| Summary: | The purpose of the study is to find out how Swedish teachers in grade 6 integrate the school’s value base into the Swedish subject. Following question have driven the study: How is value-based work integrated into Swedish subject in grade 6? What methods/teaching strategies do Swedish teachers in grade 6 use to integrate the value base into Swedish subjects? How does Swedish teacher experience value-based work in Swedish subjects in grade 6? The methods that’ve been used are qualitative methods in form of participatory observations and teacher interviews. The study is based on teacher’s perspective. The theories that’ve been used in the study are the socio-cultural perspective, the hidden curriculum, the prevention work and the social interaction. The value base is a term that can interpreted on several different levels. A value-based work need to be done all the time. It should be an active work that will permeate all Swedish education. The foundation of values for the students is to feel safe and to be able to express themselves through their education. Through the value base, students should feel involved in the teaching as well as school’s activities. The results were a co-operative learning, inclusive education, value-based exercises, four corner-activities, every-other questioning method, health- and safety groups, student advice, property-oriented methodology, cognitive development methology, role-playing methology and value-clarification method.
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