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 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...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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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.