Stockholm university

Research group Social Studies Education

The aim of the research group is to encourage publications and develop project ideas for social studies education research based at the Department of Teaching and Learning. In this effort, we cooperate with Swedish and international researchers doing similar work.

Group description

A democratic society is dependent upon knowledgeable and engaged citizens. In school, social studies education has played an important role in its assignment to contribute to the development of students' attitudes, experiences, knowledge, abilities and skills that students need in order to be active participants in society. Hereby, social studies education fills an important role in qualifying, socialising and emancipating students for a life in democracy. The research group has a specific interest in examining the relationships and frictions between these intrinsic (e.g. disciplinary knowledge) and the extrinsic goals (e.g. democratic attitudes) in social studies teaching.

The research group of Social Studies Education have regular seminars.

Group members

Members

Ann-Sofie Jägerskog

Senior lecturer, Director of studies

Department of Teaching and Learning
Ann-Sofie Jägerskog

Johan Sandahl

Professor, Director of studies

Department of Teaching and Learning
Sandahl

Maja Torres Madzar

Lecturer

Department of Teaching and Learning
Maja Torres Madzar

Maria Olson

Professor

Department of Teaching and Learning
Maria Olson

Mattias Björklund

Senior lecturer

Department of Teaching and Learning
Mattias

Patrik Johansson

Adjungerad lärare

Department of Teaching and Learning
Patrik Johansson

Viveca Lindberg

Universitetslektor

Department of Special Education