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Helene Elvstrand

Senior Associate Professor

Presentation

Publications

2024

Helene Elvstrand, Lina Lago (2024) Whose main concern?: Constructivist Grounded Theory as a way of gaining closeness to what is important to participants in a study of Swedish school-age educare The Routledge International Handbook of Constructivist Grounded Theory in Educational Research, p. 153-167 (Chapter in book) Continue to DOI
Lina Lago, Karin Bertills, Helene Elvstrand (2024) Mina tillgängliga vuxna: Gästredaktionell introduktion Venue, Vol. 27 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Helene Elvstrand (2024) Elevers delaktighet Undervisa!: lärarens didaktiska nycklar, p. 219-226 (Chapter in book)
Monica Orwehag, Helene Elvstrand (2024) Att utgå från elevers erfarenhet i fritidshemmets undervisning: ett didaktiskt dilemma Fritidsdidaktiska dilemman, p. 89-118 (Chapter in book)
Lina Lago, Helene Elvstrand (2024) Frihet, frivillighet och styrning: Elevers friutrymme i fritidshem Fritidsdidaktiska dilemman, p. 39-61 (Chapter in book)

Research

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Youth Clubs as an Arena to Prevent Societal Exclusion and Social Unrest

Social unrest and exclusion among young people are recognized problems. This project focuses on the youth club as a social practice and how working methods and activities can be developed to support young people's sense of belonging.

Chrildren doing high five.

Meaningful leisure in children’s middle years

Barn i mellanåldern dvs. barn mellan 10 och 12 år som inte längre är ett litet barn men inte heller tonåring. Den här studien undersöker hur barn i den här åldern har det.

Vilbergsskolans fritidshem

An Investment in Research with a Focus on School-Age Educare

Utgångspunkt för vår forskning är barn och elevers erfarenheter av olika former av utbildningsinstitutioner. Vi studerar yngre barns villkor för till exempel lärande och meningsfull fritid i barns institutionaliserade vardagsliv.

Teacher and pubil.

Special Needs Assistants' Mission in Swedish Schools

Special Needs Assistants' mission in Swedish schools: How is it going and according to whom? These are questions asked in this research project. We want to contribute knowledge about opportunities and barriers of the work of Special Needs Assistants.

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Working with Eurovision in school-age educare center

This project examines the role of the Mello (the Swedish competition for Eurovision) in  school-age centre, focusing on how the Mello takes place in children's everyday life and how teachers use the Mello in teaching and activities.

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Social inclusion and pupils participation - SIPP

The SIPP project focuses on social inclusion and builds on students' experiences of participation. Funded by Erasmus plus, the project brings together researchers and teachers to develop participatory practices.

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