Book Summary: In this versatile new book, practicing school counselors share their favorite group activities 67 of them in all for working with children and adolescents in the schools. For ease of use, activities are arranged by age as well as by stage. Introductory chapters highlight selection, use, and processing of activities, as well as ethical issues inherent in working with students in the schools. Each activity contains specific directions, goals, materials, and suggestions for adaptation. Suggestions for creating a supportive environment for groups are also included.

Book Summary: In this versatile new book, practicing school counselors share their favorite group activities 67 of them in all for working with children and adolescents in the schools. For ease of use, activities are arranged by age as well as by stage. Introductory chapters highlight selection, use, and processing of activities, as well as ethical issues inherent in working with students in the schools. Each activity contains specific directions, goals, materials, and suggestions for adaptation. Suggestions for creating a supportive environment for groups are also included.

Textboken är en nyckelkomponent i engelsklärarens arsenal. Av den anledningen är det viktigt att boken överensstämmer med värdegrunden när det gäller ett flertal frågor. Vad denna uppsats ämnar göra är att analysera några böcker i Wings-serien, som är en populär skolboksserie som används i Sverige. Studien fokuserar på de böcker som används i grundskolans senare del och den inkluderar både Base Book och Activity Book för Wings 7, 8 och 9. Undersökningen görs genom att studera tre ämnesområden, nämligen genus, etnicitet och sexualitet. Dessa tre områden har studerats med avsikten att identifiera ideologier och exempel på representation som är kopplade till dessa områden. Analysens resultat i avseende på både representation och ideologier visar att Wings återger en bred och ickestereotypisk bild av könsroller som överensstämmer med värdegrunden. Medan genus visas som ett positivt exempel på hur modernt tänkande är synligt i böckerna, så stämmer detta inte fullständigt med avseende på etnicitet och sexualitet. Resultaten visar att representation av etnicitet, i avseende på hudfärg, är mycket lik den bild som har kunnat observeras i böcker som använts så långt tillbaka som 1965. I kontrast till detta så visas dock religion och social klass på ett balanserat och modernt sätt.Sexualitet är mer komplext avbildat och även om heterosexualitet visas på ett balanserat sätt så finns praktiskt taget inga spår av vare sig homo eller bisexualitet. / The text book is a key component in the arsenal of a teacher of English. For this reason, it is important that this book agrees with the Fundamental Values, when it comes to numerous issues. What this essay seeks to do is to analyze some books in Wings, which is a popular series of schoolbooks used in Sweden. This study focuses on the books that are used at secondary school and includes both the Base Book and the Activity Book for Wings 7, 8 and 9. The investigation is done by studying three topic areas, namely: gender, ethnicity and sexuality. These areas are investigated with the intention of identifying ideologies and examples of representation that connect to these areas. The findings from the analysis of both ideologies and the examples of representation show that Wings gives a broad and non-stereotypic view of gender roles which is in accordance with the fundamental values. While gender is a positive example of how modern thinking is visible in the books, the same does not completely apply to ethnicity and sexuality. Findings indicate that representation of ethnicity in Wings, when focus is placed on skin-color, is very similar to that which was observed in books used as far back as 1965. In contrast, religion and class are portrayed in a more balanced and modern manner. Sexuality is depicted in a more complex way and while the books show a balanced view of heterosexuality, virtually no mention of homo/bisexuality can be found.