The notion of historical thinking has in recent years become popular in research on history
education, particularly so in North America, the UK and Australia. The aim of this paper is to …

The aim of this thesis is to critically examine opportunities and obstacles to develop teaching
in Swedish as a second language on equal ground. This is done by exploring a group of …

The aim of the present study is to investigate whether social studies in compulsory school
grades 7–9 can be perceived as having a clear canon regarding subject content, methods …

Do curricular texts address children's existential questions and how are such questions to be
met in school? This is the crucial question of this study. It consists of a comparative content …

The aim of this article is to increase our understanding of how history and social studies
teachers in vocational preparation programmes (VET) in Sweden relate to the obligation of …

This study examines the washback effects of a national test in Swedish at upper secondary
schools. The test consists of three parts—reading, writing and speaking—and this study …

The aim of this article is to problematise the use of visits to heritage sites in history education
in primary school. The empirical basis is a questionnaire and interviews with teachers in …

From the citizenship education potential of schools to that of social studies as a subject–a
way forward? What is good citizenship, and how can schools help to promote and shape it …

Abstract Larsson, M. 2021. Viktig läsning? Svensklärare i gymnasiet om läsundervisning i en
performativ kontext. Dalarna Doctoral Dissertations 16. Falun: Högskolan Dalarna. ISBN 978 …

The importance of developing subject-specific literacy is emphasized in linguistic and
didactic studies. This thesis contributes to the knowledge on literacy in compulsory school …