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Persson, Christel; Einarson, Daniel; Melén, Maria – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to address how a higher education pedagogical course in sustainable development (SD) for university educators affects their teaching efforts in providing sustainability matters for students. Design/methodology/approach: With the aim of improving that course, a case study approach was used to understand how the educators…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Case Studies
Karlsson, Rasmus – Journal of Political Science Education, 2020
This article shows how a gallery walk exercise can be used to encourage broad participation and higher-level thinking among undergraduate students of political science. Asked to visualize the future of different political ideologies, the students work together in groups to create posters that they then present for each other during a…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students, Political Science
Björklund, Mattias; Sandahl, Johan – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2023
Most salient financial literacy frameworks and curricula mainly focus on teaching and learning of simple money management. However, the financial demands placed on individuals today include much more complicated matters, such as buying a home and saving for retirement. Furthermore, financial literacy gives rise to normative questions such as what…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Financial Literacy, Social Studies, Course Descriptions
Elmersjö, Henrik Åström; Persson, Anders – History Education Research Journal, 2023
Controversial issues are often regarded as abundant in history education. Most topics can be regarded as controversial in one way or another. The purpose of this article is to analyse the way history teachers in Swedish lower secondary schools relate controversial issues to a particular view of the nature of the subject of history. By analysing…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), History Instruction, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
Just, Edyta – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
The article presents the outcomes of the research project supported by Linköping University, Sweden. The research project constitutes a part of an umbrella project called Pedagogiska Utvecklingsmedel för E-lärande 2019 (Pedagogical Development Tools for E-learning 2019). The research project focuses on the International Master's Program--Gender…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Course Content, Teaching Methods
Kans, Mirka – Education Sciences, 2021
Engineers of today require a holistic understanding of the lifecycle of products and processes, from conceptualization to operations. Maintenance and reliability are areas receiving increased attention due to the contribution to sustainable industry practices. The related literature describes ways to strengthen the education with respect to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Maintenance, Foreign Countries, Reliability
Niclas Lindström – Ethics and Education, 2024
This study explores the practical implications of the paradox of moral education, focusing on how Swedish social study teachers (civics, geography, history, and religious education) navigate conflicting responsibilities to convey values and facilitate critical thinking when addressing controversial issues in their classrooms. Through qualitative…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, Ethical Instruction, Values Education
Öhrn, Elisabet; Beach, Dennis; Johansson, Monica; Rönnlund, Maria; Rosvall, Per-Åke – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2023
In the autumn of 2015 a large number of mainly Syrian refugees arrived in Sweden. They were unevenly distributed geographically by the authorities and smaller municipalities received proportionally larger numbers than others. The schools became central in the local reception processes. They faced difficulties but also possibilities, both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Rural Schools, Student Needs
Hrastinski, Stefan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Evidence can be used to support digital course design. The aim of this paper is to discuss how teachers can develop local evidence to support digital course design. Previous research has focused on how practice can be based on research, while we have a limited understanding of how local evidence is used and produced in practice. Local evidence…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Improvement, Blended Learning, Online Courses
Katarina Andreasen; Marcus Lundberg; Stefan Pålsson; Nicusor Timneanu – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2025
We investigated the impact that teachers' participation in a short compulsory course on active learning had on their teaching practice. The course was offered at all departments of a STEM faculty with a total of 516 participants. Evaluations showed that teachers especially appreciated collegial discussions and examples of teaching practices in the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, STEM Education, College Faculty
Fröberg, Andreas; Wiklander, Petter; Lundvall, Suzanne – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2023
In this paper, we add to the literature by exploring how sustainable development (SD) and sustainability-oriented learning, are reflected in the Swedish compulsory school and upper secondary school physical education and health (PEH) syllabi. The source of data was the PEH syllabi and the commentary material, as produced by the Swedish National…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, Outdoor Education
Schenker, Katarina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study is to understand the mechanisms supporting equality and social health in physical activity (PA) practices by analysing didactic choices. Social health is understood as equal distribution of power. Thereby, a healthy PA practice needs to be inclusive. 3 PA activities are analysed as cases. Issues of inclusion and exclusion are…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Promotion, Power Structure, Social Differences
Peter Nicolai Aashamar; Kirsti Klette; Anders Stig Christensen – Journal of Social Science Education, 2024
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore opportunities to develop higher-order thinking for students in social studies, with a focus on teachers' content coverage and support for engaging in social studies analysis. Design/methodology/approach: A video study using naturalistic classroom observations of 80 social studies lessons was conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Classroom Environment, Thinking Skills
Anna Larsson; Kristina Ledman – Journal of Social Science Education, 2025
Purpose: This study seeks to gain an understanding of the complexities involved in real-life classroom teaching. The aim is to trace values and tensions displayed in what the teachers regard as successful and unsuccessful. Design/methodology/approach: Teachers were interviewed to explore their perceptions of success and failures in their teaching…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis
Sadeghi, Karim, Ed.; Thomas, Michael, Ed. – Digital Education and Learning, 2023
This edited book brings together documented evidence and theoretical propositions on the essential mediating role of digital technology in L2 teacher education and professional development. Topics range from technological affordances in teacher education, to challenges and responses to emergency transition from face to face to virtual professional…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Faculty Development