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Dansundervisning för elever med autism och ADHD : En kvalitativ studie av gymnasielärares erfarenheter ur ett sociokulturellt perspektivOlsson, Anna January 2020 (has links)
The aim of the study is to contribute knowledge and increase the understanding of teaching dance to students aged 16-18 with autism and ADHD in upper secondary school in Sweden by investigating teachers understanding of adaptation and the reason for students experiencing difficulties related to their diagnosis. The study also investigates the different strategies used by the teachers to adapt their teaching. The study uses a qualitative method and empirical data was collected through semi-structured interviews with four dance teachers. The data was analysed within the framework of a sociocultural perspective using concepts such as mediation, affordance and intellectual tools defined as given models for thinking. The results of the study show firstly that teachers’ understanding of different ways to adapt teaching and ways of understanding the reason for students experiencing difficulties, affects how they adapt and design their teaching. Secondly the study shows that the strategies used by the teachers mainly strives for making the teaching clear and predictable, to improve students’ self-esteem and to build good relationships to the students, and among the students. The study concludes that more knowledge about the subject is needed to further support the teachers in their work.
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