Educational Reform and Class Cleavages in Social Democratic Regimes: The Case of Sweden.

Autor/in	Markovits, Andrei S.
Titel	Educational Reform and Class Cleavages in Social Democratic Regimes: The Case of Sweden.
Quelle	(1976), (77 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Comparative Education; Democracy; Developed Nations; Educational Change; Educational History; Educational Objectives; Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Higher Education; Industrialization; Lifelong Learning; Political Influences; Social Change; Social Class; Socioeconomic Influences; Surveys; Tables (Data); Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Demokratie; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Bildungsreform; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Industrialisation; Industrialisierung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Sozialer Wandel; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Tabelle; Schweden
Abstract	The purpose of the paper is to explore the relationship between the educational system of Sweden and its social class structure. The first section provides background information on Sweden's social democratic system which exhibits a strong tendency towards pragmatism, practicality, rationality, efficiency, competence, and educational planning. Section two focuses on changes in 1950 in the primary education system from the traditional two-tiered system to a nine-year comprehensive egalitarian system. Section III describes attempts of the secondary education system to play a modernizing role in society while initiating a smooth process of maximum student adaptation to an inherently unequal social system. Various realms and problems of post-secondary education, including educational structure, governmental role, industrial influence, American influence, decentralization, and faculty power are examined in sections IV and V. Curriculum and students are discussed in section VI, followed by a discussion of continuing education in section VII. In conclusion, Sweden's educational system is making strides towards increasing social justice and personal fulfillment through provision of appropriate educational opportunities for all students. Footnotes and extensive tables conclude the document. (Author/DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC