School, Sport, Screen: Value-Laden Learning Practices
School, Sport, Screen is a newly established Doctroral School aimed at increasing knowledge about the relationship between education, physical activity and digital media. The Doctoral School is a collaboration between three institutions, bringing together three disciplines—sociology of education at Uppsala University, sports science at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and media and communication studies at Södertörn University. The activities involve nine doctoral students enrolled in the doctoral programs in the three disciplines at the participating institutions.
You can read the project description for the PhD School here Pdf, 221 kB. (Swedish)
The themes of the Doctoral School
The Doctoral School focuses on three strategic and value-laden areas of learning: school, sport and screen. We take a comprehensive approach to these areas, examining how they are interconnected, the extent to which they reinforce or weaken each other, and how they operate in various social and geographical contexts.
Our starting point is that the boundary between school and society has become increasingly porous. Through digital tools, the world is constantly accessible within the school. Parents are given greater insight into their children's education through school platforms where they can monitor their academic progress. The increased profiling of schools towards sports, culture, and media also blurs the line between extracurricular activities and school. This necessitates a holistic perspective, and the PhD school investigates differences in children's and young people's learning through integrated studies of school, leisure, and family in various online and offline contexts and in their specific educational, social, and geographical settings.
Courses
Within the framework of the PhD School School, Sport, Screen, four doctoral courses are offered, specifically tailored to the orientation of the PhD School and attended jointly by the PhD students of the School.
Theme course 1
Introduction to School, Sport, Screen, 7.5 credits
The course introduces the common themes of the research School and spans across all three research areas.
Theme course 2
Contemporary Directions in Media Studies with an Educational Science Profile, 7.5 credits
The course explores contemporary media studies research with relevance to educational science, with a particular focus on its theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches.
Theme course 3
Sociology of Education, Traditions, 7.5 credits
The course provides a broad introduction to the sociology of education and related social scientific and humanistic traditions.
Theme course 4
Sports Science: Educational Perspectives, 7.5 credits
The course examines learning processes and value practices within the movement cultures of young people.
Organisation
Steering group
Mikael Börjesson, Scientific Leader for School, Sport, Screen: Value-laden Learning Practices, Professor at the Department of Education, Uppsala University
Stina Bengtsson, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University
Ida Lidegran, Professor at the Department of Education, Uppsala University
Karin Redelius, Professor of Sports Pedagogy, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Participating researchers
Emil Bertilsson, Ph.D. in Sociology of Education, Uppsala universitet
Johan Boberg, Ph.D. in philosophy, Uppsala universitet
Göran Bolin, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University
Åsa Bäckström, Associate Professor in Sports Science, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Michael Forsman, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University
John Hellström, Ph.D. in Sports Science, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Helena Hörnfeldt, Associate Professor in Ethnology, Stockholms University
Susanne Johansson, Ph.D. in Sports Science, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Paul Sjöblom, docent i idrottsvetenskap, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan
Joakim Åkesson, Ph.D. in Sports Science, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Coordinator
Felix Bengtsson, research assistant, Uppsala University
International Reference Group
The Doctoral School has an associated international reference group. The reference group consists of international researchers with strong expertise in key areas aligned with the focus of the PhD School.