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Att utmana erfarenheter: Kunskapsutveckling i en forskningscirkel

Publicerad:2007-12-10
Uppdaterad:2012-04-16

Pedagogerna som deltog i min studie kom till insikt om att de sätter på sig autismglasögonen när de arbetar med flerspråkiga barn med en autismdiagnos, säger forskaren Fia Andersson. Det innebär att det sällan blir aktuellt med modersmålsundervisning för de barnen.

Författare

Fia Andersson

Opponent

Professor Jerry Rosenqvist, Inst f beteendevetenskap Högskolan i Kristianstad

Disputerat vid

SU – Stockholms universitet

Disputationsdag

2007-12-20

Titel (se)

Att utmana erfarenheter: Kunskapsutveckling i en forskningscirkel

Titel (eng)

To challenge experience: Generation of knowledge in a research circle

Institution

Lärarhögskolan i Stockholm, Institutionen för individ, omvärld och lärande, LHS

To challenge experience: Generation of knowledge in a research circle

This thesis aims at describing and analysing the process and content in knowledge development within a research circle. The participants in this circle are seven teachers who work with multilingual children diagnosed within the autism spectrum, and me as a researcher.

The study is conducted within the tradition of participatory-oriented research. The research issue concerns the questions these teachers ask themselves in their everyday work. The study, consisting of twelve meetings, was carried out during 2004-2005. In the final meeting material collected in the circle was analysed together by all participants. The knowledge-content analysis disclosed four main themes: mother-tongue issues, disabilities and diagnoses, the issue of frames and matters related to working with parents and other professionals. The results show that once a child is diagnosed within the autism spectrum the diagnosis takes over and mother-tongue instruction is seldom discussed.

The participants in the circle found it difficult to collaborate with the various authorities involved in working with a child and its family. They also found it difficult to communicate with parents, due to language barriers, different cultural contexts, and the observation that interpreters did not translate properly. The participants noted an existing hierarchy in relation to doctors and psychologists, regarded as having the mandate to assess a child s ability and suggest placement in class.

A conclusion is that the work of the teachers entails a high degree of complexity, and that knowledge meetings and collaboration between parents, teachers, and the various authorities are needed. During the circle process emancipating collective knowledge was constructed transcending what any participant had from the start. Experiences discussed in continuing dialogues, and in an on-going process, seem to be essential for generation of knowledge. When experiences were challenged, potentials for different actions were revealed.

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