Förskolesektorn, FoU-program och ULF-projekt utifrån den didaktiska vem-frågan

The Swedish preschool sector, R&D programmes and ULF projects based on the didaktik ‘who’ question. The study examines the Swedish preschool sector and its governing school authorities in relation to participation in R&D programmes and ULF projects, using the didaktik ‘who’ question. ULF stands for Education-Learning-Research. The material is based partly on Statistics Sweden’s figures and partly on information from final reports and websites of R&D programmes and ULF projects. An abductive analysis was conducted, where an extended didaktik model is proven, with school authorities included in the didaktik ‘who’ question, as well as the concept of pedagogical-didaktik segregation. The results show that: 1) Of the 2,262 school authorities (290 municipal, 1,972 independent), only seven independent authorities participate in R&D programmes and ULF projects. 2) Municipalities with higher education levels are more engaged in these initiatives. 3) Collaboration in R&D programmes and ULF projects appears to reinforce pedagogical-didaktik segregation. The study highlights a distinctly segregated ‘who’ question regarding participation in these programmes and projects.