Claes Nilholm
Biographic Data
| ID | 235075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claes Nilholm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claes |
| FAMILY NAME | Nilholm |
| SIGNATURE | NILHOLM C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8613-906X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A pragmatic approach towards research about inclusive education – four crucial implications
The purpose of the present paper is to contribute to a discussion about how research into inclusive education can be further developed. The point of departure is taken in six pragmatic themes: meliorism, fallibilism, democracy, pluralism, transaction and avoidance of one-sidedness. The themes are described initially, after which it is argued that the pragmatic approach taken has four crucial implications for inclusive education research. These im…
Investigating the inclusivity of national educational systems – methodological considerations
Teaching for inclusion – a review of research on the cooperation between regular teachers and special educators in the work with students in need of special support
This article presents a review of qualitative research on interprofessional cooperation between regular teachers and special educators published from 2005 to 2019. The aim of the review was to gain knowledge about how different forms of cooperation take shape and about factors at multiple levels that facilitate or constrain cooperation as a means of achieving inclusion. In total, 25 studies were selected. The results are discussed in relation to …
Is it possible for pupil welfare teams to work health promoting and preventively? – A case study
Prior research about pupil welfare teams have identified problems at several levels: those of leadership, interprofessional cooperation, cooperation between the pupil welfare team and teachers, and type of work carried out. Perhaps most importantly, teams seem to work primarily with ‘firefighting’, i.e. acting reactively when problems already have occurred, rather than in a health promoting and preventive way. On the one hand, health promotion an…
The aims and meaning of teaching as reflected in high-impact reviews of teaching research
The aims and meaning of education and teaching are contested. This article empirically explores the aims that dominate present research about teaching as reflected in high-impact reviews of research about teaching (n = 75). Four types of aims are discerned: knowledge/cognitive aims, social aims, aims encompassing the development of personal characteristics and democratic aims. With some exceptions, the reviews analyse teaching with regard to know…
Segregated education as a challenge to inclusive processes
Many pupils with disabilities receive schooling in segregated contexts, such as special classes or special schools. Furthermore, the percentage of pupils educated in segregated settings has increased in many European countries. Studies suggest that there is high commitment to the general ideology of inclusive education among teachers in ‘regular’ education in many countries. This survey study investigates the views of teachers in segregated types…
What is meant by inclusion? An analysis of European and North American journal articles with high impact
The purpose of this review is to further our knowledge about what is meant by inclusion in research addressing the topic. While it is common to remark that inclusion is defined in different ways in research, few attempts have been made to map and analyse different types of definitions and whether there are patterns to be find in how the concept is used. The 30 most cited journal articles from a North American and a European research arena were se…
Is it possible to get away from disability-based classifications in education? An empirical investigation of the Swedish system
Disability classifications is given a minor role in the Swedish national policy on special needs in schools. In the present study questionnaires are used to investigate the actual importance of medical diagnosis in obtaining special support as well as attitudes towards such practices. The study involves different levels of the educational system as well as different occupational groups within compulsory schooling and preschool. The results show t…
School district administrators' perspectives on special education policy and practice in Norway and Sweden
The purpose of this study was to examine special education policy and practice from the perspective of school district administrators in Norway and Sweden. Administrators from 266 Norwegian and 262 Swedish municipalities completed a survey concerning: (a) reasons children need special education, (b) common and desired organizational solutions, and (c) the influence of policy on practice. Despite a number of clear differences, findings suggest tha…
Making schools inclusive? Educational leaders' views on how to work with children in need of special support
Educational leaders have a comprehensive responsibility for how preschools and schools work with children in need of special educational support. The aim of this research is to study how educational leaders (a) explain why children have problems in schools, (b) consider how preschools/schools should help children in need of special support and (c) the role they believe that Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) should have in such work.…
Inclusive education in Sweden? A critical analysis
When it comes to pupils in need of special support and pupils with disabilities, Sweden’s compulsory school system is sometimes considered a one‐track system. This article analyses and critically discusses current policy and practices at various levels of Sweden’s compulsory school system for these pupils. The analysis traces three themes at the national and municipal levels: (1) values and goals; (2) organisation and placement of pupils; and (3)…
Democracy and dilemmas of self‐determination
Results from analyses of interactions in ‘user‐centred’ meetings within the Swedish rehabilitation sector are reported. Transcripts of team meetings are used to discern situations in which dilemmas of self‐determination versus paternalism may possibly need to be treated when the ‘user’ with impairment is to exercise his/her social citizenship. The analyses illustrate how the liberal ideal of self‐determination makes certain demands on the ‘user’.…
On Memory and the Collaborative Construction and Deconstruction of Custody Case Arguments
Journal Article On Memory and the Collaborative Construction and Deconstruction of Custody Case Arguments Get access Karin Aronsson, Karin Aronsson 1Karin Aronsson is Professor of Child Studies at Linköping University in Sweden, where Claes Nilholm is a Research Assistant in the Department of Communication Studies 2Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Karin Aronsson, Department of Child Studies, University of Linkoping, S…
Inclusive education in Sweden? A critical analysis
When it comes to pupils in need of special support and pupils with disabilities, Sweden’s compulsory school system is sometimes considered a one‐track system. This article analyses and critically discusses current policy and practices at various levels of Sweden’s compulsory school system for these pupils. The analysis traces three themes at the national and municipal levels: (1) values and goals; (2) organisation and placement of pupils; and (3)…
Making schools inclusive? Educational leaders' views on how to work with children in need of special support
Educational leaders have a comprehensive responsibility for how preschools and schools work with children in need of special educational support. The aim of this research is to study how educational leaders (a) explain why children have problems in schools, (b) consider how preschools/schools should help children in need of special support and (c) the role they believe that Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) should have in such work.…
Segregated education as a challenge to inclusive processes
Many pupils with disabilities receive schooling in segregated contexts, such as special classes or special schools. Furthermore, the percentage of pupils educated in segregated settings has increased in many European countries. Studies suggest that there is high commitment to the general ideology of inclusive education among teachers in ‘regular’ education in many countries. This survey study investigates the views of teachers in segregated types…
Is it possible to get away from disability-based classifications in education? An empirical investigation of the Swedish system
Disability classifications is given a minor role in the Swedish national policy on special needs in schools. In the present study questionnaires are used to investigate the actual importance of medical diagnosis in obtaining special support as well as attitudes towards such practices. The study involves different levels of the educational system as well as different occupational groups within compulsory schooling and preschool. The results show t…
Democracy and dilemmas of self‐determination
Results from analyses of interactions in ‘user‐centred’ meetings within the Swedish rehabilitation sector are reported. Transcripts of team meetings are used to discern situations in which dilemmas of self‐determination versus paternalism may possibly need to be treated when the ‘user’ with impairment is to exercise his/her social citizenship. The analyses illustrate how the liberal ideal of self‐determination makes certain demands on the ‘user’.…
On Memory and the Collaborative Construction and Deconstruction of Custody Case Arguments
Journal Article On Memory and the Collaborative Construction and Deconstruction of Custody Case Arguments Get access Karin Aronsson, Karin Aronsson 1Karin Aronsson is Professor of Child Studies at Linköping University in Sweden, where Claes Nilholm is a Research Assistant in the Department of Communication Studies 2Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Karin Aronsson, Department of Child Studies, University of Linkoping, S…
Is it possible for pupil welfare teams to work health promoting and preventively? – A case study
Prior research about pupil welfare teams have identified problems at several levels: those of leadership, interprofessional cooperation, cooperation between the pupil welfare team and teachers, and type of work carried out. Perhaps most importantly, teams seem to work primarily with ‘firefighting’, i.e. acting reactively when problems already have occurred, rather than in a health promoting and preventive way. On the one hand, health promotion an…
School district administrators' perspectives on special education policy and practice in Norway and Sweden
The purpose of this study was to examine special education policy and practice from the perspective of school district administrators in Norway and Sweden. Administrators from 266 Norwegian and 262 Swedish municipalities completed a survey concerning: (a) reasons children need special education, (b) common and desired organizational solutions, and (c) the influence of policy on practice. Despite a number of clear differences, findings suggest tha…
On Memory and the Collaborative Construction and Deconstruction of Custody Case Arguments
Journal Article On Memory and the Collaborative Construction and Deconstruction of Custody Case Arguments Get access Karin Aronsson, Karin Aronsson 1Karin Aronsson is Professor of Child Studies at Linköping University in Sweden, where Claes Nilholm is a Research Assistant in the Department of Communication Studies 2Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Karin Aronsson, Department of Child Studies, University of Linkoping, S…
Democracy and dilemmas of self‐determination
Results from analyses of interactions in ‘user‐centred’ meetings within the Swedish rehabilitation sector are reported. Transcripts of team meetings are used to discern situations in which dilemmas of self‐determination versus paternalism may possibly need to be treated when the ‘user’ with impairment is to exercise his/her social citizenship. The analyses illustrate how the liberal ideal of self‐determination makes certain demands on the ‘user’.…
Inclusive education in Sweden? A critical analysis
When it comes to pupils in need of special support and pupils with disabilities, Sweden’s compulsory school system is sometimes considered a one‐track system. This article analyses and critically discusses current policy and practices at various levels of Sweden’s compulsory school system for these pupils. The analysis traces three themes at the national and municipal levels: (1) values and goals; (2) organisation and placement of pupils; and (3)…
School district administrators' perspectives on special education policy and practice in Norway and Sweden
The purpose of this study was to examine special education policy and practice from the perspective of school district administrators in Norway and Sweden. Administrators from 266 Norwegian and 262 Swedish municipalities completed a survey concerning: (a) reasons children need special education, (b) common and desired organizational solutions, and (c) the influence of policy on practice. Despite a number of clear differences, findings suggest tha…
Making schools inclusive? Educational leaders' views on how to work with children in need of special support
Educational leaders have a comprehensive responsibility for how preschools and schools work with children in need of special educational support. The aim of this research is to study how educational leaders (a) explain why children have problems in schools, (b) consider how preschools/schools should help children in need of special support and (c) the role they believe that Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) should have in such work.…
Is it possible to get away from disability-based classifications in education? An empirical investigation of the Swedish system
Disability classifications is given a minor role in the Swedish national policy on special needs in schools. In the present study questionnaires are used to investigate the actual importance of medical diagnosis in obtaining special support as well as attitudes towards such practices. The study involves different levels of the educational system as well as different occupational groups within compulsory schooling and preschool. The results show t…
What is meant by inclusion? An analysis of European and North American journal articles with high impact
The purpose of this review is to further our knowledge about what is meant by inclusion in research addressing the topic. While it is common to remark that inclusion is defined in different ways in research, few attempts have been made to map and analyse different types of definitions and whether there are patterns to be find in how the concept is used. The 30 most cited journal articles from a North American and a European research arena were se…
Segregated education as a challenge to inclusive processes
Many pupils with disabilities receive schooling in segregated contexts, such as special classes or special schools. Furthermore, the percentage of pupils educated in segregated settings has increased in many European countries. Studies suggest that there is high commitment to the general ideology of inclusive education among teachers in ‘regular’ education in many countries. This survey study investigates the views of teachers in segregated types…
Is it possible for pupil welfare teams to work health promoting and preventively? – A case study
Prior research about pupil welfare teams have identified problems at several levels: those of leadership, interprofessional cooperation, cooperation between the pupil welfare team and teachers, and type of work carried out. Perhaps most importantly, teams seem to work primarily with ‘firefighting’, i.e. acting reactively when problems already have occurred, rather than in a health promoting and preventive way. On the one hand, health promotion an…
The aims and meaning of teaching as reflected in high-impact reviews of teaching research
The aims and meaning of education and teaching are contested. This article empirically explores the aims that dominate present research about teaching as reflected in high-impact reviews of research about teaching (n = 75). Four types of aims are discerned: knowledge/cognitive aims, social aims, aims encompassing the development of personal characteristics and democratic aims. With some exceptions, the reviews analyse teaching with regard to know…
Teaching for inclusion – a review of research on the cooperation between regular teachers and special educators in the work with students in need of special support
This article presents a review of qualitative research on interprofessional cooperation between regular teachers and special educators published from 2005 to 2019. The aim of the review was to gain knowledge about how different forms of cooperation take shape and about factors at multiple levels that facilitate or constrain cooperation as a means of achieving inclusion. In total, 25 studies were selected. The results are discussed in relation to …
A pragmatic approach towards research about inclusive education – four crucial implications
The purpose of the present paper is to contribute to a discussion about how research into inclusive education can be further developed. The point of departure is taken in six pragmatic themes: meliorism, fallibilism, democracy, pluralism, transaction and avoidance of one-sidedness. The themes are described initially, after which it is argued that the pragmatic approach taken has four crucial implications for inclusive education research. These im…
Investigating the inclusivity of national educational systems – methodological considerations
Psychology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Special education (6 works) · Disability Education and Employment (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Inclusion (mineral (4 works) · Mainstreaming (4 works)