Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka hur pedagoger i grundskolan arbetar för att skapa olika lärandemiljöer med fokus på språkutveckling. Vi är även intresserade av att få veta vilka faktorer som påverkar pedagogerna i deras undervisning.I vår undersökning har vi intervjuat och observerat sex pedagoger på två olika skolor, Sydskolan och Nordskolan angående deras undervisning. Skolorna är olika varandra på så sätt att den ena har en majoritet av elever som har svenska som modersmål och den andra har en majoritet av elever som har svenska som andraspråk. De slutsatser vi kommit fram till är att samtliga pedagoger som deltagit i undersökningen arbetar enligt sin övertygelse om vad som är den bästa lärandemiljön för sina elever. Vi har sett spår av flerstämmiga klassrum, tematiskt arbete, det vidgade textbegreppet, erfarenhetspedagogisk samt atomistisk och holistisk kunskapssyn.

<p>This has been a practical innovation graduation project with</p><p>the focus of studying the impacts of downsizing on a learning</p><p>organization. The study took place at Karlsson Spools in Sala.</p><p>This has been a part of an ongoing EU project funded by the</p><p>European Social Fund, ESF. We have, with the help of</p><p>interviews and surveys, gathered information on the present</p><p>situation and with the help of theoretical studies built a</p><p>framework on how a learning organization is viewed in</p><p>theory.</p><p>During our study we found that there are many components</p><p>to a learning organization. The company in question has</p><p>displayed some qualities that characterize a learning</p><p>organization such as a plan to train and further develop their</p><p>employees. The problem we found was lack of communication</p><p>and how this has resulted in a less successful outcome of the</p><p>ongoing courses. The reason for this has been primarily due to</p><p>major cuts in personnel. In that aspect we have found that the</p><p>downsizing has hurt the organization. It was, however,</p><p>unavoidable to make those cutbacks and we hope they can</p><p>move forward from this point. Luckily the project has just</p><p>begun and we hope that our suggestions will bring a more</p><p>cohesive structure to the project in the end.</p>

This has been a practical innovation graduation project with the focus of studying the impacts of downsizing on a learning organization. The study took place at Karlsson Spools in Sala. This has been a part of an ongoing EU project funded by the European Social Fund, ESF. We have, with the help of interviews and surveys, gathered information on the present situation and with the help of theoretical studies built a framework on how a learning organization is viewed in theory. During our study we found that there are many components to a learning organization. The company in question has displayed some qualities that characterize a learning organization such as a plan to train and further develop their employees. The problem we found was lack of communication and how this has resulted in a less successful outcome of the ongoing courses. The reason for this has been primarily due to major cuts in personnel. In that aspect we have found that the downsizing has hurt the organization. It was, however, unavoidable to make those cutbacks and we hope they can move forward from this point. Luckily the project has just begun and we hope that our suggestions will bring a more cohesive structure to the project in the end.