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Powerful Knowledge in the Social Studies Classroom and Beyond
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Aashamar, Peter N.; Klette, Kirsti – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2023
This article examines how teachers and students connect disciplinary knowledge to contexts outside the classroom in naturally occurring teaching in 80 Nordic lower secondary social studies lessons using a standardized observation manual. We found evidence that teachers often connected disciplinary knowledge to students' experiences and wider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Social Studies, Learner Engagement
Between the Lifeworld and Academia: Defining Political Issues in Social Science Education
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Nora Elise Hesby Mathé; Johan Sandahl – Journal of Social Science Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to discuss mutual understandings of political issues among students and academics. The aim is to suggest a framework that teachers can use to address politics from both the discipline's and the students' perspectives. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on semi-structured interviews with twelve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Social Sciences
Teaching Traditions in Science Teachers' Practices and the Introduction of National Testing
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Lidar, Malena; Karlberg, Martin; Almqvist, Jonas; Östman, Leif; Lundqvist, Eva – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Our main interest in this article is to explore whether Swedish teachers changed their teaching and assessment practices in relation to the new national tests in science education that were introduced 2009. Data was collected using a web-distributed questionnaire, which was answered by 407 teachers. The concept of teaching traditions is used to…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Political Issues, Moral Values, Teaching Methods
Studying Politics or Being Political? High School Students' Assessment of the Welfare State
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Sandahl, Johan – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
Purpose: This article examines high school students' understanding of the welfare state as a political issue and discusses how it can be approached in the classroom. The study was conducted within a social-science educational context and departs from a perspective from which educational goals can be seen as intrinsic (goals closely connected to…
Descriptors: Political Science, Teaching Methods, Social Systems, Welfare Services
A Historical Materialist Analysis of the Debate in Swedish Print Media on Mobile Phones in School Settings
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Ott, Torbjörn – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2014
The use of mobile phones for teaching and learning in schools has been a controversial matter. In this paper the debate in two Swedish newspapers on the use of mobile phones in schools is analysed using a historical materialist framework. The results are discussed in relation to contemporary research on mobile learning. The analysis reveals that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Newspapers
"Mobile Phones and Other Disturbing Objects…"
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Ott, Torbjörn – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The impact of mobile learning on education is dependent not only on educational understanding but also on opinions of the public and policymakers. The debate in media reflects opinions and aims in different levels of the society. In order to enrich the view on what mobile learning has to battle in order to reach its full potentials I have studied…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices