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Heikkilä, Mia; Schaeffer, Jennie Andersson – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2022
Preschool, understood as being both a physical and psychological environment, is, according to objectives in national curriculum, required to be inclusive for all those who attend it. Previous studies have identified the stereotypical norms of several everyday activities of preschools, including both interactions and premises. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Preschool Education, Data Analysis
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Lindh, Maria; Nolin, Jan – European Educational Research Journal, 2016
The aim of this study is to show how Google's business model is concealed within Google Apps for Education (GAFE) as well as how such a bundle is perceived within one educational organisation, consisting of approximately 30 schools. The study consists of two parts: 1) a rhetorical analysis of Google policy documents and 2) an interview study in a…
Descriptors: Privacy, Data Collection, Information Sources, Program Implementation
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Forslund Frykedal, Karin; Samuelsson, Marcus – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This article explores students' accommodation and resistance while participating in group work. The data collected are from fieldwork observations in several classrooms over the course of four terms in different secondary school classes in Sweden, and also from interviews with the students. Through this data analysis, we report that the students…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Groups, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students
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Brandt, Martina; Deindl, Christian – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2013
Understanding the role of social policies in intergenerational transfers from old to young people is especially important in times of population aging. This paper focuses on the influences of social expenditures and social services on financial support and on practical help from older parents to their adult children based on the first two waves…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Population Trends, Aging (Individuals), Parent Child Relationship
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Goltz, Heather Honore; Smith, Matthew Lee – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2010
Yule (1903) and Simpson (1951) described a statistical paradox that occurs when data is aggregated. In such situations, aggregated data may reveal a trend that directly contrasts those of sub-groups trends. In fact, the aggregate data trends may even be opposite in direction of sub-group trends. To reveal Yule-Simpson's paradox (YSP)-type…
Descriptors: Data, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Models
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Holland, Wayne; Salama, Alzira – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to explore the learning process associated with international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integration strategies. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a comparative case study methodology, utilising qualitative data through in-depth interviews with top management responsible for…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Methods
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Hemmi, Kirsti – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2010
The article describes mathematicians' pedagogical perspectives on proof in the teaching of first year university students at a mathematics department in Sweden. A conceptual frame that was used in the data analysis combines theories about proof from earlier mathematics education research with a social practice approach of Lave and Wenger. A…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Mathematics Instruction
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Svensson, Lennart; Randle, Hanne; Bennich, Maria – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that both the supply-based model and the demand-based form of vocational education and training (VET) have their limitations and propose a "third way" in which reflective learning in the workplace is a central ingredient. Design/methodology/approach: The data was collected from several…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
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Adbo, Karina; Taber, Keith S. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The results presented here derive from a longitudinal study of Swedish upper secondary science students' (16-19 years of age) developing understanding of key chemical concepts. The informants were 18 students from two different schools. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mental models of matter at the particulate level that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Chemistry, High School Students
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Fare, R.; Grosskopf, S.; Forsund, F. R.; Hayes, K.; Heshmati, A. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: This paper seeks to model and compute productivity, including a measure of quality, of a service which does not have marketable outputs--namely public education at the micro level. This application is a case study for Sweden public schools. Design/methodology/approach: A Malmquist productivity index is employed which allows for multiple…
Descriptors: Productivity, Outcomes of Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Wedman, Ingemar – School Research Newsletter, 1985
Described in this newsletter issue are research activities involving the development in Sweden of an indicator model to provide a holistic and comprehensive depiction of schools. Intended for use in continuous follow-up and evaluation activities, the model attempts to mirror the situation in schools by means of existing information expressed as…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies
Royal Library, Stockholm (Sweden). – 1970
The work of the Committee on the use of automation in Swedish research libraries has differed from that of a normal study group by virtue of its heavy concentration on the practical aspects of library catalog work, the present status of which is the main theme of this report. The model presented implies total and simultaneous integration of all…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Foreign Countries
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Ramberg, Robert – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Discussion of explanations and knowledge representation within knowledge-based systems focuses on the development of an expert system for purification of proteins in a Swedish laboratory. Topics include domain conceptualization; a multiple-explanation construction model; a study of laboratory staff that investigated construed explanations; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Representation
Rosengren, Bodil – 1974
This report describes the administrative organizational plans and pedagogical objectives for early childhood education programs in Sweden which have evolved since the passage of the 1973 Pre-School Activities Act. A Central Joint Committee for Pre-schools will be set up to advise both the Board of Health and Welfare and the Board of Education.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Day Care, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
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Jenvald, Johan; Morin, Magnus – Simulation & Gaming, 2004
The article presents an approach to emergency response training that combines simulation of hazardous environmental factors with extensive registration of the activities in a training scenario. Simulation enhances realism by exposing the trainees to representations of hazards without putting them at risk. Registration generates data that describe…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Simulation
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