Cecilia Olsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3886323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Olsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Olsson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSSON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3731-6565 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Somewhat forgotten”: Understanding the role of school meal staff in building inclusive school meal communities
In line with equal opportunities for all, free school meals are served to all pupils in Swedish compulsory schools, prepared and served by assigned school meal staff. This paper explores how school meal staff describe and approach their roles and responsibilities in relation to the school meal, and what influences their conditions to contribute to an inclusive school meal community. Based on approximately 100 hours of participant observations ove…
Family Carers’ Preferences for Support When Caring for a Family Member at the End of Life at Home: An Integrative Literature Review
Extensive research reports caregiver burden and unmet needs when caring for a home‐dwelling family member at the end of life. Interventions are often decided by professionals and are less focused on family carers. There remains a gap in understanding family carers’ preferences for support in their caregiving role. This integrative review summarises family carers’ preferences for support when caring for a home‐dwelling family member at the end of …
Head teacher perspectives on school lunch: At variance with national policy
Objective: Previous research indicates that head teachers in Sweden frequently fail to see school lunch as part of the educational activities of a school. This study contributes to an understanding of how head teachers in Sweden perceive and experience current national policy intentions related to school lunch. Design: Qualitative inquiry. Setting: Ten municipal state schools in Sweden. Method: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted…
Collaborative participation in a home economics context: Using School Meals as a Part of Sustainable Education
This action research study explores how co-developing school meals can be taken as a case for education for sustainable development, as integrated to home economics education. We analyse a seven-month-process of collaborative participation in a Finnish secondary school conducted with two home economics teachers, a school food manager, and students during a voluntary home economics course. Data include interviews, multi-professional meetings, and …
Between good intentions and practical constraints: Swedish teachers’ perceptions of school lunch
In Sweden, pupils eat tax-funded school lunches, often in the company of teachers. This article focuses on Swedish compulsory school grade (ages 7–15) teachers’ (n = 823) perceptions of the school lunch in terms of intentions and daily practice. Analysis was based on written answers for an open-ended question that was part of a questionnaire focusing on teachers’ attitudes towards school lunch as a pedagogical activity. It was found that particip…
The lived experiences of school lunch: An empathy-based study with children in Sweden
School lunch is in general regulated through policies and agendas constituted by the perspectives of adults. In this article, we focus on children's lived experiences of school lunch with a special emphasis on emotions and how they relate to social and physical dimensions. This study draws on empathy-based stories written by 10-11 year olds (n = 171) from schools in Sweden. We identified three themes: Interaction and exposure, Routines and restri…
Food That Makes You Different: The Stigma Experienced by Adolescents With Celiac Disease
For adolescents with celiac disease (CD), a gluten-free diet (GFD) is crucial for health, but compliance is problematic and noncompliance is common even among those aware of the risks. To better understand their lives with the disease, Swedish CD adolescents were invited to take part in focus group discussions. Data were analyzed for recurrent stigma-related themes across the groups. Adolescents described an awareness of being different from othe…
Henning Kronstam and the Royal Danish Ballet
A small number of dancers are gifted with a rare magic and a spellbinding aura. They draw attention no matter whether dancing or just standing in a corner of the stage, but implacably your eyes turn to them. The Danish dancer Henning Kronstam (1934-1995) was one of the chosen few embodying the very notion of enigmatic magnetism. Kronstam was the dancer who stayed in Denmark when others like Erik Bruhn left for an international career. He
The Life and Legacy of Birgit Åkesson
Food That Makes You Different: The Stigma Experienced by Adolescents With Celiac Disease
For adolescents with celiac disease (CD), a gluten-free diet (GFD) is crucial for health, but compliance is problematic and noncompliance is common even among those aware of the risks. To better understand their lives with the disease, Swedish CD adolescents were invited to take part in focus group discussions. Data were analyzed for recurrent stigma-related themes across the groups. Adolescents described an awareness of being different from othe…
The lived experiences of school lunch: An empathy-based study with children in Sweden
School lunch is in general regulated through policies and agendas constituted by the perspectives of adults. In this article, we focus on children's lived experiences of school lunch with a special emphasis on emotions and how they relate to social and physical dimensions. This study draws on empathy-based stories written by 10-11 year olds (n = 171) from schools in Sweden. We identified three themes: Interaction and exposure, Routines and restri…
Collaborative participation in a home economics context: Using School Meals as a Part of Sustainable Education
This action research study explores how co-developing school meals can be taken as a case for education for sustainable development, as integrated to home economics education. We analyse a seven-month-process of collaborative participation in a Finnish secondary school conducted with two home economics teachers, a school food manager, and students during a voluntary home economics course. Data include interviews, multi-professional meetings, and …
The Life and Legacy of Birgit Åkesson
Henning Kronstam and the Royal Danish Ballet
A small number of dancers are gifted with a rare magic and a spellbinding aura. They draw attention no matter whether dancing or just standing in a corner of the stage, but implacably your eyes turn to them. The Danish dancer Henning Kronstam (1934-1995) was one of the chosen few embodying the very notion of enigmatic magnetism. Kronstam was the dancer who stayed in Denmark when others like Erik Bruhn left for an international career. He
Food That Makes You Different: The Stigma Experienced by Adolescents With Celiac Disease
For adolescents with celiac disease (CD), a gluten-free diet (GFD) is crucial for health, but compliance is problematic and noncompliance is common even among those aware of the risks. To better understand their lives with the disease, Swedish CD adolescents were invited to take part in focus group discussions. Data were analyzed for recurrent stigma-related themes across the groups. Adolescents described an awareness of being different from othe…
The lived experiences of school lunch: An empathy-based study with children in Sweden
School lunch is in general regulated through policies and agendas constituted by the perspectives of adults. In this article, we focus on children's lived experiences of school lunch with a special emphasis on emotions and how they relate to social and physical dimensions. This study draws on empathy-based stories written by 10-11 year olds (n = 171) from schools in Sweden. We identified three themes: Interaction and exposure, Routines and restri…
Between good intentions and practical constraints: Swedish teachers’ perceptions of school lunch
In Sweden, pupils eat tax-funded school lunches, often in the company of teachers. This article focuses on Swedish compulsory school grade (ages 7–15) teachers’ (n = 823) perceptions of the school lunch in terms of intentions and daily practice. Analysis was based on written answers for an open-ended question that was part of a questionnaire focusing on teachers’ attitudes towards school lunch as a pedagogical activity. It was found that particip…
Collaborative participation in a home economics context: Using School Meals as a Part of Sustainable Education
This action research study explores how co-developing school meals can be taken as a case for education for sustainable development, as integrated to home economics education. We analyse a seven-month-process of collaborative participation in a Finnish secondary school conducted with two home economics teachers, a school food manager, and students during a voluntary home economics course. Data include interviews, multi-professional meetings, and …
Head teacher perspectives on school lunch: At variance with national policy
Objective: Previous research indicates that head teachers in Sweden frequently fail to see school lunch as part of the educational activities of a school. This study contributes to an understanding of how head teachers in Sweden perceive and experience current national policy intentions related to school lunch. Design: Qualitative inquiry. Setting: Ten municipal state schools in Sweden. Method: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted…
Somewhat forgotten”: Understanding the role of school meal staff in building inclusive school meal communities
In line with equal opportunities for all, free school meals are served to all pupils in Swedish compulsory schools, prepared and served by assigned school meal staff. This paper explores how school meal staff describe and approach their roles and responsibilities in relation to the school meal, and what influences their conditions to contribute to an inclusive school meal community. Based on approximately 100 hours of participant observations ove…
Family Carers’ Preferences for Support When Caring for a Family Member at the End of Life at Home: An Integrative Literature Review
Extensive research reports caregiver burden and unmet needs when caring for a home‐dwelling family member at the end of life. Interventions are often decided by professionals and are less focused on family carers. There remains a gap in understanding family carers’ preferences for support in their caregiving role. This integrative review summarises family carers’ preferences for support when caring for a home‐dwelling family member at the end of …
Psychology (7 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works)