Dumbing down : : the crisis of quality and equity in a once-great school system and - how to reverse the trend / / Magnus Henrekson, Johan Wennström.
This open access book examines the challenges and issues caused by a move to a marketized education system in Sweden. Observing the introduction of the school voucher system and a postmodern social constructivist view of knowledge, the move away from objective knowledge is identified as the core rea...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (222 pages) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System
- 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education
- 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools—What Are the Facts?
- 4. The Malaise in the School System
- 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching
- 6. The Rise of “Post-Truth” Schooling
- 7. The Deinstitutionalization and Fragmentation of the Swedish School System
- 8. A Perfect Storm
- 9. The Way Forward for Sweden and Other Western Countries.