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  • 1.
    Andersson, Camilla
    et al.
    Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.
    Mazé, Ramia
    Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Who cares about those who care?: Design and technologies of power in Swedish elder care2019In: Proceedings of the Nordic Design Research Conference, 2019, Vol. 8, p. 1-9Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Design is increasingly recognized as an instrument of power. We explore power in the context of the Swedish welfare state and care institutions, which are undergoing political and structural reconfiguration as new technologies are introduced. Our aim is to better understand the effects of designed technologies within care institution and over care workers. Through our research, we have identified deviances, or gaps, between institutional policies and daily working practices, in which workers must cope within a grey zone of legality. Against this backdrop, we bring together and discuss concepts from philosopher Michel Foucault and sociologist Dorothy Smith in order to frame issues of power relevant to design. We elaborate upon these issues through a discussion of our project set in Swedish elder care institutions. Three 'research through (critical) design' examples illustrate ways and extents to which power is exerted over care workers. We discuss effects upon their subjectivity, including how their knowledge and agency can risk being ignored or overruled. Ultimately, we argue for design research to examine and articulate the (powerful) role of design in such contexts. We see this as a form of 'De-Scription' and active 'mapping' that can open up for wider debate and reconfigurations of power.

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  • 2.
    Andersson, Camilla
    et al.
    Aalto University, Esbo, Finland.
    Mazé, Ramia
    Aalto University, Esbo, Finland.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Börjesson, Emma
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Ehrnberger, Karin
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Materializing “Ruling Relations”: A Case of Gender, Power and Elder Care in Sweden2017Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper reflects upon our critical (feminist) design research approach developed in response to the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova)’s innovation program on equality. As a pilot of the program, the subject of our research is equality within elder care work, a female-dominated employment sector with particular gender and power dynamics. We have responded to this program and sector by rethinking our research methodologies and critical design research method. Inspired by institutional ethnography and the concept of ‘ruling relations’, our research approach involves critical design to materialize structural inequalities manifested within the everyday micro-practices of care work. Stories and sketches (as ‘material theses’) were generated through qualitative fieldwork involving ‘research through design’ processes to observe, document, explore, interpret, discuss and communicate gendered practices of elder care. Three themes emerged along the way, which articulate ruling relations revealed within elder care work. This research case is reported here along with reflections about the potentials of critical design as a (feminist) research approach capable of more critically interrogating power and positionality within design and innovation. From our perspective, equality as a policy and subject of research – including design research – calls for critical (and feminist) theoretical and methodological development. 

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  • 3.
    Börjesson, Emma
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Ilstedt, Sara
    KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Ehrnberger, Karin
    KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Visualizing Gender – Norm-critical Design and Innovation2016In: Research Handbook on Gender and Innovation / [ed] Gry Agnete Alsos, Ulla Hytti and Elisabet Ljunggren, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016, p. 252-273Chapter in book (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Innovation is seen as one of the main engines of economic growth. It is generally assumed to be gender neutral when, in fact, the gendered construction of innovation has been traditionally masculine. This Handbook explores the nexus between innovation and gender by providing a wide range of studies from different analytical and methodological perspectives and from various regional and industry contexts and draws implications for a gender-inclusive innovation policy. The multidisciplinary group of contributors discuss topics such as gender and innovation in new and small businesses, and growth businesses; addressing innovation in different organizational contexts ranging from public sector health care to mining and forestry; researching gender in innovation policy and in design and materiality.This Handbook will be useful to researchers looking to understand parallels between research on gender and innovation on one hand, and research on gender and entrepreneurship or management on the other. It will also be invaluable to students looking for an overview of research in both areas.

  • 4.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Högdin, Sara
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Education and Career Choices: How the School Can Support Young People to Develop Knowledge and Decision-making Skills2018In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, ISSN 2332-3205, E-ISSN 2332-3213, Vol. 6, no 9, p. 1900-1908Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Contemporary society is characterized by rapid changes in the labor market, increased flow of information, and more opportunities to make choices in relation to education and career. Previous research has demonstrated how many young people in school don't think they get the support they need to make such choices. The overall aim of this article is to contribute to more in-depth knowledge of what kind of support and knowledge young adults describe as important in order to be able to make informed choices. This knowledge might help school to better support young people in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes in relation to their education and career choices. The article is based on interviews with 25-year-old men and women. 23 interviews were conducted. In sum, the analysis indicates that guidance activities that aims to contribute to knowledge about the labor market, programs and courses and requirements for different education programs would probably be perceived as more fruitful by the young adults if they are organized in a combination of different levels, i.e. both as group activities (exhibitions, general information/discussion) and individual activities (personal information/discussion). Further, the authors demonstrate that roles and expectations between pupils, teachers and guidance counselors should be discussed and clarified.

  • 5.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Högdin, Sara
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Teachers' guiding role - On the tension between reflexivity and reproduction2022In: International Journal of Educational Research Open, E-ISSN 2666-3740, Vol. 3, article id 100187Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In Sweden, study and career guidance is the responsibility of the whole school, which also includes teachers. However, research concerning the role of teachers in study and career guidance is limited if one compares it with the existing research on the role and work of study and career counselors. The overall aim of this article is to provide a deeper understanding of how teachers in a Swedish municipality view their role in guiding students in their future study and career choices. The results show that teachers believe that they must be neutral, objective, and not influence students in their life choices even though they are at the same time aware that not all students have (equal) opportunities to be reflexive and to make choices that are independent of class affiliation. This indicates that teachers have limited possibilities to support their students and to equalize class reproduction in society. © 2022 The Author(s) 

  • 6.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Högdin, Sara
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Urbas, Anders
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Strategier för höjd utbildningsnivå: Slutrapport från en studie i Falkenbergs kommun2014Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med studien är att undersöka och förstå den bristande utbildningsbenägenheten i Falkenbergs kommun utifrån de ungas perspektiv. Studiens frågeställningar är:

    – Hur definierar unga ett ”framgångsrikt” liv och vilka vägar har de för att nå dit?

    – Vad har unga för attityd till högre utbildning?

    – Vilken betydelse har omgivningen (hem, skola, arbetsmarknad) för de ungas utbildnings- och framtidsval?

    För att fånga studiens syfte så allsidigt som möjlig valdes ett upplägg med fyra delstudier där ett flertal olika aktörer fick möjlighet komma till tals, så som unga, skolpersonal, arbetsförmedlare och företrädare för arbetslivet. Den första delstudien består av en enkätstudie bland unga i tre åldersgrupper; grundskoleelever i årskurs nio, gymnasieelever i avgångsklasserna på tredje året och 25-åringar. I den andra delstudien fördjupas resultaten från enkätstudierna bland unga genom intervjuer med ett flertal 25-åringar med anknytning till Falkenbergs kommun. Den tredje delstudien består av intervjuer med föräldrar tillsammans med sina barn samt med lärare och studie- och yrkesvägledare. Den fjärde delstudien består av en enkätstudie bland företrädare från det privata och kommunala näringslivet i Falkenbergs kommun samt intervjuer med arbetsförmedlare.

    Resultatet av studien visar att den dominerande synen på högre utbildning i Falkenberg är att det är ett medel för att få ett arbete, även om det också i viss utsträckning framkommer perspektiv på högre utbildning som något som leder till personlig utveckling och mer kunskap. Det senare perspektivet står främst de unga som studerar eller har studerat på högskola eller universitet för. Den sammantagna bilden som ges av de unga, lärare, studie- och yrkesvägledare, arbetsförmedlare och näringslivet, är att Falkenberg är en kommun där högre utbildning inte värderas så högt och att Falkenberg inte är en kommun där högre utbildning är särskilt betydelsefullt. Högre utbildning ses inte av unga i Falkenberg som så betydelsefullt för att skapa sig vad man själv anser vara ett bra och framgångsrikt liv. De unga värderar främst fritid, vänner och trygghet i form av till exempel arbete med stabil inkomst för ett gott liv. Detta förefaller vara möjligt att uppnå utan högre utbildning för dem som bor i Falkenberg. Särskilt gäller detta för männen, vilka prioriterar att bygga upp ett kontaktnät för att erhålla ett arbete i Falkenberg. Denna strategi är gångbar då den del av näringslivet som inte värderar högre utbildning bland sin personal tenderar att rekrytera män i sitt eget kontaktnät. Kvinnor däremot ser i högre utsträckning vikten av att vidareutbilda sig, men har då svårt att se möjlighet till karriär i Falkenberg.

    Studien visar, liksom tidigare forskning, att socioekonomiska faktorer och kön påverkar motivation och benägenheten att studera vidare på högskola eller universitet. De unga som har föräldrar som har högre utbildning är mer benägna att själva studera på högskola eller universitet och flickor/kvinnor studerar i högre utsträckning på högskola eller universitet än pojkar/män. Utöver dessa faktorer har anknytning till Falkenberg en betydelse för de ungas motivation och utbildningsval. Har man minst en förälder som är född utanför Falkenberg ökar motivationen att studera vidare. De som är motiverade till högre studier vill i stor utsträckning flytta från Falkenberg och de (25-åringar) som har flyttat från Falkenberg har högre utbildningsnivå än de som bor i Falkenberg.

    Studien visar att unga som är engagerade i sina studier i grund- och gymnasieskolan ofta också uppger att de är motiverade till högre studier. De sammantagna resultaten synliggör att stödet från vuxna, speciellt föräldrar och lärare, i de ungas studier har avgörande betydelse för deras engagemang i studierna. Föräldrar med högre utbildning stöttar oftare sina barn i deras skolarbete än föräldrar utan sådan utbildning. Om föräldrarna inte har tillräckliga kunskaper för att stötta sina barn blir stödet från vuxna i skolan avgörande för deras studiemotivation. Resultaten visar att flickor inte är lika beroende av stödet i hemmet eftersom de i högre utsträckning än pojkarna svarar att de får stöd av lärare. Det framgår att lärarna känner till att flickorna få mer stöd men upplever en avsaknad av strategier för stötta pojkar att bli mer engagerade i sina studier.

    Studien visar att en övervägande majoritet av grundskole- och gymnasieeleverna är osäkra på sitt val av framtida utbildning och yrke. Valet att studera på högskola eller universitet görs många gånger redan vid valet av gymnasieprogram, även om det i vissa fall har gjorts senare. Många unga uttrycker en påtaglig avsaknad av stöd från omgivningen, i synnerhet från vuxna i skolan, när det gäller val av yrke och utbildning. Lärarna och studie- och yrkesvägledarna beskriver hur de bör vara aktiva i förhållande till att få eleverna att tänka på framtiden samtidigt som de anser att de ska vara passiva i förhållande till att påverka och styra eleverna, exempelvis till att gå vidare till högre studier. Lärarna uppger att frågor som rör framtidsval berörs utanför ordinarie undervisning eftersom de inte anser att de har stöd i det styrande regelverket för att ta upp frågan om framtiden (inkluderat högre studier) inom ramen för undervisningen. De beskriver att det saknas strategier kring att belysa frågor som rör arbetsliv och högre studier. Samtidigt framhåller studie- och yrkesvägledarna att de saknar strategier för att möta dagens unga som de beskriver som okunniga om arbetsliv och utbildning och därmed allt för omogna för att göra några framtidsval. Sammanfattningsvis åläggs de unga ett stort eget ansvar för sina utbildnings- och framtidsval parallellt med att vuxenvärlden saknar strategier för att öka unga kunskaper om deras framtida möjligheter och abdikerar på grund av sin rädsla för att påverka.

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  • 7.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Högdin, Sara
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Urbas, Anders
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Young people, higher education and choice: The lack of support from guidance counsellors and teachers2014Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In a changing and complex world, young people are expected to make decisions and choices regarding their education and future. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how guidance counsellors and teachers view their role in supporting students in these choices, and how young people regard the support they receive and have received during their years in school. The empirical data used in this paper is part of a larger study conducted in a municipality in Sweden. Interviews with teachers, guidance counsellors and young adults who live in or grew up in the municipality are presented and analysed in the paper. The empirical data also consists of surveys with students in their ninth year as well as students in their last year at school. The analysis is based on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of field, capital and habitus. The analysis shows that there are differences in how the professionals and the young people view the support regarding education and the future. Young people feel that they have received little support from the school and want more guidance/help from teachers and guidance counsellors regarding their educational choices and their future. From the professionals’ side, there is an explicit fear of influencing the young and therefore they take a more passive approach. How to understand this fear and its consequences from a gender and class perspective is discussed in the conclusion of the paper.

  • 8.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Flerspråkig hemtjänst: En studie av behovet av flerspråkig hemtjänst2012Report (Other academic)
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    Flerspråkig hemtjänst - slutrapport
  • 9.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Trygg om natten: En studie av kunders, anhörigas och personals perspektiv på införandet av ny teknik inom nattpatrullens arbete2011Report (Other academic)
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    Trygg om natten - slutrapport
  • 10.
    Eriksson, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Lundström, Jens
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Technology and trust: Social and technical innovation in elderly care2013In: Abstracts EGI2013, 2013, p. 17-18Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    A demographic change is occurring in many areas of the world. The elderly population share has been increasing for the last decades and estimations predict that this group will be large in proportion to the number of economically active younger people. This change will bring exponentially increasing costs of health care. Technical developments could be one way to meet these new challenges. In a recent study called “Safe at night” the aim was to investigate whether a technical solution based can be used to supplement the home care work, with focus on the nightly visits of the elderly. The study raises questions regarding technical issues as well as actors (users, relatives and staffs) perspective on the methods. Researchers from both social and technical disciplines were involved in the study. In this paper, we highlight the importance of scientists from different disciplines participating in the study, as well as municipalities and industry. We show in particular the knowledge gained from a technical perspective and from a social science perspective and how and why these perspectives together constitute the necessary components to create innovation regarding elderly care and issues related to technology and trust.

  • 11. Fürst Hörte, Gunilla
    et al.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Jämställdhetssatsningar: I korsningen mellan genusteori och förändringsarbete2007Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    I vilken utsträckning och på vilket sätt har praktiskt jämställdhetsarbete stöd av genusforskning? Vilka kunskapsbehov behöver fyllas för att stimulera och stärka jämställdhetssatsningar i arbetslivet? Det är huvudfrågorna i denna rapport där jämställdhetsarbete inom Europeiska socialfondens Equalprogram har studerats.  

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  • 12.
    Heikkilä, Mia
    et al.
    Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Ȧbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Stranne, Frida
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Differentiations in visibility - male advantages and female disadvantages in gender-segregated programmes2020In: Frontiers in Sociology, E-ISSN 2297-7775, Vol. 5, article id 563204Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article stresses the importance of understanding that women and men in gender-segregated programmes experience their gender minority positions very differently. It stems from an interest in the kind of interventions that academia should address in order to reduce gender segregation and provide women and men with the same educational opportunities and personal development. In relation to the obvious and continuing gender differences along a horizontal dimension, previous research seems to have had a limited impact in breaking gender stereotypes and promoting women and men to more atypical fields. The empirical data consists of 25 semi-structured, individual interviews from underrepresented students' gender-related experiences/thoughts about their programmes. By using the concepts of “visibility,” “sense of belonging,” and “negotiating otherness” to analyze how negotiation and belonging are part of students' everyday university lives this study's most important contributions are its findings regarding the differentiations in visibility. A continuum of visibility experiences is explored, from men who receive positive attention to women who are being considered as less knowledgeable. Our visibility scale indicates, as does previous research, that there are differences between how female and male students become visible, but the differences can also appear within both groups of students. This knowledge is crucial when designing interventions so as to provide positive study environments for both women and men. Also—in a broader perspective—it is important in order to recruit and ensure that gender minority students remain in the programs. © 2020 Heikkilä, Isaksson and Stranne.

  • 13.
    Högdin, Sara
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Eriksson, Helena
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS), Språk, kultur och samhälle.
    Urbas, Anders
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Strategies to strengthen outlook of life among young people: A case study in a Swedish municipality2016In: SWSD 2016: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2016, 2016Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    There is a continuous increase in mental health problems, such as stress symptoms, among young people in the Nordic countries. One source of stress concerns young people’s outlook of life in general, and more specific the choice of education and future carrier. Previous studies show that high education has positive impact on a person’s health, but also on regional development. The research project is based on a case study in a Swedish municipality with low educational level. The aim of the study is to explore and understand the low education among the citizens. The study starts in young person’s perspective on their future. Further, how adults in home, school and the neighborhood, influence the young person’s educational and carrier choices. The analyses of the results are based on theories on gender and cultural/social capital. The empirical material consists of surveys and interview studies with young people, teachers and guidance counsellors. The results show that young people often feel unsure of their future chooses and often ask for more support from adults regarding their future education. Several students find it stressful to manage their career choices, particularly if their parents do not have sufficient knowledge to support them in such matters. Teachers and guidance counselors describe a lack of strategies to support and addressing issues of education and future work, but also how they should be passive in relation to influencing the students. In conclusion, the results show the importance, when it comes to social work and social development practices on preventing mental health problems among young people, to develop strategies for working with young person’s educational and carrier choices. In this project some strategies have been identified, on local political and school level, to strengthen outlook of life among young people.

  • 14.
    Högdin, Sara
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Eriksson, Helena
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Urbas, Anders
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), The Wigforss Group.
    Young people's educational and career choices: A case study among young people, guidance counsellors and teachers in a Swedish municipality2016In: NERA2016: 9-11 March: Helsinki Finland: NERA 44th Congress: Social Justice, Equality and Solidarity in Education, 2016, p. 89-89Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In a changing and complex world, young people are expected to make decisions and choices regarding their education and future careers. At the same time, there is a continuous increase in mental health problems, such as stress symptoms, among young people in the Nordic countries. One source of stress concerns young people’s outlook on life in general, and more specifically their choice of education and career. This paper is based on a research project in a Swedish municipality with a low level of education. The overall aim of the project was to explore and understand the low education among the citizens in the municipality. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how career counsellors and teachers view their role in supporting students when it comes to these choices, and how young people view the support they receive and have received during their years at compulsory and upper secondary school. The empirical material consists of surveys and interview studies with young people, teachers and career counsellors. The analyses of the results are based on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of field, capital and habitus with a gender perspective from Beverley Skeggs’ theory on gender and capital. The study takes young people’s perspectives of their education and careers as its starting point. It also examines the support they have received from career counsellors and teachers at compulsory and upper secondary school and also from their parents and other significant persons in their home environment. The analyses show that there are differences in how professionals and young people view study and career guidance. Young people often express a feeling of uncertainty when it comes to their future choices and request more guidance from adults regarding possible opportunities. Several students find it stressful to manage their career choices, particularly if their parents do not have sufficient knowledge to support them in such matters. Girls express a feeling of stress in relation to educational choices more often than boys. Teachers and career counsellors describe a lack of strategies when it comes to vocational guidance and how to address issues of education and future work within the current curriculum. They also express a fear of influencing young people and therefore take a more passive approach in these matters. In conclusion, the results show that there is a gap between young people’s requests for guidance from adults at school and teachers’ and career counsellors’ view of their role in these matters. The results highlights the importance of developing strategies for working with educational and career choices at compulsory school as one way of preventing mental health problems among young people.

  • 15.
    Högdin, Sara
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Wulff, Åsa
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Eriksson, Helena
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Urbas, Anders
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Strategier för höjd utbildningsnivå: En studie bland unga i Åstorps kommun2014Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Flera tidigare studier visar att utbildningstraditionen i samhället har förändrats. Idag utbildar sig fler på gymnasiet och fler läser vidare på högre utbildningar vilket innebär att utbildningsnivån i vårt samhälle ökat. Utbildningssystemet beskrivs ofta som ett “självreproducerande system”, där benägenhet att välja en viss utbildning i hög grad är beroende av utbildningstradition, framför allt i familjen, men också i samhället runt individen. I Åstorps kommun har en låg utbildningstradition uppmärksammats. Det är inte ovanligt med avhopp från gymnasiet och ett flertal gymnasieelever slutför inte sin gymnasieutbildning inom de avsedda tre åren. När det gäller högre studier vid högskola eller universitet ligger utbildningsnivån i Åstorps kommun lägre än riksgenomsnittet. Med anledning av detta beslutade Åstorps kommun att följa upp gymnasieeleverna genom en studie. Studiens syfte är att tillvara erfarenheter av utbildning bland ungdomar i Åstorps kommun samt öka kunskapen om hur ungdomarna ser på framtida utbildnings- och karriärmöjligheter. Resultaten i studien visar att många ungdomar efterfrågar mer stöd från vuxna i skolan när det kommer till val av utbildning och framtida yrke. 

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  • 16.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM), Social Change, Learning and Social Relations (SLSR).
    Att utmana förändringens gränser: En studie om förändringsarbete, partnerskap och kön med Equal-programmet som exempel2010Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    In this thesis the overall aim is to analyse conceptions of change with the point of departure being texts developed within the framework of three development partnerships financed by the European Social Fund's Equal Programme 2001-2007. The development partnerships, consisting of collaborating parties from both the public and private sector, aimed at developing new methods and ideas in order to counteract discrimination and all kinds of inequality in working life. The thesis poses the following research questions: How are the problems that the development partnerships intended to counteract described? What appears as important to change in order for discrimination in working life to decrease? In what ways are changes aimed at combating discrimination and contributing to increased gender equality and diversity in working life deemed possible? What motives emerge behind the visions of creating a working life without discrimination? How are gender and other social categories constructed and how do these constructions impact on the conceptions of change that emerge? The ideas, perspectives and interests that characterise the understanding of changes in working life in the studied texts, are illustrated with the aid of theories on how society's forms of rule have changed from government to governance and theories on how gender is done. Furthermore, why certain perspectives and ideas emerge and the consequences of them is analysed based on institutional ethnography and concepts such as social relations and ruling relations. The thesis' analysis points to how the consensus-based organisational form of partnership and the politics and principles that are reflected in the Equal Programme together with notions on growth, leadership and gender create limits for the conceptions of change. Limits that in certain respects entail that society's relations of power and inequality, instead of being challenged, are reproduced. Based on the results of the study, the importance is emphasised of continuously taking one's point of departure in identifying and challenging the limits to how one can speak of change, since the dominant conceptions of change may be an expression of the ruling relations.

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  • 17.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare. Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science.
    Changing attitudes and/or moving walls?: Achieving Gender Equality in the Swedish fire and rescue service2022Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The firefighter profession is still one of the most male-dominated professions in Sweden. Over the last decades, several gender equality and diversity projects have been carried out in this sector. These projects, like gender equality work in general, have often focused on knowledge-raising activities that are expected to lead to changes in discriminatory attitudes and values. In the project Future Inclusive Rescue Service (FIRe), funded by the Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova, a different type of approach was used. The project resulted in the norm-creative standard/folder "Social constructions norms". This standard/folder was developed in collaboration between researchers, employees at a fire protection association and an architectural firm. “Social construction norms” make light of how architecture and social relations affect each other. It focuses specifically on how the design of changing rooms in the fire and rescue service can contribute to both inclusive and exclusive practices. In this talk “Social construction norms” is presented and how it in a broader perspective sheds light on what can happen when we take our point of departure in how the physical environment can promote and constrain gender equality. How can the movement of walls affect behaviors, attitudes, and values?

  • 18.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS), Språk, kultur och samhälle.
    Classical sociology through the lens of gendered experiences2020In: Frontiers in Sociology, E-ISSN 2297-7775, Vol. 5Article, review/survey (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    There is a body of literature problematizing the lack of women's accounts in what is called classical sociology. However, limited efforts have been made to place female and male theorists' writings in juxtaposition with each other in order to demonstrate how their writings and theories differ. The aim of this article is to encourage discussion of how early female and male sociological theorists' descriptions and interpretations on the development of modern society were shaped by their own gendered experiences. Further, the aim is to shed light on the consequences this might provide for the teaching and learning of classical sociology. The article contributes a comparative analysis on how five authors, three female and two male, described and interpreted the transition from traditional to modern society through their gendered experiences. Their various interpretations illustrate how experiences are situated and that there is no complete and objective knowledge. As a consequence, universities should pay careful attention to gender distribution in their syllabi. Rather than achieve equal numbers of female and male authors, this will ensure that students are able to explore and understand classical sociology through the lens of different gendered experiences during their studies. © Copyright © 2020 Isaksson.

  • 19.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Design as a tool for norm-critical teaching and learning2016In: 9th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education, 12-14 September, Paris 2016: Book of abstracts, 2016, p. 63-63Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this presentation is to discuss the significance of including norm-critical design concepts in the teaching of gender in social sciences and the humanities. During 2013-2015 the research project “Origo –design as agent for gender-sensitive work for change and innovation” was carried out. The aim of the project was to scientifically test and analyse a new method for working with gender equality in organisations. The method combines gender theory and norm-critical design and is used as a tool to visualise and challenge norms, prejudices and notions concerning women and men. Two different contexts were the subject of Origo – the male-dominated firefighting profession and the area of health technology. Several design concepts related to obstacles for and norms and assumptions about women and men about women and men in these contexts were developed. These design concepts were presented to the organisations but also used in the teaching of gender issues in social sciences and the humanities at Halmstad University, Sweden. Interviews were subsequently conducted with ten students. The interviews focused on how the students interpret the norm-critical design concepts, how they experience this kind of teaching and how the concepts might influence their notions of gender issues and theory. Theories on gender, learning and critical design were then used to interpret the interviews. The analysis shows how the design concepts raise questions of power, needs and gendered experiences. Furthermore, the concepts do this to a greater extent than more conventional ways of conveying knowledge about gender (such as reports, academic texts, statistics and PowerPoint presentations). Physical objects are perceived of as making gender issues more tangible.

  • 20.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Design, Critique and Creativity – Exploring norms and constructions of masculinity in the fire and rescue service2016In: Association for Cultural Studies, Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference 14-17th December, 2016, 2016, p. 235-235Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper is based on a study of the Swedish re and rescue service where norm critical design has been used to make constraining (gender) norms visible. The norm critical design concepts problematize notions regarding physical strength, bodies and sexuality within the re and rescue service and question the binary construction of women and men. They are questioning the habitual ways of doing and thinking of gender but at the same time they are norm creative as they involve rethinking and opening up for alternative solutions and ways of to relate to a phenomenon. This paper is just about how research through design interventions can be both critical and creative. 

  • 21.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    From theory to practice: possibilities and challenges with courses for professionals in gender mainstreaming at higher education institutions2021Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 22.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    (Il)legitima kunskaper?: Genusforskning i möte med praktiskt jämställdhetsarbete2009Conference paper (Other academic)
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  • 23.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Missriktat EU-stöd om mångfald i arbetslivet2010Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
    Abstract [sv]

    Under sju år genomfördes i Sverige EU-finansierade projekt för att motverka diskriminering och ojämlikhet på arbetsmarknaden. Men EU:s största mångfaldssatsning någonsin kom i stället att kopplas samman med nyliberala strömningar och marknadsintressen. Det skriver Anna Isaksson som nyligen kommit med en avhandling i ämnet vid Lunds universitet.

  • 24.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Mitigation measures for addressing gender bias in artificial intelligence within healthcare settings: a critical area of sociological inquiry2024In: AI & Society: The Journal of Human-Centred Systems and Machine Intelligence, ISSN 0951-5666, E-ISSN 1435-5655Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as crucial for making healthcare safer and more efficient. However, some studies point in the opposite direction, demonstrating how biases in AI cause inequalities and discrimination. As a result, a growing body of research suggests mitigation measures to avoid gender bias. Typically, mitigation measures address various stakeholders such as the industry, academia, and policy-makers. To the author’s knowledge, these have not undergone sociological analysis. The article fills this gap and explores five examples of mitigation measures designed to counteract gender bias in AI within the healthcare sector. The rapid development of AI in healthcare plays a crucial role globally and must refrain from creating or reinforcing inequality and discrimination. In this effort, mitigation measures to avoid gender bias in AI in healthcare are central tools and, therefore, essential to explore from a social science perspective, including sociology. Sociologists have made valuable contributions to studying inequalities and disparities in AI. However, research has pointed out that more engagement is needed, specifically regarding bias in AI. While acknowledging the importance of these measures, the article suggests that they lack accountable agents for implementation and overlook potential implementation barriers such as resistance, power relations, and knowledge hierarchies. Recognizing the conditions where the mitigation measures are to be implemented is essential for understanding the potential challenges that may arise. Consequently, more studies are needed to explore the practical implementation of mitigation measures from a social science perspective and a systematic review of mitigation measures. © The Author(s) 2024.

  • 25.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Partnerskap, pengar och politik: Om idémässigt handlingsutrymme i EU-projekt2015In: Vinklade budskap – perspektiv på politisk kommunikation / [ed] Hans Bengtsson, Halmstad: Halmstad University Press , 2015, p. 201-215Chapter in book (Refereed)
    Abstract [sv]

    EU:s så kallade strukturfonder finansierar projekt som syftar till att bekämpa arbetslöshet och till att förbättra EU-medborgarnas kompetens och chanser till arbete. Strukturfonderna ska bidra till ökad sysselsättning och att Europas arbetskraft och företag rustas till att möta nya globala utmaningar (Brulin och Jansson 2009). Den Europeiska socialfonden är en av strukturfonderna som har som särskilt mål att stärka den sociala och ekonomiska sammanhållningen i EU:s medlemsländer. Att främja kompetensutveckling och integrering på arbetsmarknaden av arbetslösa och utsatta grupper samt motverka utanförskap och diskriminering är några av socialfondens honnörsord.

    I Sverige förvaltas och administreras den Europeiska socialfonden av Svenska ESF-rådet som är en myndighet som arbetar på uppdrag av bland annat Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet. Ett av programmen som det Svenska ESF-rådet ansvarat för var Equal-programmet som pågick under 2001–2007. Genom Equal-programmet finansierades 76 så kallade utvecklingspartnerskap i Sverige. Dessa syftade till att utveckla idéer, metoder och modeller för att motverka all slags diskriminering i arbetslivet. I det här kapitlet är syftet att lyfta fram de politiska budskap och idéer som några av utvecklingspartnerskapen kom att sprida och att diskutera vilket idémässigt handlingsutrymme dessa utvecklingspartnerskap egentligen hade när det gällde att ta fram och sprida metoder och modeller.

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  • 26.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    The potential of incorporating norm-critical design objects as a pedagogical tool in sociology courses2024In: Frontiers in Sociology, E-ISSN 2297-7775, Vol. 9, article id 1405374Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Previous research has raised challenges in teaching gender theory in sociology courses. While many students appreciate such theories, some students resist sociological approaches to gender, sexualities, and social inequalities. There is a growing body of research that has recognized and explored pedagogical tools aiming to help students engage with sociological insights and concepts related to gender. However, more studies and pedagogical frameworks are needed to guide higher education teachers. Consequently, this perspective article aims to introduce and present how norm-critical design objects can be used as a pedagogical tool to enhance student learning and engagement. The article demonstrates how such objects have been incorporated into sociology courses and provides a springboard for reflective, thorough, and problematizing approaches to gender issues in sociology. Further, the article encourages a broader sociological discussion about the potential of using norm-critical design objects in sociology courses. © 2024 Isaksson.

  • 27.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Andersson, Camilla
    Department of Design, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland.
    Börjesson, Emma
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Don’t ask for ideas and innovations, ask for what they do: Understanding, recognizing and enhancing (women’s) innovation activities in the public sector2020In: Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, E-ISSN 0718-2724, Vol. 15, no 2, p. 95-102Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article demonstrates how the innovation capacity in the public sector, such as in elderly care, can be recognized and enhanced if the daily experiences of the employees, i.e. what women are doing in their everyday work, are taken into account. Women working in elderly care encounter a number of challenges and have different strategies for solving them in order to provide good care for the elderly. These solutions are often non-technical and non-digital and, therefore, not regarded as “good ideas” and innovations. Asking for “ideas” and “potential innovations” prevents the staff from identifying these innovative solutions since they regard them as nothing special. However, when the point of departure is taken in everyday experiences, it is possible to challenge the male-dominated discourse on innovation and capture innovations. Consequently, this article suggests that innovation activities and innovation models in for instance the public sector should address and be grounded in experiences rather than “ideas”. © Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Facultad de Economía y Negocios

  • 28.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Börjesson, Emma
    Halmstad University, School of Information Science, Computer and Electrical Engineering (IDE), Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Jämställdhet är ett mål i sig2013In: Dagens ArenaArticle in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
    Abstract [sv]

    Det finns skäl till att vara kritisk när jämställdheten som mål marginaliseras och i stället används som argument för att öka tillväxten. Det skriver Emma Börjesson och Anna Isaksson vid Högskolan i Halmstad.

  • 29.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Börjesson, Emma
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Andersson, Camilla
    Aalto University, Helsingfors, Finland.
    Ehrnberger, Karin
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS). KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Att vara (norm)kritisk i samverkansprojekt2018In: Samverkansformer: Nya vägar för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap / [ed] Martin Berg, Vaike Fors & Robert Willim, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2018, p. 153-173Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 30.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Börjesson, Emma
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Ehrnberger, Karin
    Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Stockholm, Sverige.
    Att synliggöra det osynliga: Design som aktör i jämställdhetsarbete2014In: Tidskrift för Genusvetenskap, ISSN 1654-5443, E-ISSN 2001-1377, Vol. 35, no 1, p. 28-47Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Research points to the need for developing methods for to change established gender orders and converting gender perspectives into practical action. Based on a gender equality project at the Centre for Health Technology Halland (HCH), this article discusses the potential of critical design as an agent within the framework of gender equality work and work for change. The project worked with critical design as a tool for making visible what a gender perspective can mean in the context of one’s work, in this case health technology. It resulted in a conceptual prototype called the Androchair – a medical chair designed for men but based on women’s experiences of the gynaecological chair. The aim of the article is to study and discuss the significance of including a prototype, that is an object, in the gender equality work of an organisation. Special focus is placed on whether, and in that case how, a prototype can influence notions of gender and gender equality in relation to one’s own area of work. The empirical data consists of qualitative interviews with staff at the HCH. Actor-network theory is used to interpret the data. The analysis shows how the Androchair raises questions of power, needs and interpretative prerogative in relation to what one does in one’s work. Furthermore, it does this to a greater extent than more conventional ways of conveying knowledge about gender equality (such as academic texts, statistics and Power Point presentations). Physical objects are perceived of as making gender and gender equality issues more tangible.

  • 31.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS), Språk, kultur och samhälle.
    Börjesson, Emma
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Gunn, Maja
    Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Andersson, Camilla
    Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.
    Ehrnberger, Karin
    Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.
    Norm Critical Design and Ethnography: Possibilities, Objectives and Stakeholders2017In: Sociological Research Online, E-ISSN 1360-7804, Vol. 22, no 4, p. 232-252Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this article is to describe the potential of combining norm critical design and ethnography in a collaborative project seeking to promote social change. In doing so the article will contribute with new perspectives on how design and ethnography can be practised in a joint effort between researchers and organisations. The article examines the following research questions: How can norm critical design and ethnography be used in a collaborative project seeking to promote change towards gender equality in an organisation? What distinguishes a norm critical design approach from other approaches using design and ethnography for intervention and social change? By taking their point of departure in a collaborative project with the Swedish fire and rescue service the authors demonstrate how a norm critical perspective on design in combination with ethnography provides a pedagogical tool for different stakeholders seeking to promote change in organisations. Even though a norm critical design approach like this shares the same interest in social change as more conventional ethnography and design projects do, there are some crucial and interesting differences when it comes to objectives and the collection of stakeholders that will be explored in this article. © The Author(s) 2017

  • 32.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Eriksson, Helena
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Högdin, Sara
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    The consequences of individualization for boys in the Swedish school system2016Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this presentation/working paper is to contribute to the knowledge about why young men generally are less likely to study at the university than young women. Previous studies and reports have pointed out a number of explanations for that. Young men’s reluctance to go on to higher education, as well as boys’ relatively low grades in primary and secondary schools, has been explained with reference to gender theoretical arguments about constraining constructions of masculinity. Several gender-oriented studies show that it is not considered compatible with certain types of masculinity constructions to make an e ort in school and show an interest in further studies. A term used to explain the boys’ poor performance in school and lack of interest in higher studies is antiplugg kultur (cf. eg Nordberg 2008 SOU 2009: 64). is presentation/working paper aims to challenge these explanations and expand the understanding of why young men tend to not to see higher education as an option. e empirical data consists of extensive quanti- tative and qualitative studies in a western Swedish municipality during 2011-2014. e point of departure is primarily in the young men’s own stories about teaching in primary and secondary school and their perceptions of their interactions with teachers, study and career counsellors and others. e interplay between and consequences of contemporary constructions of masculinity (Connell, 1995-2003), and the individualisation of society (Giddens 1991; Beck 1992), which is reflected in the teachers and study and career counsellors practitioners, are the main theoretical elements to interpret the empirical material.

  • 33.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Fürst Hörte, Gunilla
    Premisser för spridning och påverkan: Erfarenheter från jämställdhetsarbete i utvecklingspartnerskap2007Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    I NTG Jämställdhet ARGUS rapport Premisser för spridning och påverkan - Erfarenheter från jämställdhetsarbete i utvecklingspartnerskap, har fyra utvecklingspartnerskap inom EU:s Equalprogram analyserats. Analysens fokus ligger på projektens spridningsuppdrag. I rapporten lyfts ett antal slutsatser fram som ska underlätta projektens spridning av resultat och erfarenheter.

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  • 34.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Lindgren, John
    Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability, Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL).
    Nilsson, Pernilla
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    G-CoRe: A pedagogical tool for gender mainstreaming in higher education2020In: Regendering Science. For an Inclusive Research Environment: PLOTINA Final Conference: Book of Abstracts / [ed] Tullia Gallina Toschi, Angela Balzano & Fransesca Crivellaro, 2020, p. 171-172Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Aims of the contribution

    The aim of this contribution is to present and further explore a pedagogical tool aiming to enhance gender mainstreaming in teaching and content in higher education.

    Description of the research

    Introduction

    Previous research has demonstrated how teachers often experience gender mainstreaming in higher education (content, design and implementation) as a challenge (Heikkilä and Häyrén Weineståhl, 2009; Lindroth and Bondestam, 2014). In Sweden however, requirements for gender mainstreaming are high both in the Higher Education Act and the evaluations of the quality of higher education undertaken by the Swedish Higher Education Authority. Gender equality and gender mainstreaming are also key quality factors in the universities’ own quality assurance systems.

    Today, there are few methods that support teachers in their efforts with integrating a gender perspective into the teaching content. Hence, the need for scientifically based tools is widespread. In this study we investigate a pedagogical tool (Gender CoRe) that aim to help teachers integrate gender aspects both in the content and the teaching of that content. The main research question for the study is “How do teachers experience Gender CoRe (G- CoRe) as a way to enhance gender mainstreaming in teaching and content in higher education?

    Materials and methods

    Within the subject didactic research, a didactic reflection tool called Content Representations (CoRe) has been developed to support teachers in planning and teaching the content in a way that promotes student learning. Research demonstrates that CoRe is an effective tool for teachers to develop their ability to communicate content in a way that provides successful learning situations for students. When using CoRe, the teacher formulates a number of Big Ideas, important phenomena or concepts, within a specific subject area. Each of these Big Ideas is reflected on a number of pedagogical prompts e.g. what students need to learn and why, as well as students' possible difficulties in understanding the concepts (e.g. Nilsson and Karlsson, 2019; Nilsson and Elm, 2017; Hume and Berry, 2010, 2013; Loughran et. al., 2006). Based on this didactic research, researchers at Halmstad University, Sweden, have developed a so-called G-CoRe (Gender CoRe) where teachers are supposed to formulate Big Ideas and reflect on how it may be possible to integrate gender equality into the content.

    During 2019-2020, five teachers at Halmstad University, Sweden, used the Gender CoRe for planning content where a gender perspective was included. In this presentation we present a case of how one of the five teachers (a teacher within the Construction Engineering programme) experienced the use of G-CoRe to integrate gender aspects, both in the content of and the actual teaching performance; What were perceived as possibilities and challenges with the G-CoRe? How could the G-CoRe be further developed to enable teachers in their work with gender mainstreaming?

    Results

    In the data collected on teachers ́ experience of using G-CoRe there were several examples of how the G-CoRe was experienced as valuable as a reflective tool to integrate gender aspects in the content and teaching. In the particular case presented here the teacher in Construction Engineering highlighted the strength of the G-CoRe as it focuses on and describes their abilities and also their challenges in the classroom while working with gender mainstreaming in the classroom. Further, with the help of the G-CoRe, the teachers can reason together and think about what different gender aspects within the content they need to identify and implement within their teaching. It appeared that using a G-CoRe design encouraged collaborative discussion and reflection about integrating gender aspects when teaching certain big ideas linked to a topic. As such, our findings suggest that the G-CoRe has potential to overcome some of the challenges that many teachers experience in their efforts to integrate a gender perspective in their higher education practice.

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  • 35.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Lindgren, John
    Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
    Nilsson, Pernilla
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science.
    G-core as an innovative tool to support reflection in a higher education online course2022In: ICERI2022 Proceedings: 15th International conference of education, research and innovation. November 7th-9th, 2022 Seville, Spain / [ed] Luis Gómez Chova; López Martínez; Joanna Lees, Valencia: IATED Academy , 2022, p. 4466-4473Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Online-learning has been of growing use in higher education to meet needs of more flexible ways of developing knowledge and skills. However, online modules require careful considerations regarding content and opportunities for participants to reflect and interact with the teacher and the course-material. Teachers also need to support students with high quality material, respond to students´ assignments and encourage deep reflection and discussion concerning course content. Online teaching provides opportunities for participants to access course content in a flexible way [1]. This study regards a higher education online course in gender mainstreaming aiming to support university teachers to integrate a gender perspective into the teaching content. Previous research has demonstrated teachers experiencing gender mainstreaming in higher education as a challenge [2], which is why we in this course used a reflective tool (CoRe) developed from science education research [3] to support participants´ reflection on how to integrate gender aspects. The content for teaching is formulated through Big Ideas and reflected in pedagogical prompts e.g., what is to be learnt and why, as well as possible difficulties in understanding the content. In the online module we developed a G-CoRe (Gender CoRe) where participants reflect on how to integrate gender aspects into the teaching content. The participants accessed the online material in a flexible way, enabling creation of their own learning journey. The course lacks discussion forum and/or online interaction with other participants, components often considered crucial for online learning in developing the students’ abilities to discuss and reflect [4]. However, in this course, the G-CoRe was used to promote critical thinking and reflection in other ways. The design of the G-CoRe includes individual thinking and reflection, feedback from at least one colleague and then a revision of the G-CoRe and a recorded oral reflection. Here, we report findings when five university teachers used the G-CoRe in the online course. The result indicates the G-CoRe as a valuable tool to stimulate reflection and student-centered learning in relation to the integration of gender aspects in the content and teaching. Even if the online course did not include “traditional” discussion forums, the G-CoRe design encouraged reflection among participants. As such, our findings suggest that a reflective tool such as G-CoRe has the potential to stimulate student-centered online learning to overcome some of the challenges that many teachers experience in their efforts to integrate a gender perspective in their higher education practice. © Copyright 2022, IATED Academy

  • 36.
    Isaksson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Nilsson, Pernilla
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Att integrera jämställdhetsperspektiv i en utbildning: G-CoRe som ett pedagogiskt verktyg i högre utbildning2019Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Studier och utredningar visar att lärare ofta upplever det utmanade att jämställdhetsintegrera utbildningars innehåll. Detta återspeglas exempelvis i att perspektivet inte kommer till uttryck i utbildningsplaner och kursplaner eller är otydligt formulerat. Samtidigt är kraven på jämställdhetsintegrering högt ställda i såväl Högskolelagen som i Universitetskanslersämbetets (UKÄ) kvalitetsgranskningar och i lärosätenas egna kvalitetssystem. Här framgår det på olika sätt att jämställdhet ska beaktas och integreras i utbildningarnas innehåll, genomförande och utformning. Men vad innebär det att integrera ett jämställdhetsperspektiv i utbildningars innehåll? Idag finns få metoder som stödjer lärare i detta arbete och behovet av vetenskapligt grundade verktyg är därmed stort. Inom den ämnesdidaktiska forskningen har ett didaktiskt reflektionsverktyg kallat Content Representations (CoRe) utvecklats för att stödja lärare i att planera ett ämnesinnehåll på ett sätt som främjar studenternas lärande. Forskning visar att en CoRe är ett framgångsrikt verktyg för lärare att utveckla sin förmåga att kommunicera ett ämnesinnehåll på ett sätt som skapar goda lärsituationer. I en CoRe får läraren formulera ett antal Big Ideas, viktiga fenomen eller begrepp, inom ett specifikt ämnesområde. Var och en av dessa Big Ideas reflekteras utifrån ett antal frågor, t.ex. vadstudenterna måste lära och varför,samt studenters eventuella svårigheter med att förstå begreppen. Med utgångspunkt i ämnesdidaktisk forskning har vi utvecklat G-CoRe (Gender CoRe) där lärare formulerar Big Ideas och reflekterar över på vilka sätt det kan vara möjligt att jämställdhetsintegrera innehållet. På så sätt blir en G-CoRe ett stöd för lärare att strukturera och reflektera över hur jämställdhet integreras i utbildningens innehåll.

  • 37.
    Lindgren, John
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Interactive Project-Based Teaching – Meeting The Challenges Of The Coming Generations Of Students2024In: Education and new developments 2024: Volume 1 / [ed] Mafalda Carmo, Lisboa: inScience Press, 2024, Vol. 1, p. 213-217Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Experiences from the authors' teaching indicate that students are becoming less focused on educational exploration and critical thinking. In parallel, Broo, Kaynak, and Sait (2022) highlight that future engineers must be fluent in different technologies, methods, and methodologies. Hence, the fast changes that take place require a highly dynamic capability among the workforce of tomorrow, which is opposite to many students' behavior in teaching and courses. This sheds light on Project Based Learning, in its essence, student-centred and with a dynamic approach to teaching where students study real-world problems and challenges (Kokotsaki, Menzies, et al. 2016). Similarities exist with Problem-based earning, where complex real-world problems are also at the centre to promote student learning. Bothhese concepts can promote the development of critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities,communication skills, and the possibility of working in groups (see, for example, De Graaf and Kolmos, 2003). This research report documented experiences involved in moving from a more traditional teaching approach into a more project-based approach regarding a course in construction management, undertaken four times with a new structure in which a problem-based approach was developed. One of the key issues at hand with the course was to develop it and stimulate students interest in the course subject, i.e., intrinsic motivation (Entwistle, 2009), motivation that comes from “interest in what is being learned and feelings of pleasure derived from it” (pp 20), and not from external rewards (extrinsic motivation). Based on previous experiences from project-based learning, course material has been developed in four rounds, where each course provided feedback to develop the course further. The course focused on an already conducted construction project, which was modified for each round so the students could create new frames for the project. Feedback was received during the course, and individually, students at the end of the course provided feedback to coming rounds. The results from this development show interesting challenges in teaching regarding the balance between showing results from the actual project vs. stimulation of creativity among students, with a clear conclusion that age, and work experience positively affect how the students execute the projects. It also directly shows the significance of the course framing and the variation of project set-ups in the course. Our findings also show values in PBL for students’ ability to handle changes in a world with many insecure influences. © 2024 inScience Press

  • 38.
    Mirskaya, Maria
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Lindgren, Eva-Carin
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Carlsson, Ing-Marie
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Bearing the burden of spill-over effects: Living with a woman affected by symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse after vaginal birth - from a partner's perspective2023In: Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, ISSN 1877-5756, E-ISSN 1877-5764, Vol. 37, article id 100894Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    INTRODUCTION: Symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (sPOP) can have a negative impact on a woman's health. While research exists about the impact of sPOP on women, little is known about the effect on their partners. Therefore, this study aimed to explore, from the partner's perspective, what it means to live with a woman with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse after vaginal birth. METHODS: A qualitative explorative design with a constructed grounded theory approach was taken to analyse the interviews of 13 partners who experienced living with a woman who had sPOP after vaginal birth. RESULTS: "The theory of bearing the burden of spill-over effects" was constructed based on a core category: "Facing a new restricted life", with related categories "Giving up valued activities"; "Struggling with added demands"; "Changing intimate behaviour" and "Redefining future family planning". The theory also contains factors constraining and enabling adjustment to the new reality. While the shortcomings of healthcare constrained the process of adjustment, getting competent treatment and the feeling of love for the family enabled it. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that women's sPOP had an apparently negative impact on partners' health behaviours, sexual health, relationship harmony, and psychological well-being. The partners indicated they were unprepared for post-birth adversities and distressed by the lack of treatment options. There is a need to develop prenatal information highlighting the potential risks of sPOP which may be accompanied by levator ani muscle injury, implement guidelines for the prevention and management of these conditions, and offer targeted support to partners if needed. Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  • 39.
    Norell Pejner, Margaretha
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Lundström, Jens
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Ourique de Morais, Wagner
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS).
    Laurell, Hélène
    Halmstad University, School of Business, Engineering and Science, Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Research (CIEL), Centre for International Marketing and Entrepreneurship Research (CIMER).
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS), Språk, kultur och samhälle.
    Stranne, Frida
    Halmstad University, School of Education, Humanities and Social Science, Centrum för lärande, kultur och samhälle (CLKS).
    Skärsäter, Ingela
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Smart medication organizer – one way to promote self-management and safety in drug administration in elderly people2017Conference paper (Refereed)
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  • 40.
    Sparre, Madeleine
    et al.
    Oxford Research, Stockholm, Sverige.
    Johansson, Emilia
    Oxford Research, Stockholm, Sverige.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Hansson, Agneta
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Center for Social Analysis (CESAM).
    Stridh, Kicki
    Brohuset FoU, Ljungbyhed, Sverige.
    Forskningsöversikt: Likabehandling i arbetslivet2011Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
    Abstract [sv]

    I jämförelse med forskning om existerande villkor i arbetslivet finns i Sverige relativt lite forskning om praktisk förändring av normer och strukturer i arbetslivet. En mängd forskning fokuserar på olika former av ojämlika förhållanden, såsom förekomsten av diskriminering eller segregering på arbetsmarknaden. Den forskning som riktar in sig på förändring behandlar i regel en diskrimineringsgrund i taget. Färre forskare har behandlat förändring ur ett intersektionellt perspektiv. Däremot har det framhållits att ytterligare forskning av den typen behövs.

    Denna rapport är framställd av Oxford Research i samarbete med forskare vid Högskolan i Halmstad. Arbetet har genomförts på uppdrag av Tema Likabehandling. Uppdraget att framställa denna forskningsöversikt angav att den skulle behandla ansatser som bidrar till reell förändring för att nå ett arbetsliv där likabehandling är norm. Därför ligger fokus inte i första hand på individuella förutsättningar utan på förändringsarbete för att öka likabehandling utifrån ett institutionellt perspektiv. Rapporten riktar in sig på metoder, ansatser och faktorer som främjar förändringsarbete inom de områden som Tema Likabehandling arbetar med; likabehandling, jämställdhetsintegrering, tillgänglighet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och motverkan av diskriminering utifrån samtliga diskrimineringsgrunder. Förutom databassökningar har material inhämtats genom kontakter med forskare.

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    Forskningsöversikt. Likabehandling i arbetslivet
  • 41.
    Teleman, Britta
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Nudging Child Participation in Care through Normcreative Technology2024In: The first Global Conference on Person-Centred Care: Knowledge(s) and Innovations for Health in Changing Societies: Abstract Book / [ed] Axel Wolf; Joakim Öhlén, 2024, p. 108-108Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: This study aims to fill the existing knowledge gap concerning the potential of support tools to amplify child perspectives and foster a more person-centred approach to children’s care. Digital tools have been posited as advantageous in facilitating children’s participation, and norm-critical design perspectives hold promise in enhancing inclusiveness within such support tools. This involves counteracting adult-centric and biomedical norms. Such perspectives also entail a shift in emphasis from solely addressing individual barriers to critically examining prevailing structures and contextual norms. Methods: Acknowledging the influential role and power position of care professionals, our paper explores 11 professionals’ perceptions of how one digital support tool affected child participation in paediatric and social care meetings. Professionals’ narratives were analysed from a socio-technical perspective. Results: We found that different aspects of the tool’s design and materiality were perceived to improve the participatory conditions for some children but not all. In cases where professionals experienced that the tool facilitated participation, it was described how redistribution of control affected conversation topics, meeting dynamics, and involvement from guardians. Based on these experiences, professionals identified shortcomings in current approaches and practices. They expressed an increased openness toward new tools and proposed ideas for alternative ways of working. Implications: The results strengthen arguments about the importance of offering children different means of participation. We discuss what properties of the tool were perceived to facilitate instant participation, and also what implications such experiences may have for norm transformation in care contexts over time. The insights can help designers and care professionals aiming to nudge participation for children in care contexts.

  • 42.
    Teleman, Britta
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Svedberg, Petra
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Isaksson, Anna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Nygren, Jens M.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Tools and Norm Critical Aspects in Participatory Health Research and Design involving Marginalized Youth: A Scoping Review2024In: The first Global Conference on Person-Centred Care: Knowledge(s) and Innovations for Health in Changing Societies: Abstract Book / [ed] Axel Wolf; Joakim Öhlén, Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg, 2024, p. 147-148Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: To enhance person-centered approaches for youths within care contexts, developments must engage individuals with lived experience. There is a risk that the perceived intricacies of engaging vulnerable youths deter researchers from including them. Despite the expanding body of health-related research involving young individuals, the utilization of pathogenic methodologies and traditional research methods risk excluding marginalised youth and preserving biases in knowledge production. Among these youth, some face multiple marginalization and without norm-critical perspectives their involvement could lead to tokenism and disempowerment. Hence, there is a need for inclusive, adaptable research tools. Objective: To assist researchers in making methodological decisions, this study pull together method contributions from recent health-related research and design projects that involved marginalized or vulnerable youth in a range of fields. We explore participation levels and norm-critical aspects and maps the rationales, outcomes, and tools. Methods: An interpretive scoping review was conducted. 508 studies were identified by searching six databases, and 38 were included for analysis. An analytical framework was created based on Hart’s Ladder of Participation and literature in critical participatory and health-related research. Results: The studies represented 18 different disciplines. 11 to 15-year-olds were most likely to be involved. A great variation in tools and materials was observed, where visual material was used in 20 out of 38 studies (of which 13 used Photovoice). Participation levels were not directly related to tool types. Rather, high levels of participation were often found where norm-critical aspects were largely reflected. Studies that developed tools, interventions or services reached lower scores for participation levels and norm-critical aspects compared to studies that aimed for a general understanding of target group perspectives. While many studies stressed their method contribution, few compared or critically reflected on their choice of tools. Furthermore, studies differed in their acknowledgement of participants’ expertise and contributions.

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