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Ulrika Bossér is a Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy at the Department of Education, Linnaeus University, affiliated with the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Since 2018, she has focused on integrating socio-scientific issues into science education and teacher professional development. Her PhD in science didactics (2018) examined strategies for incorporating societal issues like genetic engineering into STEM teaching.
- Roles: Teaches courses in general didactics, curriculum theory, and evaluation within teacher education programs (preschool, primary, and subject-specific).
- Research Groups: Science and Technology Education Research Center, Studies in Curriculum, Teaching and Evaluation (SITE), and Forskargruppen för förskolepedagogisk forskning (FOPP).
- Ongoing Projects:
- "A new location-independent entrepreneurship in rural areas" (rural education dynamics).
- "Sustainability education in preschool with meals and food as a starting point" (early childhood curriculum).
- Completed Projects:
- "Using research and experience-based evidence" (preschool documentation practices).
Research Focus: Prioritizes how teachers balance social discourse and scientific rigor in classrooms, particularly through the lens of socioscientific issues (SSI). Her work highlights challenges in implementing SSI-based teaching and fostering functional scientific literacy.
Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics like dialogic teaching strategies, curriculum design, and rural education. Notable contributions include studies on student positioning in debates and teacher-parent boundaries in a digital era.
Awards: None explicitly mentioned in the text.
Teaching and Advising: Advises on teacher education programs and collaborates with municipalities on rural entrepreneurship initiatives. Grants and collaborations include work with Swedish secondary schools and preschools.
Labs/Teams: Active in multidisciplinary teams at the Science and Technology Education Research Center, emphasizing practical curriculum development and teacher support.
