Främjande av psykisk hälsa i skolan: Lärares definitioner, arbetssätt och upplevelser

Det övergripande syftet med min avhandling är att undersöka lärares syn på psykisk hälsa. Utgående från syftet har följande forskningsfrågor utarbetats: 1. Hur definierar lärare begreppet psykisk hälsa? 2. Hur arbetar lärare för att främja den psykiska hälsan hos elever? 3. Hur upplever lärare det främjande arbetet? Utgående från syftet valdes en fenomenografisk forskningsansats. Kvalitativa intervjuer användes som metod för att samla in datamaterialet. Respondenterna är fem lärare som är verksamma i årskurs 1–6. Undersökningens resultat visar att lärarna har en ganska homogen definition på vad psykisk hälsa är. Lärarna främjar elevernas psykiska hälsa genom olika främjande program, främjande av relationer mellan eleverna, genom att vara uppmärksamma och konsekventa som lärare, träning av social kompetens och ett gott samarbete mellan hemmet och skolan. Lärarna upplever det främjande arbetet som en viktig och utmanande och till viss del givande del av skolvardagen.

De är mer än sitt framtida yrke : Nio lärares syn på samhällskunskapsundervisningen på yrkesförberedande program

The aim of this study is to examine how teachers view their teaching in civics in vocational programmes. The question formation are: in what extent civic teachers choose to connect the subject with the student’s future profession. Also how the teaching conditions in civics differ between vocational- and pre-university programmes. Lastly the study examines how the teachers experience that their teaching in civics has change since the upper secondary school reform in year 2011. The data was collected through nine interviews with teachers in civic who teach at vocational programmes in Jönköping municipality. The two theories used in the study is the motivational process and Kolbs learning styles. The result show that all the teachers choose to connect their subject with the students’ future profession. But in which extent the teachers choose to do it differs, depending on student’s wishes and the possibility of doing natural connections between the subject and the profession. The terms that differ between vocational- and preuniversity programmes civic lessions are the student’s motivation and how the students learn the best. The biggest change after GY11 is that the teacher’s feel that they have less time but as much material as before. They think it’s harder to do all the different parts of the course because they don’t have enough time. It’s also harder to individualize. The result consistently show that the teaching are most effected by which type of group the students consist of.

The Design, Implementation and Outcomes of a Mentoring Program

This paper reports on the design, implementation and outcomes of a mentoring program involving 18 employees in the IT Division of WorkCover Queensland. The paper provides some background information to the development of the program and the design and implementation phases including recruitment and matching of participants, orientation and training, and the mentoring process including transition and/or termination. The paper also outlines the quantitative and qualitative evaluation processes that occurred and the outcomes of that evaluation. Results indicated a wealth of positive individual, mentoring, and organisational outcomes. The organisation and semi-structured processes provided in the program are considered as major contributing factors to the successful outcomes of the program. These outcomes are likely to have long-term benefits for the individuals involved, the IT Division, and the broader organisation