweden is discussed with regard to the 1975 university reform based on the report of the U68 Commission. (LBH)

A study of top management education was carried out in a practical training situation to determine attitude change and relationships between training objectives and training evaluation, initial standing and change, and initial standing and background factors. Subjects were 140 people completing one of five management courses. A questionnaire and…

Efforts in Sweden to increase contacts between the university and the rest of society and to build better links between studies and research and the reality of professional life and actual work situations are described. Higher Education Act, teacher development, Lund University experiment, and government experiment with researchers are discussed.…