Dumbing down : the crisis of quality and equity in a once-great school system and - how to reverse the trend / Magnus Henrekson, Johan Wennström.
2022
LB2930 .H46 2022
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Title
Dumbing down : the crisis of quality and equity in a once-great school system and - how to reverse the trend / Magnus Henrekson, Johan Wennström.
Author
Henrekson, Magnus, author.
ISBN
9783030934293 (electronic bk.)
3030934292 (electronic bk.)
9783030934286
3030934284
9783030934316
3030934314
3030934292 (electronic bk.)
9783030934286
3030934284
9783030934316
3030934314
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations
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10.1007/978-3-030-93429-3 doi
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LB2930 .H46 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
379.1/5809485
Summary
This open access book examines the challenges and issues caused by a move to a privatized education system in Sweden. Observing the introduction of the school voucher system and the lowering of academic standards, the move away from objective knowledge towards constructive knowledge is identified as the core reason for Swedens current education crisis. The impact of declining education standards on the labor market is also discussed. This book highlight the issues seen in Sweden and suggests policies that can improve education, not just in Sweden but the rest of the world as well. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in education and labor economics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Wennström, Johan, author.
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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 SchoolsWhat 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.
2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education
3. Educational Performance in Swedish SchoolsWhat 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.