The pedagogical content knowledge of Danish geography teachers in a changing schooling context

This study examines the self-reported, topic-specific professional knowledge (TSPK) of Danish geography teachers seen as an aspect of their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) when teaching weather formation and climate change. This topic is considered representative of geography teaching in Denmark. In the last ten years Danish primary and lower-secondary schooling has undergone several significant changes, including the introduction of a final multiple-choice exam in geography in 2007, and a fundamental reconstruction of the curriculum in 2014. These changes are expected to influence the TSPK of geography teachers in ways that potentially have an impact on their classroom practice. Teachers´ responses to specific questions relating to their choice of learning goals and the content and organisation of their lessons show that geography teachers take into account not only the knowledge aspects which point to the final multiple-choice exam, but also the ‘bildung’ perspectives of the subject equipping students to develop their own opinions when dealing with socio-scientific issues (SSI).

Samtalsgrupper som ledarutveckling för socialt komplexa organisationer

Artikeln beskriver och problematiserar samtalsgrupper för utveckling av ledarskap. Praktiken med dess komplexitet är utgångspunkten. Möten och interaktioner utanför hierarkin skapar grund för undran och konstruktioner av mening som kan bidra till ett skickligare handlande i den egna praktiken. I studien undersöks samtalsgrupper på Rektorsprogrammet vid Linnéuniversitetet. Utformningen av grupperna, dess processer och deltagarnas upplevelser pekar på att dessa grupper är effektiva för utveckling av skicklighet i ledares handlingar inom ramen för social komplexitet.