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Karolinska Institutet
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Research Topics
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Top 5 Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Educational Technology And Media | Curriculum Studies Not Elsewhere Classified | Social Change | Sociology Of Education | Specialist Studies in Education | Educational Policy, Administration And Management | Other Studies in Human Society | Gender Specific Studies
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Secondary education | Education policy | Changing work patterns | Gender aspects of education |
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Publications
The continued underrepresentation of girls in post-compulsory information technology courses: a direct challenge to teacher education
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-04-2011
Transcending networks’ boundaries: losses and displacements at the contact zone between English and Hebrew
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Date: 25-09-2018
Abstract: This conceptual article applies a theoretical-linguistic analysis for examining the socio-cultural-historical networks that gave rise to two distinct forms of out-of-school education. One form is practiced in western English speaking cultures and termed “informal education”. The other form is practiced in Israel and termed “complementary education”. The process of examination applies the theoretical lens of Actor-Network-Theory (ANT) to analyse how social- historical-cultural-political processes have interacted to produce “complementary education” in Israel. This is followed by analysis of the bi-lingual translation processes that take place at the contact-zone (Pratt, M. L. 1991. Arts of the contact zone. Profession, ofession , 33–40. Modern Language Association Publishers.) between the two languages. The ANT analysis revealed a network consisting of a unique educational model that closely aligns with Ivan (Illich, I. 1971. Deschooling society . New York, USA: Harper and Row.) model presented in his seminal book Deschooling society . The examination also revealed that over time, the Anglophone term “informal education” displaced the Hebrew term “complementary education”, yet the network itself with its unique model continues to thrive. Examination of the contact zone between English and Hebrew found a strong Anglophone dominance, which permits only unidirectional translation from English to Hebrew. The discussion argues for developing post-monolingual research which provides opportunities for bi-directional translation processes to take place, thus eliminating losses of valuable knowledge at both sides of the contact zone.
Increased schizophrenia family history burden and reduced premorbid IQ in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a Swedish National Register and Genomic Study.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-11-2021
DOI: 10.1038/S41380-019-0575-1
Abstract: A high proportion of those with schizophrenia experience treatment non-response, placing them at higher risk for mortality and suicide attempts, compared to treatment responders. The clinical, social, and economic burden of treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) are substantial. Previous genomic and epidemiological studies of TRS were often limited by s le size or lack of comprehensive genomic data. We aimed to systematically understand the clinical, demographic, and genomic correlates of TRS using epidemiological and genetic epidemiological modelling in a Swedish national population s le (n = 24,706) and then in a subgroup with common variant genetic risk scores, rare copy-number variant burden, and rare exonic burden (n = 4936). Population-based analyses identified increasing schizophrenia family history to be significantly associated with TRS (highest quartile of familial burden vs. lowest: adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.31, P = 4.8 × 10
Classroom Animals Provide More Than Just Science Education
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 25-02-2017
Practice Theory and Education
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 25-11-2016
Age- And sex-specific causal effects of adiposity on cardiovascular risk factors
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Date: 23-02-2015
DOI: 10.2337/DB14-0988
Abstract: Observational studies have reported different effects of adiposity on cardiovascular risk factors across age and sex. Since cardiovascular risk factors are enriched in obese in iduals, it has not been easy to dissect the effects of adiposity from those of other risk factors. We used a Mendelian randomization approach, applying a set of 32 genetic markers to estimate the causal effect of adiposity on blood pressure, glycemic indices, circulating lipid levels, and markers of inflammation and liver disease in up to 67,553 in iduals. All analyses were stratified by age (cutoff 55 years of age) and sex. The genetic score was associated with BMI in both nonstratified analysis (P = 2.8 × 10−107) and stratified analyses (all P & 3.3 × 10−30). We found evidence of a causal effect of adiposity on blood pressure, fasting levels of insulin, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides in a nonstratified analysis and in the & -year stratum. Further, we found evidence of a smaller causal effect on total cholesterol (P for difference = 0.015) in the ≥55-year stratum than in the & -year stratum, a finding that could be explained by biology, survival bias, or differential medication. In conclusion, this study extends previous knowledge of the effects of adiposity by providing sex- and age-specific causal estimates on cardiovascular risk factors.
Julianne Lynch, Julie Rowlands, Trevor Gale, Andrew Skourdoumbis (eds.): Practice theory and education: diffractive readings in professional practice
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-03-2018
Affirming irregular spaces in a school-wide curriculum initiative: A place for the animals
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-05-2015
The challenge of Bourdieu’s relational ontology for international comparative research in academic governance practice
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 08-10-2019
‘Smart’ technologies in early years literacy education: A meta-narrative of paradigmatic tensions in iPad use in an Australian preparatory classroom
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-08-2012
Abstract: With the revolution that has taken place in the functionality and uptake of portable networked ‘smart’ technologies, educators are looking to see what potential applications such technologies might have for school education. This article reports on a study on the use of portable personal computing devices in the early years of schooling. Specifically, it focuses on emerging patterns of use of Apple iPads in an Australian Preparatory (first year of compulsory schooling) classroom during the first year of implementation of these devices. We draw on student and teacher interviews and classroom observation data to provide a research meta-narrative of the intentions, practices and reflections of a ‘first year out’ teacher, and to discuss points of tension found in the contested space of early years literacy education, which are highlighted when potentially transformative technologies meet institutionalized literacy education practices. Our findings suggest that the broader policy and curriculum context of early years literacy education, and institutionalized practices found in this space, is potentially at odds with teacher-held intentions to transform learning through technology use, particularly with respect to tensions between print-based traditions and new digital literacies, and those between standards-based classroom curricula and more emancipatory agendas.
16. Controlling Density, Trading Hours, and Zoning to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Date: 2017
Challenges of Web-Based Learning Environments: Are We Student-Centred Enuf?
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date: 2003
Community-based environmental monitoring goes to school: translations, detours and escapes
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-05-2016
Teachers’ everyday work-for-change: implementing curriculum policy in ‘disadvantaged’ schools
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-08-2023
Constructions of Gender in Computer Magazine Advertisements: Confronting the Literature
Publisher: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Date: 02-2006
DOI: 10.3138/SIM.6.1.003
Teacher concerns about competency-based mathematics education in a rural Australian VET institution
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-09-2023
Short telomere length is associated with impaired cognitive performance in European ancestry cohorts
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 18-04-2017
DOI: 10.1038/TP.2017.73
Abstract: The association between telomere length (TL) dynamics on cognitive performance over the life-course is not well understood. This study meta-analyses observational and causal associations between TL and six cognitive traits, with stratifications on APOE genotype, in a Mendelian Randomization (MR) framework. Twelve European cohorts ( N =17 052 mean age=59.2±8.8 years) provided results for associations between qPCR-measured TL (T/S-ratio scale) and general cognitive function, mini-mental state exam (MMSE), processing speed by digit symbol substitution test (DSST), visuospatial functioning, memory and executive functioning (STROOP). In addition, a genetic risk score (GRS) for TL including seven known genetic variants for TL was calculated, and used in associations with cognitive traits as outcomes in all cohorts. Observational analyses showed that longer telomeres were associated with better scores on DSST ( β =0.051 per s.d.-increase of TL 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.024, 0.077 P =0.0002), and MMSE ( β =0.025 95% CI: 0.002, 0.047 P =0.03), and faster STROOP ( β =−0.053 95% CI: −0.087, −0.018 P =0.003). Effects for DSST were stronger in APOE ɛ4 non-carriers ( β =0.081 95% CI: 0.045, 0.117 P =1.0 × 10 −5 ), whereas carriers performed better in STROOP ( β =−0.074 95% CI: −0.140, −0.009 P =0.03). Causal associations were found for STROOP only ( β =−0.598 per s.d.-increase of TL 95% CI: −1.125, −0.072 P =0.026), with a larger effect in ɛ4-carriers ( β =−0.699 95% CI: −1.330, −0.069 P =0.03). Two-s le replication analyses using CHARGE summary statistics showed causal effects between TL and general cognitive function and DSST, but not with STROOP. In conclusion, we suggest causal effects from longer TL on better cognitive performance, where APOE ɛ4-carriers might be at differential risk.
‘Chinuch Mashlim’—Losses and Displacements at the Contact Zone between English and Hebrew: Transcending Monolingual Boundaries
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 31-05-2017
Adiposity as a cause of cardiovascular disease: A Mendelian randomization study
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 04-2015
DOI: 10.1093/IJE/DYV094
Assessing effects of technology usage on mathematics learning
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-2006
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217441
Moving beyond a ‘bums-on-seats’ analysis of progress towards widening participation: reflections on the context, design and evaluation of an Australian government-funded mentoring programme
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-03-2015
Theorising Teacher Practice with Technology: Implications for Teacher Education Research
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2017
Play diversity and student agency in the redevelopment of a school playspace
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 23-11-2022
PPD ACT: an app-based genetic study of postpartum depression
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-11-2018
DOI: 10.1038/S41398-018-0305-5
Abstract: Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most frequent complications of childbirth and particularly is suited to genetic investigation as it is more homogenous than major depression outside of the perinatal period. We developed an iOS app ( PPD ACT ) to recruit, consent, screen, and enable DNA collection from women with a lifetime history of PPD to sufficiently power genome-wide association studies. In 1 year, we recruited 7344 women with a history of PPD and have biobanked 2946 DNA s les from the US. This s le of PPD cases was notably severely affected and within 2 years of their worst episode of PPD. Clinical validation was performed within a hospital setting on a subset of participants and recall validity assessed 6–9 months after initial assessment to ensure reliability of screening tools. Here we detail the creation of the PPD ACT mobile app including design, ethical, security, and deployment considerations. We emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to correctly implement such a research project. Additionally, we describe our ability to customize the PPD ACT platform to deploy internationally in order to collect a global s le of women with PPD.
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Related Funding Activities
Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344595
Start Date: 2003
End Date: 12-2005
Amount: $225,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityLinkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560538
Start Date: 05-2005
End Date: 05-2008
Amount: $161,699.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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