Ordning & Åtgärder : En undersökning av lärares arbete med att skapa ordning i klassrummet

In this essay the author has studied teachers work with order and measure in the classroom. The empirical survey method has been collected through interviews of focus groups from three different schools located in three different municipalities consisting nine participating teachers in total. The aim with the study is to understand the complexity of creating order in the classrooms by the existing means of control and finding an answer to teachers reasoning around the two articles “We need to inform how the situation are in school when it is at its worst” and “Stop defaming school”. The analysis is structured by my questions at issue which are; How does the teachers' work with the means of control which exists in the curriculum to maintain the order in the classroom; how does the teachers concure to the concept of order in relation to the media and the political statements that exists regarding the order issues at school; are there any alternative measures and methods to maintain the order in the classroom. The result shows a unanimous view about what order is among the teachers. Order is a necessity for the pupils to have a good studying climate. The result shows the teachers accepts a classroom environment which is loud and a bit messy as long as the pupils knows what to do and does what they are supposed to do. The result further shows the teacher's leadership ability is decisive for maintaining order. The teacher should be an authority. She has to be consistent, be able to communicate, respect the pupils and be well prepared for the lessons. The result further shows reprimanding when someone disturbs the order or breaks the rules doesn't help. Teachers often uses threats like calling the parents or threaten to keep the pupil at school when the others goes on field trips, to get the situation under control