Reading and Education for Students of Immigrant Origin in a number of Swedish Municipalities

Author(s):

Ulf FredrikssonKarin TaubeMonica Eklund

Conference:

ECER 2008

Network:

7. Social Justice and Intercultural Education

Format:

Paper

Session Information

07 SES 01, Segregated Schooling

Paper Session

Time:

2008-09-10

09:15-10:45

Room:

B1 113

Chair:

Yvonne Leeman

Contribution

Mid Sweden University and Kalmar University have organised studies on reading skills in a number of Swedish municipalities. All students in grade 8 in these municipalities have participated in the studies, approximately 24 000 students. These studies have included a reading test and information collected from the teachers about the students, including participation in education in Swedish as a second language and in their mother tongues. Students of immigrant origin in Sweden are offered the possibility to participate in education in Swedish as a second language and in their mother tongue. Collected data from the municipalities will be used to identify trends in the municipalities. Is the percentage of students of immigrant origin participating in these types of education increasing or decreasing? The data will also be used to look at differences between those students of immigrant origin who participate and not participate in these types of education. Are there differences in the results on the reading tests? Are different language groups participating to the same extent in these types of education? Are there gender differences related to the participation in these types of education? The results will be further discussed and related to findings from other surveys, both national and international.

Method

The studies have included the use of a reading test and a questionnaire to the teachers collecting basic information about the students.

Expected Outcomes

Collected data will be used to identify trends in the municipalities. Is the percentage of students of immigrant origin participating in education in their mother tongues increasing or decreasing? The data will also be used to look at differences between those students of immigrant origin who participate and not participate in these types of education. Are there differences in the results on the reading tests? Are different language groups participating to the same extent in these types of education? Are there gender differences related to the participation in these types of education?

References

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Author Information

Ulf Fredriksson

Mid Sweden University

Education Department

Härnösand

186

Karin Taube

Umeå University, Sweden

Monica Eklund

Halmstad University

School of Education

Halmstad

186

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