Lärares val och prioriteringar: Utifrån de didaktiska frågorna vad, hur och varför?
2026 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Teachers' choices and prioritizations. : Based on the three didactic questions, what, how and why? (English)
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this study is to investigate how primary school teachers prioritize content within the subject of geography, a discipline characterized its broad and comprehensive scope. Given the extensive content that geography encompasses, teachers are required to make strategic decisions regarding what to include in their teaching. The study employs a qualitative research design, drawing on semi-structured interviews conducted with a selection of teachers who teach geography across different municipalities and schools. This approach aims to capture diverse perspectives on how teachers prioritize and structure their teaching. Additionally, we take a closer look at what previous research highlights regarding how teachers plan, select and prioritize content, as well as which factors they take into consideration in these processes, compared with the teachers in this study. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how geography teaching can be effectively planned and organized in primary education. The results revealed both similarities and differences in teachers´ choices, priorities, and the factors they considered when planning and selecting content for their teaching. The two most prominent similarities identified in the teachers´ response were the curriculum and/or syllabus, as well as the student group, both of which emerged as significant factors influencing teachers´ decisions.
Keywords: Geography, teaching, priorities, planning, content, free space, congestion.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2026. , p. 49
Keywords [sv]
Geografi, undervisning, prioriteringar, planering, innehåll, friutrymme, stoffträngsel
National Category
Social Sciences Other Geographic Studies Didactics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-111428OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-111428DiVA, id: diva2:2080690
Subject / course
Geography
Educational program
Primary Education Programme Pre-school Class and Grades 1-3 240 ECTS
Supervisors
Examiners
2026-07-032026-06-272026-07-03Bibliographically approved