<p>The aim of this investigation was to study first to third grade teachers’ experiences of working with pupils integrated into a regular school class from special school. The research questions guiding the study focused on the teachers’ experiences of possibilities and difficulties in this work.</p><p> </p><p>Through phone contact with different principals I got in contact with four teachers working in first to third grade classes in compulsory schools in Karlstad municipality. Qualitative interviews were conducted in which I used a semi-structured interview guide focusing on the individual teacher’s unique experiences.</p><p> </p><p>The result from the study shows that the teachers had overall positive experiences from working with integrated students from special school. Their different experiences dealt with during the interviews dealt with different aspects of the work that they all lifted up as important in their experiences; Work with “värdegrundsfrågor”, Cooperation with the integrates pupils’ parents, The pupils’ diagnosis and Confidence and help from colleagues.  Their experiences of possibilities were for example the fact that the students behaviour came to change to the better, when they spent time with the integrated student. The teachers also talked about difficulties with the integrated student taking time away from the other students and also with the integrated student being treated badly by the other students. But in the end the teachers pointed out that the possibilities were much stronger than the difficulties.  </p><p> </p><p>Keyword: Pupils from special school, integration, teachers’ experiences, possibilities and difficulties.</p>

The aim of this investigation was to study first to third grade teachers’ experiences of working with pupils integrated into a regular school class from special school. The research questions guiding the study focused on the teachers’ experiences of possibilities and difficulties in this work.   Through phone contact with different principals I got in contact with four teachers working in first to third grade classes in compulsory schools in Karlstad municipality. Qualitative interviews were conducted in which I used a semi-structured interview guide focusing on the individual teacher’s unique experiences.   The result from the study shows that the teachers had overall positive experiences from working with integrated students from special school. Their different experiences dealt with during the interviews dealt with different aspects of the work that they all lifted up as important in their experiences; Work with “värdegrundsfrågor”, Cooperation with the integrates pupils’ parents, The pupils’ diagnosis and Confidence and help from colleagues.  Their experiences of possibilities were for example the fact that the students behaviour came to change to the better, when they spent time with the integrated student. The teachers also talked about difficulties with the integrated student taking time away from the other students and also with the integrated student being treated badly by the other students. But in the end the teachers pointed out that the possibilities were much stronger than the difficulties.     Keyword: Pupils from special school, integration, teachers’ experiences, possibilities and difficulties.

Denna kandidatuppsats syftar till att förklara och förstå hållbarhetsansvarigas upplevelser av företags möjligheter och svårigheter att arbeta med social hållbarhet, samt fånga deras upplevelser av motiverande av såväl företagsledning som medarbetare. Därtill vilka sociala förutsättningar de uppfattar behövs för att möjliggöra arbete med social hållbarhet. På grund av företags paradoxala strävan efter vinst och hållbarhet är detta fenomen viktigt att förstå utifrån en sociologisk vinkel. Studien är genomförd med ett kvalitativt angreppssätt där åtta respondenter från sju olika företag intervjuades. Resultatet analyseras med hjälp av två teorier; Ahrne och Papakostas teori om tröghetens mekanismer och förnyelsens förutsättningar (2014) samt Asplunds teori om social responsivitet och abstrakt socialitet (1987). Studien visar att hållbarhetsansvariga upplever att det krävs engagemang från företagsledningen och en tydlig intern kommunikation för att skapa förutsättningar där ett arbete med social hållbarhet är möjligt. Studien visar också att sociala interaktioner bidrar till en känsla av stolthet och meningsfullhet och är det främsta redskapet för att bemöta negativa synsätt på arbete med hållbarhetsfrågor. Genom att arbeta med social hållbarhet kan företag påverka såväl marknaden som samhället i helhet till det positiva och därmed använda hållbarhetsarbetet som en konkurrensfördel. Näringslivet har en stor påverkan i utvecklandet av social hållbarhet, såväl globalt som lokalt, och därmed är företags samhällsansvar en viktig del i skapandet av en socialt hållbar framtid. / This candidate thesis aims at explaining and understanding sustainability managers experiences of their company’s opportunities and difficulties in working with social sustainability. As well as capturing their perceptions on motivating both company management and employees, and what social conditions are needed to enable work with social sustainability. Due to companies paradoxical pursuit of profit and sustainability it is important to understand this phenomenon from a sociological angle. This study is conducted with a qualitative approach in which eight respondents from seven different companies were interviewed. The result is analyzed by using two theories; Ahrne and Papakostas’ theory about inertia's mechanisms and the conditions of renewal (2014) and Asplund’s theory about social responsiveness and abstract sociality (1987). The result shows that sustainability managers experience a need of commitment from the management and a distinct internal communication in order to create conditions where work with social sustainability is made possible. The study shows that social interactions contribute to a sense of pride and meaningfulness and are the primary tool to counteract a negative view on working with sustainability issues. By working with social sustainability, companies can have a positive influence on both market and society and thus use sustainability efforts as a competitive advantage. Business has a major impact on the development of social sustainability, both globally and locally, corporate social responsibility is therefore an important part of creating a socially sustainable future.