"Jag borde utnyttja deras kunskaper" : En studie om lärares möte med nyanlända elever i undervisnigen i idrott och hälsa utifrån ett interkulturellt perspektiv

Sammanfattning: Aim The overall aim of the study is to examine the challenges teachers in the subject sports and health is facing in their teaching with newly arrived students. To answer the aim of the study, we have chosen to be based on the following questions: How do teachers describe their work with newly-arrived student in the subject sports and health? -What educational tools do the teachers mention that they use in their work with newly arrived students? – What support do the teachers asks for in the work with newly arrived students? Method We have been collected qualitative data through semi-structured interviews to examine teachers ' meeting with newly arrived students in the subject of sport and health. The selection has been strategically and consists of six physical education teachers who works with newly arrived students. The collected empirical data has been analyzed from an intercultural perspective using the analyses concepts normative, critical and innovative. Results The results shows that the teachers challenges is to mediate the subject's purpose, get the students to reflect, language difficulties, swimming and girls ' approach to sport and movement. Through educational tools, such as customization and alternative explanatory models do teachers make their teaching more comprehensible to students. All teacher mentions that they have not been prepared to teach newly arrived. They want a forum for exchange of experience with discussions between colleagues about the work of newly arrived students. Conclusions The challenges that the teachers testify is largely linked to the students ' past experiences and cultural values that permeate the school community both in Sweden and in the students' countries of origin. The teachers are positive and reflect an open-minded and curious approach to students ' diverse cultures. They are also try to use students ' experiences as teaching tools. There are examples of an intercultural approach in the teachers ' statements but in most cases teachers ' descriptions of their work methods stops at a depictions of cultural meetings.