Erfarenheter med arbetet som speciallärare i matematik : Förväntningar och utmaningar i yrket – en professionsteoretisk analys

Sammanfattning

The aim for this study is to describe what previous work-related experiences Special Education teachers in mathematics have about their professional role and how these experiences can be understood based on professional theories. The focus with these professional theories is to observe the status of the occupation and two different ideal-types of control of the profession. The aim for this study is also to contribute with knowledge about how the Special Education teachers express the expectations and challenges they encounter in mathematics education. Digital surveys and qualitative interviews were the methods used for collecting data of which 63 answers from the survey were collected and 12 interviews were conducted. The main results show that the experiences of the special education teachers in this study are scattered. It shows that their status and how the profession is controlled is affected by surrounding factors. It can show that the profession is under construction. Hopefully will the thesis contribute with new knowledge to newly educated Special Education teachers about the expectations and challenges in their new occupational role.