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<p>The objective with this study is to investigate the school introduction of newly arrived students, by focusing on the latter years of high school, by comparing two schools method of working.</p><p>This was done by a qualitative survey based on half structured interviews and existing school documentation.</p><p>The questions of the study targeted the schools method of working, how well the education was adapted to the students and if it was appropriate to them. We also asked about the school resources to meet the need of the newly arrived students. </p><p>Our theoretical assumptions were based on Haugs’ terms “including integration” and “excluding integration”, Lahdenperäs’ theory about intercultural education, Vygotskijs thoughts about adapted education and finally Blossings’ description of different cooperative cultures. Our results showed that school introduction for newly arrived students were formed from the schools’ view on learning development and adapted education. The schools knowledge about and approach to intercultural education, the competence and engagement of the leaders had all a great importance to how the school formed its education. The school with the most intercultural elements also had a more cooperative culture, efficient way of working and more resources to adapt the education to the students’ backgrounds, preconditions and needs. </p>

<p>The essay aims to highlight the newly arrived immigrant students’ experience of social integration and social security in the Swedish school system, which is important for their further language and learning development. This essay aims to see it from the student's perspective. The main question in this essay is: What factors seem to matter the most for the newly arrived immigrant students in their language and learning skills, and what does the students themselves think about the issue? The study is based on a qualitative research method in the form of interviews and observations conducted in a multicultural school for a period of two weeks. Three newly-arrived students are in this essay being observed while they are attending between two different classrooms: the so-called preparation classroom and the ordinary classroom. This essay aims to highlight a newly arrived student's development from a socio-cultural perspective. The results show that the newly arrived students felt more emotionally secure while attending the preparation classrooms, and while attending the ordinary classrooms they felt more inadequate.</p>

The objective with this study is to investigate the school introduction of newly arrived students, by focusing on the latter years of high school, by comparing two schools method of working. This was done by a qualitative survey based on half structured interviews and existing school documentation. The questions of the study targeted the schools method of working, how well the education was adapted to the students and if it was appropriate to them. We also asked about the school resources to meet the need of the newly arrived students. Our theoretical assumptions were based on Haugs’ terms “including integration” and “excluding integration”, Lahdenperäs’ theory about intercultural education, Vygotskijs thoughts about adapted education and finally Blossings’ description of different cooperative cultures. Our results showed that school introduction for newly arrived students were formed from the schools’ view on learning development and adapted education. The schools knowledge about and approach to intercultural education, the competence and engagement of the leaders had all a great importance to how the school formed its education. The school with the most intercultural elements also had a more cooperative culture, efficient way of working and more resources to adapt the education to the students’ backgrounds, preconditions and needs.

The essay aims to highlight the newly arrived immigrant students’ experience of social integration and social security in the Swedish school system, which is important for their further language and learning development. This essay aims to see it from the student's perspective. The main question in this essay is: What factors seem to matter the most for the newly arrived immigrant students in their language and learning skills, and what does the students themselves think about the issue? The study is based on a qualitative research method in the form of interviews and observations conducted in a multicultural school for a period of two weeks. Three newly-arrived students are in this essay being observed while they are attending between two different classrooms: the so-called preparation classroom and the ordinary classroom. This essay aims to highlight a newly arrived student's development from a socio-cultural perspective. The results show that the newly arrived students felt more emotionally secure while attending the preparation classrooms, and while attending the ordinary classrooms they felt more inadequate.

The purpose of this study was to examine how teachers in primary schools experience the situation of teaching newly arrived immigrant pupils in their regular classes and also how they plan their teaching for these pupils. The empirical study did intend to answer the following two questions; how do teachers experience the situation of teaching newly arrived immigrant pupils in their regular classes? How is teaching of newly arrived immigrant pupils in regular classes being formed? A qualitative method was used in the form of interviews with five primary school teachers from two different schools. The overall perspective I have assumed in this study is the sociocultural perspective, but I have also taken up a second language perspective and an intercultural perspective. All the teachers in the study have described their experiences of teaching newly arrived immigrant pupils in terms of difficult, tough and demanding at the beginning, but nowadays somewhat easier. They also expressed a sense of loneliness in handling this situation since they do not receive any support and help from the schools leadership. All the teachers in the study also experienced difficulties in keeping up with all the pupils in their class. Four of the teachers stated that they often felt inadequate and all of the teachers requested more resources. The teachers also described that they try to plan their teaching based on the newly arrived immigrant pupils’ abilities and needs but that these pupils sometimes had to follow the regular scheduled teaching. Every one of the teachers claimed that they work very concretely using body language and a lot of pictures in their teaching. Furthermore they expressed that the interaction between teacher and pupil, and pupil and pupil was an important component of the newly arrived pupils’ language development.

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka förberedelseklassen som instrument för språkinlärning i det svenska språket samt integrering i samhället för nyanlända elever. Studien syftar till att undersöka detta utifrån lärarnas perspektiv samt nationella styrdokument för att möjliggöra en jämförelse i deras syn på utbildning för nyanlända elever. Utifrån detta formulerades fyra frågeställningar som berörde utformning av undervisning, styrdokumentens samt lärarnas syn på språkinlärning och integrering, kunskapsbedömning samt samhällsnormers implikationer på utbildningen för nyanlända elever. För att besvara studiens syfte har vi valt en kvalitativ metodansats samt genomfört en textanalys på regeringens Proposition Utbildning för nyanlända elever- mottagande och skolgång samt Läroplanen för grundskolan, förskoleklassen och fritidshemmet 2011. Vi valde att intervjua två lärare i en större kommun i Mellansverige som arbetar i samma förberedelseklass. Analysen av intervjuerna har genomförts med en fenomenologisk metodansats för att belysa deras perspektiv på undervisningen samt nationella styrdokument. Genom en jämförelse analyserades dokumenten tillsammans med intervjuerna samt tidigare forskning för att belysa nationell- samt skolnivå. Detta analyserades sedan utifrån en teori om språkinlärning samt en integreringsteori.   Ur resultat kan utläsas att förberedelseklassen är ett bra integreringsverktyg samt ger bra förutsättningar för ämnes- samt svenskinlärning, förutsatt att rätt premisser råder. Dock tyder empirin på att avsaknaden av nationella styrdokument resulterar i varierande undervisningsmetoder och utbildningsmöjligheter beroende på skola och kommun. Empirin belyser problematiken av den heterogena strukturen som råder i dagens skolväsen men analysen tyder på att Propositionen kan bidra med att göra utbildningen för nyanlända elever mer likvärdig. / The purpose of this study is to examine newcomer programs as an instrument for language learning in the Swedish language and integration into the society for newly arrived students. This study aim to examine this from the teacher’s point of view and national regulatory documents to enable a comparison between their points of views on education for newly arrived students. On the basis of this, four questions were formulated that concerned the formation of education, national regulatory documents and the teachers point of view on language learning and integration, knowledge assessments as well as the implications of societal norms on education for newly arrived students. To answer the purpose of this study we have chosen a qualitative method as well to carry out a text analysis on the governmental Proposition Utbildning för nyanlända elever- mottagande och skolgång as well as the Curriculum for elementary school, pree-school and after-school centre 2011. We have chosen to interview two teachers who both work in the same newcomer program in a bigger municipality in the Middle of Sweden. The analysis has been carried out with a phenomenological research approach to be able to illustrate their perspective on education and the national regulatory documents. Through a comparison the documents were analyzed together with the interviews and previous research to illustrate national- and school level. This was later analyzed on the basis of a language learning theory and a theory on integration. From the result one can understand that the newcomer programs is a good instrument for integration and provides good conditions for subject- and language learning given that the right circumstances exist. However the empiricism indicates that if there is an absence of national regulatory documents it may result in various teaching methods and educational possibilities depending on the school and municipality. The empiricism illustrates the problematic situation of the heterogenic structure that prevails within the school system but the analysis interpret that the governmental Proposition may contribute to a more equal education for newly arrived students.

På senare år har antalet nyanlända elever ökat markant på Språkintroduktionsprogrammet över hela riket. Dessa elever behöver snabbt tillägna sig svenska språket för att kunna kommunicera och skaffa sig en utbildning. Nyanlända elever som kommer till Sverige i gymnasieåldern är nybörjare i svenska språket och har olika skolbakgrund men de har ändå uppnått en relativt hög kognitiv nivå. Läroplanen betonar att språkutvecklingen är all ämneslärares uppdrag. Samtidigt är undervisningen i svenska som andraspråk ett extra stort ansvar. Kunskapskraven i svenska som andraspråk för årskurs 9 är högt ställda för nyanlända elever på språkintroduktionen och därför undersöks i denna studie vad nyanlända elever har för förståelse av kunskapskraven och kurssyftet. Lärare som undervisar nyanlända elever har en utmaning i att anpassa språket samtidigt som innehållet inte bör förenklas. Studiens syfte är även att undersöka hur lärare tydliggör kunskapskraven och kurssyftet för eleverna samt hur lärare ser på bedömning utifrån kunskapskraven.            I denna studie har en kvalitativ metod, som baserats på halvstrukturerade intervjuer, använts för att på bästa möjliga sätt besvara frågeställningarna. Det framgick att två av sex intervjuade elever har visat förståelse för kunskapskraven och kurssyftet. Enligt deras lärare har dessa elever lyckats uppnå en språknivå som hjälper dem att förstå innehållet. Resultatet har även visat att två av tre intervjuade lärare bedömer elevernas språkutveckling utifrån kunskapskraven och tydliggör dem. Den tredje intervjuade läraren väljer dock att inte förklara kraven varken under undervisning eller under sin bedömning av elevens språkutveckling. Studien har kommit fram till att det saknas en länk mellan kunskapskraven i svenska som andraspråk för årskurs 9 och den faktiska språknivå som nyanlända elever befinner sig i. Problematiken som undervisande lärare möter idag behöver undersökas samt användning av Skolverkets stödmaterial behöver tydliggöras och styrkas med föreläsningar för lärare i alla ämnen. / In recent years, the number of newly arrived students has increased significantly in the Language Entry Program across the entire country. These students need to quickly acquire the Swedish language in order to communicate and get an education. Newly arrived students who has reached the highschool age but yet are beginners in the Swedish language and have different school backgrounds have achieved a relatively high cognitive level compared to their peers. The curriculum emphasizes that language development is the main role for all the teachers´ assignment, while teaching in Swedish as a second language is an extraordinary responsibility. The knowledge requirements in Swedish as a second language for grade 9 are high for newly arrived students on the Language Introduction program, therefore, this study investigates newly arrived students´ understanding of the knowledge requirements and the purpose of the course. Teachers who teach new arrivals are expected to adapt the language at the same time as the content should not be simplified. The aim of the study is also to investigate how teachers clarify the knowledge requirements and the curriculum for the students as well as how teachers view assessment based on knowledge requirements. In this study, a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with the students has been used to answer the questions in the best possible way.               It was found that two out of six interviewed students showed understanding of the knowledge requirements and the purpose of the course. According to the interviews with their teachers, these students have managed to achieve a language level that helps them understand the content. The result has also shown that two out of three interviewed teachers assess pupils' language development based on knowledge requirements. However, the third interviewed teacher chooses not to explain the requirements either during teaching or during his assessment of the learner's language development. From this study it was concluded that there is no link between the knowledge requirements in Swedish as a second language for grade 9 and the actual level of newly arrived students. The problems that practicing teachers face today need to be investigated and the use of the school's support materials needs to be clarified and substantiated with classes for all subject teachers.

Syfte med studien var att belysa skolsköterskors erfarenheter av hälsosamtal med nyanlända elever som kommit till Sverige tillsammans med sina familjer. En kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats och semistrukturerade intervjuer tillämpades. Totalt inkluderades sju skolsköterskor från olika skolor i Västernorrlands län och i Stockholms län. Intervjumaterialet bearbetades genom innehållsanalys. Resultatet av studien visade på ett tema "Att vara mer än bara skolsköterska" med tre huvudkategorier; "Att utmanas i sin yrkesroll som skolsköterska i hälsosamtalet" "Att berikas i sin yrkesprofession i samband med hälsosamtalet" "Att inte räcka till i hälsosamtalet som skolsköterska" Vidare bildades 14 stycken subkategorier. Samtliga skolsköterskor betonade att mötet med nyanlända elever i samband med hälsosamtal innebar att vara mer än bara skolsköterska, baserat på både positiva och negativa faktorer. Hälsosamtal med nyanlända elever innebar olika typer av utmaningar som ofta var relaterade till avsaknad av riktlinjer, kunskapsbrist, tidsbrist och resursbrist. Trots de utmaningar som framkom i studien uppgav skolsköterskorna att de hankade sig fram. Vidare uppgav skolsköterskorna att de berikades i sin yrkesroll i samband med hälsosamtalet vilket skapade en känsla av tillfredsställelse och ett engagemang av att vilja hjälpa och finnas där för dessa elever på ett djupare plan. De beskrev också en känsla av att inte räcka till i hälsosamtalet med eleven, vilket väckte känslor som osäkerhet, frustration och maktlöshet hos skolsköterskorna samt påverkade deras professionella förhållningssätt. Alla deltagare i studien var överens om att det saknades riktlinjer för bemötande av nyanlända elever på gymnasienivå och att det fanns kunskapsluckor hos skolsköterskorna gällande kulturella skillnader. Deltagarna efterfrågade också handledning i arbetet med nyanlända elever. / The aim of this study was to investigate and disclose the experiences that school nurses encounter, in regard to health consultations, with newly arrived foreign students. The study had a qualitative design and was composed of semi structured interviews with an applied inductive approach. In total, seven interviews were performed with separate school nurses from the counties of Västernorrland and Stockholm. The interview material was processed through a content analysis. The results from the study indicated a theme of " being more than a school nurse" was composed of three main constituents; "To be challenged in one´s profession as a school nurse in health consultations" "To be enriched in one's profession in regard to health consultations" "To be inadequate in the health consultations as a school nurse" Based on both positive and negative factors, all school nurses affirmed that the meeting with the newly arrived foreign students, in regard to health consultations, resulted in being more than a school nurse. Health consultations with the students involved different types of challenges that consisted of inadequate guidelines, knowledge, time and resources. In spite of the challenges posed by the findings in this report, the school nurses asserted that they inched forward. The school nurses argued that they were enriched in their role in relation to the health consultations, which resulted in a sense of satisfaction and a commitment of wanting to help and be there for these students on a deeper level. The nurses reported a feeling of being inadequate during the consultations with the students, which brought forth feelings of insecurity, frustration and helplessness with the nurses. They reported that even their professional disposition had been affected. All participants in this study agreed that current high school health consultation guidelines were inadequate and confirmed that they lacked some knowledge in regard to cultural differences. The participants also requested guidance in their work involving newly arrived foreign students.

I denna kvalitativa studie undersöks hur tre svenska som andraspråkslärare förhåller sig till pedagogisk kartläggning i undervisning på introduktionsprogrammet språkintroduktion, SPRINT. Studien är därmed inriktad på utbildning för sent anlända elever. Undersökningen har gjorts med utgångspunkt i sociokulturellt perspektiv. Empiriskt datamaterial har samlats in genom intervjuer med lärare på tre SPRINT-skolor i en medelstor svensk kommun. Resultatet visar att lärarna upplever pedagogisk kartläggning som betydelsefullt för elevernas lärande. Uppfattningen om kartläggningens funktion varierar individuellt hos lärarna. Kartläggningens betydelse i ämnet svenska som andraspråk ser ut att skilja sig från övriga undervisningsämnen. I undersökningen synliggörs hur villkor för kartläggning beror av yttre sammanhang och att organisationen för kartläggning i den kommun där lärarna undervisar kan komma att förändras.