Education and the Scandinavian Welfare State in the Year 2000

by Tjeldvoll,Arild

• ISBN13: 9780815324768
• ISBN10: 0815324766
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This significant contribution to comparative education presents an authoritative discussion of the recent changes in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The implementation of a democratic educational policy in Scandinavia has been affected by the dominance of the Protestant Church, mass immigration from Third World nations, a growing belief in rugged individualism, newfound respect for privatization and the market economy, and the increasing unemployment of the technical revolution. Education has been unable to adapt rapidly enough to meet the changing needs of this transformed Scandinavia. In this comprehensive collection of articles, contributors present their findings, thoughts and concerns for the Scandinavia of both the 90s and the future.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(2)
Introduction	xi
Part I: The Scandinavian Setting	1	(148)
1. Quality of Equality? Scandinavian Education Towards the Year 2000	3	(22)
Arild Tjeldvoll
2. Populism and Education in Norway	25	(32)
Jon Lauglo
3. Parents' Participation in Danish Schools: Genuine Influence or Pseudo-Legitimation?	57	(18)
Jens Hoff
4. The Impact of Research on Norwegian Educational Policy	75	(24)
Kjell Eide
5. The Swedish School Reforms: Trends and Issues	99	(14)
Torsten Husen
6. School Fatigue and "Too Many Bad Excuses": Swedish Teenage Girls Talk about Truancy	113	(20)
Mina O'Dowd
7. Comparative Perspectives on Professionalism among American, British, German, and Finnish Teachers	133	(16)
Reijo Raivola
Part II: Reforms of the 1990s	149	(74)
8. Restructuring Education in Sweden	151	(22)
Gary Miron
9. Political Ideals and Pedagogical Dilemma: On Beginning School for Six-Year-Olds in Norway	173	(22)
Peder Haug
10. Upper Secondary School Reform in Norway	195	(28)
Anne-Lise Th. Ivan
Part III: The Future	223	(130)
11. The Future School Manager	225	(24)
Kah Slenning
12. The Comprehensive Schools in Norway: Challenged by a Changing Society	249	(18)
Icara da Silva Holmesland
13. The Foes of Icelandic Vocational Education at the Upper Secondary Level	267	(38)
Jon Torfi Jonasson
14. Comprehensive Schooling at the Intersection of Market, State, and Civil Forces: Two Swedish Case Studies	305	(30)
Holger Daun
15. From the Mass to the Elite: Structure, Limits, and the Future of Scandinavian Educational Systems	335	(18)
Osmo Kivinen
Risto Rinne
Contributors	353	(2)
Index	355