Posted on August 30, 2023 by Anna Lundkvist ”You can’t drive change haphazardly without a compass needle. It requires a consensus, common positions and a plan for why, what and how things should be done.” The quote can be found on the back cover of the newly published book ”Förändringsprocesser i förskolan” (Eng. ”Processes of…
Published on August 4, 2023 by Lars Carlén Translation from Swedish by Andreas Lindahl Miranda Cox is a doctoral student in History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University. She is doing research on how it was possible to launch the open-plan office in Sweden. Photo: Lars Carlén Open-plan offices are still of great importance…
Published on August 1, 2023 by Leif Jacobsson Translation from Swedish by Andreas Lindahl Today, the health and medical care counsellor is the psychosocial expert in healthcare, but the profession has evolved over time. TAM Archives has published a collection of professional memories in which the health care counsellors themselves have their say. ”To work…
Published on July 26, 2023 in Nio till Fem By Daniel Bodén (Translation by Andreas Lindahl) For many readers, words such as bureaucracy or emotions may be perceived as opposites. While bureaucracy evokes associations of governance and objective rationality, emotions allude to ideas about something spontaneous and personal. You can’t let emotions control your work!…
Published on July 5, 2023 by Anna Lundkvist Translation from Swedish by Andreas Lindahl Lately, TAM-Arkiv has devoted time to transcribing audio recordings. In this case, it is about interviews with four retired former savings bank directors in Skåne. The interviews are from the mid-1980s and are about how they started their professional career in…
Posted on July 4, 2023 by Lars-Erik Hansen The development of the professional role of teachers was discussed during Historikerdagarna (an academic venue aimed at professional historians) 2023. On June 14, TAM-Arkiv participated in a seminar at Umeå University with several lectures on professional formation, identity and education. The Swedish Historikerdagar had taken the initiative….
Posted on May 22, 2023 by Leif Jacobsson Translation from Swedish by Andreas Lindahl In Sweden, trade unions still have a high level of membership by international standards. Abroad, the conditions are different, something which Lennart Reinius at ”Union to Union” can tell you a bit about. Lennart Reinius is head of the programme unit…
Posted on May 8, 2023 by Leif Jacobsson Translation from Swedish by Andreas Lindahl Has it really become necessary to sell one’s soul in order to survive in today’s working life? TAM-Arkiv has interviewed ethnologist Daniel Bodén, who has researched on how new technology has transformed our jobs. Technological development has always had an impact…
Posted on May 3, 2023 by Leif Jacobsson Translation from Swedish by Andreas Lindahl In 1995, TAM-Arkiv published a collection of professional memories that shed light on the professional lives of employment officers and how their work has changed. A lot has happened since then – should it be time for a new memorial collection…
Posted on April 28, 2023 by Lars Carlén (Translation by Andreas Lindahl) Based on Sweden’s small population, it is exceptional how many creative innovations come from Sweden. Journalists Henrik Berggren and Eva Krutmeijer have taken a closer look at this in the book ”Svenska Innovationer som förändrat världen” (Eng. “Swedish innovations that changed the world”;…