Equality, inclusion and marketization of Nordic education: Introductory notes
The concept of a Nordic model of education is sometimes used to refer to the considerable similarities of education reforms and systems of the five Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) during the second half of the 20th century – reforms that aimed at social justice,...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1745499916631059 2024-09-30T14:37:17+00:00 Equality, inclusion and marketization of Nordic education: Introductory notes Lundahl, Lisbeth 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1745499916631059 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1745499916631059 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1745499916631059 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Research in Comparative and International Education volume 11, issue 1, page 3-12 ISSN 1745-4999 1745-4999 journal-article 2016 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1745499916631059 2024-09-10T04:22:19Z The concept of a Nordic model of education is sometimes used to refer to the considerable similarities of education reforms and systems of the five Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) during the second half of the 20th century – reforms that aimed at social justice, equality and cohesion not least by providing schooling of high and equal quality, regardless of children’s and young people’s resources, origin and location. This article discusses to what extent one may still speak of such a ‘Nordic model of education’, considering the impact of neoliberal policies in all of the five countries. It is concluded that even if the education systems still display a number of common, inclusive traits, extensive marketization and privatization practices in Nordic countries, and particularly of Swedish education, raise serious doubts about the survival of the alleged Nordic model. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland SAGE Publications Norway Research in Comparative and International Education 11 1 3 12 |
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The concept of a Nordic model of education is sometimes used to refer to the considerable similarities of education reforms and systems of the five Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) during the second half of the 20th century – reforms that aimed at social justice, equality and cohesion not least by providing schooling of high and equal quality, regardless of children’s and young people’s resources, origin and location. This article discusses to what extent one may still speak of such a ‘Nordic model of education’, considering the impact of neoliberal policies in all of the five countries. It is concluded that even if the education systems still display a number of common, inclusive traits, extensive marketization and privatization practices in Nordic countries, and particularly of Swedish education, raise serious doubts about the survival of the alleged Nordic model. |
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