The aim of the article is to offer a base for discussions on educational equality from the viewpoint of changes in the world causing widening disparities between pupils and students. The essence and possibilities of educational equity and equality in the Nordic educational realm are discussed from six viewpoints.

This longitudinal case study examines reading difficulties identified in Grade 2 and Grade 6 national assessment test (NAT) scores in relation to Grade 9 NAT in Swedish (L1) and English (L2).

The aim of this article is to critically examine the construction and legitimation of the policy idea of ‘the teacher assistant’, in relation to teachers and the educational institution, through the lens of discursive institutionalism and strands in Curriculum Theory.

Succeskriteriet for en vellykket skolestart er, at alle børn oplever trivsel i skolen og finder motivation for at deltage engageret i skolens aktiviteter. Med afsæt i et empirisk studie af 95 kommende skolebørns og 12 dagtilbudspædagogers deltagelse i fem legeværksteder på den lokale skole viser artiklen, hvordan børn i deres møde med skolens forventninger handler, udveksler og tager del i de rammesatte konstruktionslege – og derigennem aktivt skaber relationer og trivsel.

Med afsæt i et design-based research projekt og længerevarende observationer af børns leg i skolen udvikler denne artikel begrebet om legeorden og et økologisk forståelsesperspektiv, der ser samspil, sammenhæng og helhedsorientering som centrale værdier for blikket på leg i skolen. Gennem konkrete empiriske nedslag viser artiklen, hvordan leg i skolen etableres og vedligeholdes, og hvordan skolens samspil er med leg.

Gjennom retrospektive intervju har vi fått innsikt i tre generasjoners minner om lek i barndommen i Norge. Vi undersøker hvordan tre ulike generasjoners beskrivelser av røff lek i barndommen endrer seg.

Forskningsöversikten omfattar internationella studier som berör relationen mellan undervisning i idrott och hälsa (physical education) och olika idéer om kroppsvikt. Resultaten visar att när beskrivningar av olika syften, undervisningsinnehåll och undervisningsmetoder granskades så utgick undervisningen från tre distinkt skida diskurser: 1. En riskdiskurs, 2. En kritisk överviktsdiskurs, och/eller 3. En pluralistisk diskurs.

Working in an All-Through institution provides the unique opportunity to make significant changes to the continuity, progression, and relevance of the curriculum. An All-Through school can also provide opportunities to enhance all aspects of community development, both within and beyond the boundaries of the school.

This article explores how arguments are made in student essays through the use of writing and visual resources. The data set comprises 54 essays with a passing grade from students in their final year of upper secondary school in Sweden.

This study investigates the influence of game modding on students’ adoption of the DT mindset through the use of an online learning platform that enables a game modding experience.

This small-scale comparative study explores how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on the transition from Early Years Education to Key Stage 1 (KS1) for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in a SEND specialist school in the UK.

Growing global debates surrounding parental school choice underscore the relevance of school place allocation. While there is much research on school choice, the enactment of such allocation policy is rarely analysed. Responding to this research gap, this article investigates how local politicians in Berlin put public primary school place allocation into practice.