Travelling inscriptions of neo-liberalism in Nordic early childhood
Repositioning professionals for teaching and learnability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13005560 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Merete Otterstad (0000-0001-8144-9763, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Hans Jørgen Braathe (OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 80-97 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2043610615627927 |
| OpenAlex | W2308210822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article traces the travelling of neo-liberal learning discourses through and between international and local political documents and practices. It does so by focusing on professionalism in Norway’s Early Childhood Education and Care. The investigation explores how particular discourses are taken up, merged and transformed in relation to the Norwegian tradition of child-centred pedagogy. Here, neo-liberal discourses can be seen as travelling through political and economic policies, as identified in documents and white papers produced locally and centrally. This travelling is further traced through the discursive positioning of professional pedagogues, as they talk about children’s transition from ‘ barnehage 1 ’ (kindergarten) to school. The analysis shows how neo-liberal learning discourses appropriate and merge with traditional Nordic discourses of self-responsibility and independence, regulating spaces for professional positions in new, largely unnoticed ways in Norway
Early childhood education · Linguistics · Merge (version control · Norwegian · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Law
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |