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The research in this knowledge field analyzes interplay between actors (children, pedagogues, physical artefacts) with different special and social contexts (classroom, sandbox) in different communicative activities (free play, driving lessons).

The research includes children and young people with activity limitations in their everyday lives. This can be due to intellectual disabilities, ADHD, mobility impairments, or no specific diagnosis but with need of special support in school.

What obstacles are there in school? How do children with disabilities view participation? How does technology support influence school results? We develop the SSI interview instrument, in which children themselves identify their needs of adaptations.

A study investigating the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute to students' reading. It examines how key reading activities and situations in school can be designed for interaction between a social robot and 10-year-old students.

This project studies the “flipped classroom” as a method of working and as a pedagogical current. The focus is on understanding this movement in a Swedish school context.

How does genetic and environmental factors affect early reading and cognitive development? In an attempt to answer this we have studied twins in different countries.

The classroom is not the only place where pupils can learn about the natural sciences. Our research into alternative learning environments focusses on instruction and learning in natural environments

SSI (its Swedish name is abbreviated BAS) is an interview instrument which, based on the student's perspective identifies the need of adaptation in school.

We look at the transition process from secondary to upper secondary school, further studies and/or work for young adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities.

Barnafrid is a national knowledge center with the aim of assembling and disseminating knowledge about violence and other abuses against children. It is a government commission that was assigned Linköping University in 2015.