Från ett vi och dem mot tillsammans : En studie om lärares upplevelse av skolkulturen och möjlighet till förändring genom aktionsforskning

Sammanfattning: This study has an action research approach and is conducted as a part of an improvement process at the local school unit. The focus of the study is how the principal and the teachers at a public elementary school take an interest in the school culture and investigate how they can improve the practice while learn-ing from the process. The aim of the study is to create an understanding of the teachers’ experience of the school’s culture, and by using that as a basis, plan and conduct improvement schemes in the operations of the school. The results indicate that the theory of practice architectures enables the re-searcher to identify the sayings, doings and relating of the teachers. Moreover, the study has contributed to an understanding of what is enabled or prevented by internal and external conditions in the current process of action research and school development. The study shows that time and a common interest are central for uniting the college, which in turn is key if school development should lead to long-lasting improvement.