This study aims to increase the understanding of the complexity regarding how teachers handle and promote students’ right in relation to their professional roles within the school. This qualitative study is based on semistructured interviews with eight student teachers who are studying to become middle and highschool teachers. The reaserachquestions used to reinforce the studies purpose are the following: ”What experiences have teacher education students had regarding challenges in the classroom concerning students' freedom of expression, and what strategies did they use to adress theese?” and ”How do the student teacher think these challenges will shape their roles as future teachers?”. The results show that there is a wide variety in student teachers' experiences of challenges and solutions regarding freedom of expression and other similar democratic values in the classroom. These experiences turn out to have a great impact on the student teachers' attitudes toward their future profession. This study underscores the importance of supporting and guiding student teachers through challenges related to democratic values in the classroom.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-69326 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Johansson, Ted |
| 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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