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Direct linkSanderud, Jostein Rønning; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Moe, Vegard Fusche – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
There is a tendency in European education policy to emphasise more and better deliberate learning outcomes. The tendency is criticised for taking an instrumental view of education [Biesta, G. (2010). Good education in an age of measurement: "Ethics, politics, democracy." Routledge,; van Manen, M. (2008). Pedagogical sensitivity and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Play, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
Sara Knight; Janine Kim Coates; Judith Lathlean; Rossana Perez-del-Aguila – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
A growing evidence base has demonstrated the value of Forest School as an outdoor learning approach which supports a range of benefits including improved physical, social and mental wellbeing, increased confidence and self-esteem and the development of problem-solving skills. However, critics of Forest School have argued that a lack of theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Forestry, Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning
Rönnerman, Karin; Salo, Petri; Furu, Eli Moksnes; Lund, Torbjørn; Olin, Anette; Jakhelln, Rachel – Educational Action Research, 2016
In this article we present the Nordic Network for Action Research, established in 2004. We describe how the network has explored, bridged and nurtured the inherent action research dynamics of ideology and methodology. This has been done through an understanding anchored in educational traditions, and by focus on three important ideal-shaping…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Democratic Values, Networks
Wermke, Wieland; Jarl, Maria; Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Nordholm, Daniel – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
This article presents the development and application of a model that can be utilized to compare the autonomy of principals in various historical and national contexts. Drawing on former conceptual work on autonomy in education, the model conceptualizes principal autonomy as two-dimensional. The first dimension is the decision making expected from…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Professional Autonomy, Decision Making
Griffin, Gabriele – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
The neoliberalization of higher education in western countries has led to work intensification, projectification, and work-life balance issues for academics. This article draws on interviews with Digital Humanities practitioners in higher education conducted in 2017-2018 in three Nordic countries to introduce the concept of the 'work-work…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Higher Education, Neoliberalism, College Faculty
Download full textAvramovic, Aleksandar; Pinheiro, Rómulo; Asante, Michael – Higher Education Forum, 2022
Publicly funded universities have been under increasing pressure to provide evidence regarding the economic value of their core activities, not least when it comes to the social benefits accrued from the research mission. This study offers a glimpse of Nordic perspectives on the social impact of research from the positions of policymakers,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Social Responsibility, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Batt-Rawden, Victoria H.; Traavik, Laura E. M. – Learning Organization, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore what contributes to egalitarian teams and facilitates for team learning in professional service teams. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study, including 41 in-depth interviews (n = 18) of professional service team members and managers in one of Nordics largest professional service…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Generational Differences, Humor, Interpersonal Relationship
Cone, Lucas; Brøgger, Katja; Berghmans, Mieke; Decuypere, Mathias; Förschler, Annina; Grimaldi, Emiliano; Hartong, Sigrid; Hillman, Thomas; Ideland, Malin; Landri, Paolo; van de Oudeweetering, Karmijn; Player-Koro, Catarina; Bergviken Rensfeldt, Annika; Rönnberg, Linda; Taglietti, Danilo; Vanermen, Lanze – European Educational Research Journal, 2022
With schools and universities closing across Europe, the COVID-19 lockdown left actors in the field of education battling with the unprecedented challenge of finding a meaningful way to keep the wheels of education turning online. The sudden need for digital solutions across the field of education resulted in the emergence of a variety of digital…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Olufsen, Magne; Karlsen, Solveig; Saeleset, Johannes; Thorvaldsen, Steinar – Education Inquiry, 2022
In recent decades, most Nordic countries have seen reforms in their teacher education programme, giving rise to an ongoing debate on these programmes' content, structure, and quality. As part of a recent reform of teacher education in Norway, new Master's-level programme have been introduced to educate teachers for grades 5-10, whereby pre-service…
Descriptors: Specialization, Student Teaching, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education
Halvorsen, Pål; Ljunggren, Jørn – Gender and Education, 2021
While gender equality and new softer masculinity ideals have gained prominence in the Nordic welfare states in recent decades, the top echelons of business seem to constitute a bulwark against these changes. Elite corporate culture preserves more traditional business masculinity ideals, both in terms of gender composition as well as in attitudes…
Descriptors: Males, High School Students, Masculinity, Advantaged
Pirttimaa, Raija; Välivaara, Christine – Education Inquiry, 2018
Children in foster care may face difficulties during their school years. When it comes to academic achievement, there is reported low school performance and lower grades. However, school may be strong protective factor in difficulties if supports are individual. School-based interventions represent a possibility for supporting children whose home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Student Needs, Low Achievement
Jenset, Inga Staal – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Worldwide, scholars and policymakers emphasise the importance of basing teacher education in practice. Scholars have therefore suggested to extend the amount of fieldwork. Still, research has shown that the fieldwork component in teacher education of variable quality. During the last 10 years, an increasing body of research has thus emphasised…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Cross Cultural Studies, Course Descriptions
Chung, Jennifer – London Review of Education, 2023
Finnish education has received worldwide attention due to the country's performances in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Research investigating Finland's positive outcomes in the assessment has highlighted not only the strength of teachers, but also the rigour of Finnish teacher education. Finnish student teachers must…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students
Fooladi, Erik C.; Tuomisto, Maiju; Haapaniemi, Janni – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Food, cooking, and eating are commonly used as contexts or legitimations to teach and communicate science. However, for teaching to have contextual credibility, the relationship between subject and context is a relevant area of study. The present contribution describes an analysis of curricula from three Nordic countries shedding light on…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Family and Consumer Sciences
Drange, Ida; Pietilä, Maria; Reisel, Liza; Silander, Charlotte – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Which gender equality measures do Nordic universities use, and to what extent are the measures effective in increasing the share of women in top academic positions? Based on theories that distinguish between actor and structure-oriented measures, and between strategies of inclusion and transformation, we identified four types of measures: career…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Females, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), College Faculty
