STEPS Doctoral School
By integrating research with a particular focus on equivalence with teacher education, STEPS promotes innovative and equitable teaching practices. The goal is to translate research-based knowledge into concrete strategies that strengthen teacher education and that support equal classroom practice in different school contexts.
In order to understand the conditions that characterize students' educational paths, it is crucial to study segregation in the Swedish school. It is equally important that the teachers of the future are equipped with the knowledge and tools required to be able to professionally meet and deal with the unequal reality that characterizes many Swedish schools.
Structure
STEPS will include three thematic research areas spanning three different higher education institutions: (1) Equal learning opportunities and the long-term consequences of segregation (University of Gothenburg), (2) How housing, school choice and spatial inequality affect segregation in preschool and early educational differences (Uppsala University) and (3) Professional boundaries and ethical dilemmas in teaching (Stockholm University). Three dissertation projects will be carried out under each thematic research area. The dissertation projects will be closely linked to the 8-year research programme School Segregation in Sweden (SSIS), which is funded by the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences between 2025–2032. The SSIS programme will constitute the primary research environment for STEPS doctoral students' research activities.