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Andreas Ruschkowski

PhD student

My experience as a teacher in vocational education programs at Swedish folk high schools has sparked a research interest in how policy documents for some of these programs are interpreted and transformed, in texts over time and in teachers' practice.

Presentation

My compilation thesis examines how the policy of education based on ‘scientific foundation and proven experience’ has been interpreted and transformed within the Swedish folk high school between 1974 and 2024, with a particular focus on the vocational training program for youth recreation leaders. Given that the schools offering this program have chosen to govern themselves in accordance with this policy—even though it does not legally regulate their activities—via an agreement with the non-profit umbrella organization Youth Recreation Leader Schools (Fritidsledarskolorna), this presents a compelling empirical case for in-depth analysis. The thesis is based on a qualitative, interpretive approach and draws on curriculum theory to analyze policy documents, teacher interviews, and fieldwork. The curriculum theoretical framework enables an exploration of how knowledge is shaped and legitimized by key actors within the youth recreation leader program and Swedish popular education more broadly.

CV

  • Licentiate research school for folk high school teachers (5 out of 8 semesters), 50% distance learning, 2021-2024
  • M.A. (two-year, 120 credits) in Pedagogic Practices, 2018
  • M.A. (one-year, 60 credits) with a major in Adult Learning, 2016
  • Higher Education Certificate in Folk High School Education, 2013

Publications

2024

Andreas Ruschkowski, Johanna Köpsén, Andreas Fejes (2024) The formulation of the policy of education based on a scientific foundation and proven experience at folk high schools in Sweden (1974-2024)
Carin Falkner, Andreas Ruschkowski (2024) Lärare i fritidshem och fritidsledares (sam)arbete kring undervisning i fritidshem
Andreas Ruschkowski, Johanna Köpsén, Andreas Fejes (2024) The formulation of the policy of education based on a scientific foundation and proven experience at folk high schools in Sweden
Andreas Ruschkowski, Andreas Fejes (2024) The formulation of the policy of education based on a scientific foundation and proven experience at folk high schools in Sweden
Carin Falkner, Andreas Ruschkowski (2024) Lärare i fritidshem och fritidsledares (sam)arbete kring undervisning i fritidshem

2022

Andreas Ruschkowski, Andreas Fejes (2022) Teachers' policy enactment of science and proven experience: the case of youth recreation leader education at high schools in Swedish popular education

2021

Andreas Ruschkowski, Carin Falkner (2021) Grundlärares och fritidsledares (sam)arbete i fritidshem
Andreas Ruschkowski, Carin Falkner (2021) Fritidsledares och grundlärares (sam)arbete kring uppdraget i fritidshem

2020

Andreas Ruschkowski (2020) Folkhögskolans utformning av vetenskaplig grund och beprövad erfarenhet: En mixad-metod studie med fritidsledarutbildningen i fokus

2019

Andreas Ruschkowski, Magnus Dahlstedt, Andreas Fejes (2019) Shaping the democratic, relational, and reflective youth recreation leader International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol. 38, p. 632-643 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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