Research subject Historical and Sociological Perspectives on Education
In this theme we look at how education and teaching is formed from a sociological and historical perspective. What are the connections between education and societal change? How is inequality perpetuated or thwarted? What role do class, gender, and ethnicity play in different contexts?
Research within the field adopt many perspectives on education (schooling), knowledge, and learning. One such example is how knowledge and learning are shaped by their social and historical context. Another is how education is shaped and shapes an increasingly internationalized world. What happens, for example, when international standards are established, such as the OECDs PISA study?
From a societal perspective it is also interesting to examine which type of knowledge is being conveyed, how it is conveyed, and what it says about the schools and its relationship to society. Or how an education system develops, is governed and formed by specific political decisions or under the influence of societal change.
Related research subject
Pedagogy
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Anki Bengtsson
Senior lecturer

Eric Larsson
Senior lecturer

Victor Johansson
PhD student

Anna Ahlgren
PhD student

Rebecca Ye
Senior lecturer

Petter Sandgren
Senior lecturer

Larissa Mickwitz
Senior lecturer

Shamal Kaveh
Senior lecturer

Jonas Gustafsson
Senior lecturer

Tobias Dahlkvist
Senior lecturer

Jakob Evertsson
Universitetslektor

Annika Ullman
Professor

Johanna Ringarp
Senior lecturer

Daniel Lövheim
Senior lecturer

Joakim Landahl
Professor
Eva Insulander
Senior lecturer

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