Maritha Johansson
Senior Associate Professor
A major challenge in today’s textbased society is how to motivate young people to read. I investigate how reading and processing of literary texts in school can contribute to increase reading desire, reading comprehension, analysis, and reflection.
Publications
2026
Litteraturdidaktikens varför-fråga och vad-fråga
Svenskämnets didaktik
(Chapter in book)
Ämnesdidaktisk kompetens - en studie av meritvärdering vid tillsättning av svenskämnesdidaktiska akademiska anställningar 1990-2022
Pedagogisk forskning i Sverige, Vol. 31, p. 1-24
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.63843/pfs.v31i1.59077
2025
Mot frustrasjon og fascinasjon i klasserommet. En studie av utvikling i samtaleledelse om komplekse tekster
Litteraturdidaktikk, p. 113-136
(Chapter in book)
https://dx.doi.org/10.23865/cdf.275
The open work and the closing reading: Navigating openness and ambiguity in literature discussions
L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 25, Article 782
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.21248/l1esll.2025.25.1.782
2024
Svenskämnesdidaktik som akademiskt professionsfält
Educare, Vol. 2, p. 57-83
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.24834/educare.2024.2.1165
