Abstract Culture is a significant part of the Swedish curriculum for compulsory school, despite this there is no definition of the concept. Therefore, it was found interesting to explore what understanding teachers who teach social science in primary education possess, and how they integrate culture in their teaching methods. As culture is a wide concept, the current study focused on two definitions of culture, the aesthetics and the anthropological. The study enlightened different views of culture and how students consume and construct culture. We chose to do an interview study where the reflexive interview technique was used. Open questions that were relevant were utilized which made it possible to ask follow up questions. Furthemore, the study contained interviews with six different teachers. To analyze the material from the interviews content analysis was used. The result of the analysis showed that the aesthetic concept of culture is more common in both the teachers' understandings and teachings. Some of the teachers emphasized the anthropological parts of culture. The participants often connected the concept with other subjects than social science. The study showed that the teachers integrated culture in social science through different out of schedule activities. Moreover, this work is often connected to the school's cultural mission and specific days. It was further recognized that culture is not a part of the day to day education in social science and has a development potential. Furthermore, there seems to be a lack of concrete teaching methods when working with culture. If there had been concrete teaching methods, it would favor the teachers in their everyday work. The study contributed with an understanding of how teachers integrate culture in their day to day education, and enlightened their understanding of the concept of culture. The results from the study can support future teachers in their profession. By widening their knowledge about the concept and the benefits of including it in their lesson plan, they can elaborate their teaching.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-66431 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Nilsson, Elina, Frej, Jessica |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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