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De(t) önskvärdas framväxt: Om policyinstrumentet ’Speciella lekgruppers’ spridning i förskolan
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Educational sciences, Educational science. (GATE)
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The Emergence of the Desirable : Policy Diffusion and (Un)ConsciousDesires in the Spread of ‘Special Play Groups’ (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studien undersöker spridningen av policyinstrumentet ’Speciella lekgrupper’ (SL) inomsvensk förskola, med fokus på hur inkluderingspolicys sprids, omformas och stabiliseras.Med utgångspunkt i Assemblageteori och Policy Mobilities and Assemblage Theory(PMAT) analyseras samspelet mellan aktörer, materialiteter och diskurser i derasbetydelse för spridningen av SL. Resultaten visar att SL mobiliserar emotionella ochprofessionella drivkrafter, som viljan att skapa gemenskap för alla barn. Vidare belyserstudien hur SL adresserar organisatoriska begränsningar som tid- och resursbrist.Samtidigt speglar SL bredare spänningar mellan standardisering och individuellaanpassningar. Resultatet visar även hur ’specialpedagogen’ spelar en central roll sombrygga mellan policy och praktik. Genom att sätta fokus på (o)medvetna önskningars rolli policyspridning bidrar studien med nya insikter om mekanismer bakom spridningen avpedagogiska metoder. Vidare bidrar studien med förståelse för hur inkluderingspolicymobiliseras i praktiken.

Abstract [en]

This study explores the diffusion of the policy instrument ‘Special Play Groups’ (SPG)within Swedish preschools, focusing on how inclusion policies are spread, transformed,and stabilized. Utilizing Assemblage Theory and Policy Mobilities and AssemblageTheory (PMAT), the analysis examines the interactions between actors, materialities, anddiscourses that influence the spread of SPG. The findings demonstrate that SPG mobilizesboth emotional and professional motivations, such as the aspiration to foster a sense ofbelonging for all children. Furthermore, the study highlights how SPG addressesorganizational constraints like limited time and resources, while also reflecting broadertensions between standardization and individualized adaptation. The results underline thepivotal role of the special educator as a mediator between policy and practice. Byemphasizing the influence of desires in policy diffusion, this study offers new insightsinto the mechanisms that drive the spread of educational methods and enhances theunderstanding of how inclusion policies are operationalized in practice. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 81
Keywords [en]
assemblage theory, preschool, inclusion, play group, policy, policy diffusion, special education
Keywords [sv]
assemblageteori, förskola, inkludering, lekgrupper, policy, policyspridning, specialpedagogik
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Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-46334OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-46334DiVA, id: diva2:1929548
Subject / course
Educational Science
Educational program
Master of Educational Science with specialization in Organizing Educational Practice
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Available from: 2025-01-27 Created: 2025-01-20 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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