Dumbing Down The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System-and How to Reverse the Trend /

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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Main Authors: Henrekson, Magnus (Author), Wennström, Johan (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
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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.