<p>The study is about Physical Education as a subject that offers students in Upper Secondary School a possibility to a life long interest in exercising. The study focuses on whether there is a difference between study concentrate programmes and profession concentrate programmes. The study also includes differences among exercising and non-exercising students. Earlier research shows that many youths don’t have an exercise form that they spend their spare time in. This study is based on a quantitative questionnaire performed by 87 students in an Upper Secondary School in northern Sweden. The results indicate that the subject gives the student a good theoretical ground why they should exercise. The study also showed that the subject gives many of the students an exercise form that they believe that they can continue with. The students’ with the most negative attitudes regarding Physical Educations occurred in profession concentrate programmes and among girls.</p>

Thesis (Ph.D. (Didactics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

This study focuses on the impact of HIV/Aids on secondary school educators who are affected by the HIV/Aids pandemic. The study seeks to understand how the pandemic has impacted on educators and identify support needs of educators affected by HIV/Aids. Many educators are negatively affected by HIV/Aids due to the fact that their family members, loved ones, friends, learners and colleagues may be ill, dying or affected by HIV and Aids. Educators are personally and professionally affected by HIV/Aids. Personally many educators are emotionally, socially, spiritually and physically affected. Professionally many are negatively impacted as educator absenteeism rises, morale is lowered and professional roles become more complex. There are very few avenues of support for educators who are affected by the HIV pandemic. To determine how high school educators are affected and what their subsequent support needs are, this study followed a phenomenological design. Fourteen high school educators were interviewed. All participants taught at township schools in the Free State and were affected by the HIV pandemic. The data were coded with regard to how these educators were affected by the pandemic and what support they wished for. According to this study's findings, educators in township secondary schools in the Free State are personally and professionally affected. Their experiences are mostly negative. They wish for support from the Department of Education, school management, their colleagues and the community. Examples of requested support include training and counselling programmes, supportive attitudes and additional educators so that they might be assisted to cope with the HIV/Aids pandemic challenges. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2009.

Much research has been conducted in the past 25 years related to the teaching and learning of proof in Euclidean geometry. However, very little research has been done focused on preservice secondary school mathematics teachers’ notions of proof in Euclidean geometry. Thus, this qualitative study was exploratory in nature, consisting of four case studies focused on identifying preservice secondary school mathematics teachers’ current notions of proof in Euclidean geometry, a starting point for improving the teaching and learning of proof in Euclidean geometry. The unit of analysis (i.e., participant) in each case study was a preservice mathematics teacher. The case studies were parallel as each participant was presented with the same Euclidean geometry content in independent interview sessions. The content consisted of six Euclidean geometry statements and a Euclidean geometry problem appropriate for a secondary school Euclidean geometry course. For five of the six Euclidean geometry statements, three justifications for each statement were presented for discussion. For the sixth Euclidean geometry statement and the Euclidean geometry problem, participants constructed justifications for discussion. A case record for each case study was constructed from an analysis of data generated from interview sessions, including anecdotal notes from the playback of the recorded interviews, the review of the interview transcripts, document analyses of both previous geometry course documents and any documents generated by participants via assigned Euclidean geometry tasks, and participant emails. After the four case records were completed, a cross-case analysis was conducted to identify themes that traverse the individual cases. From the analyses, participants’ current notions of proof in Euclidean geometry were somewhat diverse, yet suggested that an integration of justifications consisting of empirical and deductive evidence for Euclidean geometry statements could improve both the teaching and learning of Euclidean geometry.

This thesis explores a design project concerned with the relationship between the person and nature in the context of achieving a state of symbiosis between the two – a state which can be reached through highlighting the relationship between the person and the rhythmic characteristics of natural light. The project originated from a concern with modern society’s constant separation from the natural environment and the resulting sense of placelessness often experienced in the spaces created. In response, a desire arose to investigate the effect that natural light has on the person and contribute to the design of naturally enriched spaces where light is used as the link between the person and the natural environment. We are constantly influenced by the prevailing conditions of light. Our biorhythms are in tune with the natural changes from day to night, the duration and intensity of sunlight and the spectral composition of light. However, in an attempt to create the optimum formula for comfort, efficiency, and productivity, we are using advanced lighting technology to create uniform interior spaces detached from the everchanging exterior environment. The outcomes of the study are to inform the practice of design and architecture and to use the findings in a beneficial manner towards the design of educative spaces. In response to the need for a secondary school in Fond des Blancs, Haiti, I want to focus on the chosen site and program, and investigate the rhythms of light and their effects as they are related to the specific location and the purpose of education. Moreover, I want to use the results to create a set of design guidelines for the specific location and function of the buildings to find out how biorhythmic design can be used for the creation of an educative environment where natural light is channeled, maximized and utilized for the goals of the learning process?

<p>Syfte och frågeställningar</p><p>Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vilka kunskaper om hälsa gymnasielever har. Därutöver är syftet att reliabilitetstesta det kunskapsprov som utformats och använts i undersökningen. De frågeställningar som skall besvaras är:</p><p>Vad kan elever på gymnasiet om hälsa?</p><p>- Föreligger det några skillnader i kunskap mellan eleverna i de olika årskurserna?</p><p>- Föreligger det några skillnader i kunskap mellan eleverna på de olika gymnasieprogrammen?</p><p>Hur hög reliabilitet har det kunskapsprov som använts, det vill säga, hur tillförlitliga är de resultat som framkommit av undersökningen?</p><p>Metod</p><p>En kunskapsmätning på John Bauer gymnasiet i en storstadskommun har utförts där 219 elever i årskurs ett och årskurs två medverkade. Av dessa svarade 141 elever på ett prov med tjugo kunskapsfrågor inom områdena fysisk aktivitet, kost och allmän hälsa. Resultaten har därefter analyserats i både Excel och statistikprogrammet SPSS, där även reliabilitetstestet av provet utförts. Efter reliabilitetstestet skapades ett nytt index ”Sammanfattande kunskap” och resultat beräknades även utifrån detta test.</p><p>Resultat</p><p>Medelvärdet för samtliga elever låg på 11,61 antal rätta svar av tjugo möjliga på kunskapsprovet, med standardavvikelsen 2,89. En viss tendens till högre kunskap inom området kost kunde urskiljas. Inga direkta skillnader kunde ses mellan vare sig de olika årskurserna eller de olika gymnasieprogrammen. Dock kan en tendens till en högre kunskapsnivå på entreprenörsprogrammet ses. Efter utfört reliabilitetstest visade sig reliabiliteten på kunskapsprovet som helhet endast uppgå till 0,525. Det nya indexet ”Sammanfattande kunskap” gav en reliabilitet på 0,669 och dess resultat visade inte heller på några direkta skillnader mellan årskurserna eller de olika gymnasieprogrammen</p><p>Slutsats</p><p>Resultaten av denna undersökning och även tidigare forskning visar att kunskapen om hälsa generellt är relativt låg. Forskning visar olika svar gällande sambanden mellan kunskap och verkligt beteende, där en del menar att kunskap direkt kan påverka beteenden medan andra menar att andra faktorer också måste in för att en beteendeförändring skall kunna ske. Oavsett vilket samband som finns mellan kunskap och verkligt beteende kan det konstateras att folkohälsan är ett stort problem i samhället och något måste göras åt det, frågan är vad som bör göras och vem som bör göra det. Är det verkligen kunskap det är brist på eller ligger problemet någon annanstans?</p> / <p>Aim</p><p>The aim of this study is to investigate what knowledge students in upper secondary school have within the field of health. In addition to that the aim is to check the reliability of the test, which has been designed and used in the investigation. Problems to be answered are:</p><p>What do students in upper secondary school know about health?</p><p>- Do any differences in knowledge occur between the students in the different grades?</p><p>- Do any differences in knowledge occur between the students in the different programs?</p><p>How high is the reliability of the test used in this investigation, i.e. are the results in this investigation trustworthy?</p><p>Method</p><p>A test at the upper secondary school of John Bauer in a municipality of a big city has been accomplished, where 219 students in year one and year two have contributed. Out of these 141 students answered a test consisting of twenty questions of knowledge within the fields of physical activity, nutrition and general health. The results were analyzed in both Excel and the statistic programme SPSS and there has the test of reliability also been performed. After the test of reliability a new index “Summary of knowledge” was created and new results from this index were computed.</p><p>Results</p><p>The mean for all students was 11,61 number of right answers out of twenty possible on the test, with a standard deviation of 2,89. A tendency to a higher level of knowledge within the field of nutrition could be seen. No clear variances between the different grades or the different programs could be seen, although a trend to a higher level of knowledge in the programme of contractors could be seen. The test of reliability for the entire test showed a reliability of only 0,525. The new index “Summary of knowledge” gives a reliability of 0,669 and its results neither show any clear variances between the grades or the different programs.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>The results from this investigation, together with previous research, shows that the knowledge of health is relatively low. Research shows different answers within the correlation between knowledge and actual behaviour, where some people means knowledge directly can affect behaviour, and some means other factors are needed as well to create a change of behaviour. No matter which correlation can be seen between knowledge and actual behaviour, it can be stated that the public unhealthy is a big problem in the society and something has to be done. The question is what shall be done, and who shall do it. Is the lack of knowledge the actual problem or is the problem something else?</p>

The aim of this dissertation is to map and analyse planned responses to expressions of racism in upper secondary schools. Three questions are in focus: (1) What courses of action, in response to expressions of racism, are advocated in philosophical texts and equal treatment plans for upper secondary schools? (2) What consequences have these courses of action for the formation of the mission of schools, the responsibility of teachers, and the limits of free speech? (3) What kinds of expressions of racism are these courses of action intended to be a response to? The study takes its point of departure in two theoretical traditions: Pierre-André Taguieff’s categorisations of racism are used to define the problem in the dissertation, while John Dewey’s moral philosophy provides the methodological base. From an analysis of equal treatment plans four temporal phases are identified. In the first phase, preventive measures, the purpose is to prevent students from developing racism. In phase two, limitations in schools, the dominant course of action is to prohibit violations in schools. The third phase, corrective measures, is concerned with how to handle situations that are contrary to the limitations in schools. The final phase, limitations on schools, relates to when schools are required to transfer responsibility for action to the social services, work environment or police authorities. The results indicate that the national laws (since 2006) have a strong impact on equal treatment plans, and that ‘non-violation’ becomes a dominant moral principle that displaces or subsumes other views of morality. How the non-violation principle is applied also affects the space for political conversations on topics that can be hurtful. Finally, the analysis indicates that equal treatment plans are mainly concerned with expressions of racism among students, and pay little attention to expressions of racism that occur in the organization of schools. The plans thus describe schools as a force for good that seeks to combat (potential) racism among students.

The thesis focuses on a group of programme-specific subject teachers working in the upper secondary school child recreation programme. The aim has been to study who is appointed to these positions, and ways in which their work is affected by national and local requirements. An additional aim has been to examine the factors which affect the teachers' professional identity, and the position which they have acquired at upper secondary school. The theoretical frameworks used are profession theories, discourse theories, Bernstein's curriculum theory, Bourdieu's cultural-sociological concept, and gender theory. The study is qualitative in nature and the empirical data consists of the written accounts and diary entries of ten teachers. The teachers and three school principals were interviewed in autumn 1998. In addition to government reports and guidelines the data also include questionnaire responses from 184 upper secondary teachers. The results indicate that decentralisation has caused many of the tasks and responsibilities generated by the upper secondary reform of the 1990s to become invisible. The teachers, who form a heterogeneous group, are responsible for both a broad multi-disciplinary subject area and work-place teaching for which none of them has been fully trained. The complexity of the student groups, with many students experiencing study difficulties, has imposed considerable demands on the teachers, who have developed approaches and pedagogical techniques for dealing with the students' needs. The teachers' work with students and their experience of cooperation, team work and alternative working methods in line with government aims has proved successful, according to National Agency for Education reports and statements by school principals. Their care-oriented approach has also fitted in well with the government aim of a school for all. In this respect they are clearly professional. However, the teachers do not appear to have established a particularly prominent role for themselves in the upper secondary school system. They are very much seen by others and themselves to occupy a low-status category and to have developed their professional identity within a generalist ideal, whereas the norm at upper secondary school is still characterised by a specialist ideal. / digitalisering@umu

The aim of this didactic study is to understand the terms of work, education and teaching of Swedish in a period round 2000. The research questions focus on how teachers at upper secondary school in conversations describe and construct their work, values in society and school, structures of power and relation to time. With the help of tools related to story and storytelling, and by connecting the empirical material to a late modern society, I caninterpret and understand the description of their work. With the help of Pierre Bourdieu&#8217;s theory I can see how values, power and relation to time are expressed in different ways when teachers of Swedish talk about their work and education.The results show that when teacher talk about work in school is it related to ideals in a global economy. Decentralization and individualization get new meanings when those words are placed in school environment and activity. Effectiveness, flexibility and individualization are words related to economy and they seem to have an effect on education and subjects of Swedish. I can also understand teachers&#8217; work when it is related to power and values on the educational field. I can see how a diffuse power acts on the field and how harmony is a dominant value and a term that influences teachers&#8217; work. New terms also form new identities related to teaching. New terms form new subjects of Swedish that in time and practice will form newhabitus connected to subjects. I call it &#228;mneskonceptionella habitus.

The study is about Physical Education as a subject that offers students in Upper Secondary School a possibility to a life long interest in exercising. The study focuses on whether there is a difference between study concentrate programmes and profession concentrate programmes. The study also includes differences among exercising and non-exercising students. Earlier research shows that many youths don’t have an exercise form that they spend their spare time in. This study is based on a quantitative questionnaire performed by 87 students in an Upper Secondary School in northern Sweden. The results indicate that the subject gives the student a good theoretical ground why they should exercise. The study also showed that the subject gives many of the students an exercise form that they believe that they can continue with. The students’ with the most negative attitudes regarding Physical Educations occurred in profession concentrate programmes and among girls.