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Ett komplext fenomen; Skolpersonals berättelser om arbetet med hemmasittare

Ulesköld, Ebba LU and Sternskog, Johanna LU (2024) SOPB63 20232
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to gain an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of “stay-at-home children” and how the personnel at a school explain their work with pupils who are “stay-at-home children”. We also aimed to explore the opportunities school staff have to prevent pupils from becoming “stay-at-home children” and how they collaborate as a team. This is a qualitative study involving five semi-structured interviews with six staff members at a school, each with different professional roles such as principal, counselor, and special teacher. The theoretical frameworks of our analysis included system theory, Street-Level Bureaucracy, and discretion. Our study revealed that personnel at this particular school approached working... (More)
The purpose of this paper was to gain an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of “stay-at-home children” and how the personnel at a school explain their work with pupils who are “stay-at-home children”. We also aimed to explore the opportunities school staff have to prevent pupils from becoming “stay-at-home children” and how they collaborate as a team. This is a qualitative study involving five semi-structured interviews with six staff members at a school, each with different professional roles such as principal, counselor, and special teacher. The theoretical frameworks of our analysis included system theory, Street-Level Bureaucracy, and discretion. Our study revealed that personnel at this particular school approached working with“stay-at-home children '' in a highly individualized manner, tailoring their methods to each
pupil's specific needs due to the complexity of the phenomenon. Additionally, the school staff reported strong cooperation in dealing with “stay-at-home children”. When asked about underlying causes, participants often mentioned either a diagnosis or some form of mental health issue. Despite having a relatively large budget compared to other schools, our findings indicated that resources were perceived as a challenge. Notably, participants viewed "stay-at-home children" as more of an individual problem than a structural one. (Less)
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author
Ulesköld, Ebba LU and Sternskog, Johanna LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
“stay-at-home children”, cooperation, discretion, hemmasittare, samarbete, handlingsutrymme
language
Swedish
id
9146305
date added to LUP
2024-01-26 15:12:13
date last changed
2024-01-31 08:13:08
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this paper was to gain an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of “stay-at-home children” and how the personnel at a school explain their work with pupils who are “stay-at-home children”. We also aimed to explore the opportunities school staff have to prevent pupils from becoming “stay-at-home children” and how they collaborate as a team. This is a qualitative study involving five semi-structured interviews with six staff members at a school, each with different professional roles such as principal, counselor, and special teacher. The theoretical frameworks of our analysis included system theory, Street-Level Bureaucracy, and discretion. Our study revealed that personnel at this particular school approached working with“stay-at-home children '' in a highly individualized manner, tailoring their methods to each
pupil's specific needs due to the complexity of the phenomenon. Additionally, the school staff reported strong cooperation in dealing with “stay-at-home children”. When asked about underlying causes, participants often mentioned either a diagnosis or some form of mental health issue. Despite having a relatively large budget compared to other schools, our findings indicated that resources were perceived as a challenge. Notably, participants viewed "stay-at-home children" as more of an individual problem than a structural one.}},
  author       = {{Ulesköld, Ebba and Sternskog, Johanna}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett komplext fenomen; Skolpersonals berättelser om arbetet med hemmasittare}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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