Lisbeth Lundahl
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisbeth Lundahl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisbeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Lundahl |
| SIGNATURE | LUNDAHL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5791-081X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Managing critical transitions
This paper focuses on the support given by schools to students who are likely to leave Swedish compulsory education without the grades required to enter upper secondary education (USE). The aim is to increase knowledge about career counselors’ and teachers’ strategies and work in lower secondary schools in order to facilitate this critical transition, and to examine factors influencing this support. It takes as its starting point theoretical fram…
Multifaceted determinants of social-emotional problems in preschool children in Sweden
Social-emotional problems occurring early in life can place children at future risk of adverse health, social and economic outcomes. Determinants of social-emotional problems are multi-layered and originate from different contexts surrounding children, though few studies consider them simultaneously. We adopted a holistic approach by using Bronfenbrenner's process-person-context-time model as a structuring device. We aimed to assess what characte…
Young People’s Stories of School Failure and Remedial Trajectories – Clues to Prevention of School Absenteeism and Early School Leaving
This article aims to increase knowledge of ways to counter school absenteeism and early school leaving. It analyses stories of youths who either attended or probably would be referred to a Swedish remedial program because of failure to complete compulsory education. Histories of school absenteeism were frequent in both groups. Most participating students reported that a holistic approach, individually adapted support, and a respectful socio-emoti…
Youth on the Move
The book addresses one of the most urgent social problems in many countries, the uncertain school-to-work transitions of young people. As a result, a ‘transition machinery’ has been created, consisting of various education and training measures realised by e.g. teachers and youth workers. The volume demonstrates that discourses related to youth transitions do not simply describe young adults but create them. For example, young people are expected…
Transitions and career learning
This special issue focuses on young people’s career choices and career learning, as well as societal governing and interventions targeting youth. The articles emanate from the cross-disciplinary, i
Combating low completion rates in Nordic welfare states
Low completion rate in upper secondary education is seen as a big problem in the Nordic countries. School failure has shown to dramatically increase the risks for unemployment and labour market exclusion with severe consequences for both society and the young person. This paper analyses national policy measures to combat low upper secondary education completion rates in Norway and Sweden, often regarded as representing a social democratic welfare…
Marketization of the Urban Educational Space
Equality, inclusion and marketization of Nordic education
The concept of a Nordic model of education is sometimes used to refer to the considerable similarities of education reforms and systems of the five Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) during the second half of the 20th century – reforms that aimed at social justice, equality and cohesion not least by providing schooling of high and equal quality, regardless of children’s and young people’s resources, origin and lo…
Guarded transitions? Youth trajectories and school-to-work transition policies in Sweden
In Sweden as in most other OECD countries, school-to-work transitions have become extended and uncertain endeavours. School dropout and youth unemployment rates are comparatively high, and the so-called yo–yo transitions are common. Although traditionally characterised as a prominent example of a social democratic welfare regime, Sweden has recently incorporated numerous neo-liberal ideas into its educational and youth policies. The responsibilit…
Educational marketization the Swedish way
Sweden has commonly been regarded as a striking example of a social democratic welfare-state regime (Esping-Andersen Citation1996), characterized by strong state governance and active involvement in welfare matters. In the last two decades, however, the Swedish public sector and education system have been radically and extensively transformed in a neo-liberal direction, a move that was preceded by extensive decentralization of decision-making fro…
Educational Theory in an Era of Knowledge Capitalism
Still Social and Democratic? Inclusive Education Policies in the Nordic Welfare States
In this article, education policy is analysed from a welfare state perspective. The aim is to analyse the significance attributed to social‐inclusive aspects of education in contemporary education policies of the Nordic countries, and the extent to which education is regarded as an element in welfare policies. Four aspects are addressed: (1) access to education and measures to prevent social exclusion of young people, (2) comprehensiveness of edu…
A Matter of Self-Governance and Control The Reconstruction of Swedish Education Policy
(2005). A Matter of Self-Governance and Control The Reconstruction of Swedish Education Policy: 1980-2003. European Education: Vol. 37, Exploring the Relationship Between the School and the State, pp. 10-25
Youth politics and local constructions of youth
In the 1990s, temporary youth projects became a common approach to handling youth unemployment and the social integration of young people in Sweden. In a longitudinal, qualitative study, 35 unemployed men and women, attending local youth projects in three Swedish municipalities, were followed over a two‐year period. The selected contexts represented a wide variety of socio‐economic, demographic and geographic characteristics. Central questions co…
Local Youth Projects
In Sweden, youth matters increasingly form a political field of their own. Youth politics may be related to governance and policy research on the one hand, and research on young people's lives on the other. Both have been influenced by similar questions, concerning the freedom of actors and the power of structures. Research specifically on youth politics is however scanty, in Sweden and internationally. The article analyses recent Swedish youth p…
Sweden
The aims of this article are (1) to describe features of Swedish education politics over a 25 year period, with a focus on the 1990s and the first years of the 21st Century, and (2) to discuss how education politics relate to the socio-economic changes which have taken place during the last 10-15 years. Three time periods, based on the prevailing view of education governance and the role of the State, are identified: 1975–1990, 1991–1998 and 1999…
Postmodernity and the Possibilities of Educational Reform
Historical Role Analysis in the Study of Religious Change
List of tables Preface Note on Norwegian place names Map of provinces and dioceses of Norway, c. 1865 1. Introduction 2. Clerical generations, educational role systems, and lay religiosity, 1740-1840 3. Organizational indicators of religious differentiation in Norwegian society, 1850-91 4. Elite literacy and styles of religious expression 5. Mass educational experience and styles of religious expression 6. Religious diversity and the ambiguity of…
New variations on old themes
Against an international and historical background this article deals with the main themes of the educational politics of the Swedish Conservative Party in the 1970s and 1980s. Several parallels to West‐European and American Conservative education politics are pointed out. It is emphasized that the central components of today's Swedish conservative policy in educational matters have been recurrent themes throughout the twentieth century. First an…
Educational marketization the Swedish way
Sweden has commonly been regarded as a striking example of a social democratic welfare-state regime (Esping-Andersen Citation1996), characterized by strong state governance and active involvement in welfare matters. In the last two decades, however, the Swedish public sector and education system have been radically and extensively transformed in a neo-liberal direction, a move that was preceded by extensive decentralization of decision-making fro…
Sweden
The aims of this article are (1) to describe features of Swedish education politics over a 25 year period, with a focus on the 1990s and the first years of the 21st Century, and (2) to discuss how education politics relate to the socio-economic changes which have taken place during the last 10-15 years. Three time periods, based on the prevailing view of education governance and the role of the State, are identified: 1975–1990, 1991–1998 and 1999…
A Matter of Self-Governance and Control The Reconstruction of Swedish Education Policy
(2005). A Matter of Self-Governance and Control The Reconstruction of Swedish Education Policy: 1980-2003. European Education: Vol. 37, Exploring the Relationship Between the School and the State, pp. 10-25
New variations on old themes
Against an international and historical background this article deals with the main themes of the educational politics of the Swedish Conservative Party in the 1970s and 1980s. Several parallels to West‐European and American Conservative education politics are pointed out. It is emphasized that the central components of today's Swedish conservative policy in educational matters have been recurrent themes throughout the twentieth century. First an…
Combating low completion rates in Nordic welfare states
Low completion rate in upper secondary education is seen as a big problem in the Nordic countries. School failure has shown to dramatically increase the risks for unemployment and labour market exclusion with severe consequences for both society and the young person. This paper analyses national policy measures to combat low upper secondary education completion rates in Norway and Sweden, often regarded as representing a social democratic welfare…
Educational Theory in an Era of Knowledge Capitalism
Local Youth Projects
In Sweden, youth matters increasingly form a political field of their own. Youth politics may be related to governance and policy research on the one hand, and research on young people's lives on the other. Both have been influenced by similar questions, concerning the freedom of actors and the power of structures. Research specifically on youth politics is however scanty, in Sweden and internationally. The article analyses recent Swedish youth p…
New variations on old themes
Against an international and historical background this article deals with the main themes of the educational politics of the Swedish Conservative Party in the 1970s and 1980s. Several parallels to West‐European and American Conservative education politics are pointed out. It is emphasized that the central components of today's Swedish conservative policy in educational matters have been recurrent themes throughout the twentieth century. First an…
Historical Role Analysis in the Study of Religious Change
List of tables Preface Note on Norwegian place names Map of provinces and dioceses of Norway, c. 1865 1. Introduction 2. Clerical generations, educational role systems, and lay religiosity, 1740-1840 3. Organizational indicators of religious differentiation in Norwegian society, 1850-91 4. Elite literacy and styles of religious expression 5. Mass educational experience and styles of religious expression 6. Religious diversity and the ambiguity of…
Postmodernity and the Possibilities of Educational Reform
Local Youth Projects
In Sweden, youth matters increasingly form a political field of their own. Youth politics may be related to governance and policy research on the one hand, and research on young people's lives on the other. Both have been influenced by similar questions, concerning the freedom of actors and the power of structures. Research specifically on youth politics is however scanty, in Sweden and internationally. The article analyses recent Swedish youth p…
Sweden
The aims of this article are (1) to describe features of Swedish education politics over a 25 year period, with a focus on the 1990s and the first years of the 21st Century, and (2) to discuss how education politics relate to the socio-economic changes which have taken place during the last 10-15 years. Three time periods, based on the prevailing view of education governance and the role of the State, are identified: 1975–1990, 1991–1998 and 1999…
Youth politics and local constructions of youth
In the 1990s, temporary youth projects became a common approach to handling youth unemployment and the social integration of young people in Sweden. In a longitudinal, qualitative study, 35 unemployed men and women, attending local youth projects in three Swedish municipalities, were followed over a two‐year period. The selected contexts represented a wide variety of socio‐economic, demographic and geographic characteristics. Central questions co…
A Matter of Self-Governance and Control The Reconstruction of Swedish Education Policy
(2005). A Matter of Self-Governance and Control The Reconstruction of Swedish Education Policy: 1980-2003. European Education: Vol. 37, Exploring the Relationship Between the School and the State, pp. 10-25
Still Social and Democratic? Inclusive Education Policies in the Nordic Welfare States
In this article, education policy is analysed from a welfare state perspective. The aim is to analyse the significance attributed to social‐inclusive aspects of education in contemporary education policies of the Nordic countries, and the extent to which education is regarded as an element in welfare policies. Four aspects are addressed: (1) access to education and measures to prevent social exclusion of young people, (2) comprehensiveness of edu…
Educational Theory in an Era of Knowledge Capitalism
Educational marketization the Swedish way
Sweden has commonly been regarded as a striking example of a social democratic welfare-state regime (Esping-Andersen Citation1996), characterized by strong state governance and active involvement in welfare matters. In the last two decades, however, the Swedish public sector and education system have been radically and extensively transformed in a neo-liberal direction, a move that was preceded by extensive decentralization of decision-making fro…
Guarded transitions? Youth trajectories and school-to-work transition policies in Sweden
In Sweden as in most other OECD countries, school-to-work transitions have become extended and uncertain endeavours. School dropout and youth unemployment rates are comparatively high, and the so-called yo–yo transitions are common. Although traditionally characterised as a prominent example of a social democratic welfare regime, Sweden has recently incorporated numerous neo-liberal ideas into its educational and youth policies. The responsibilit…
Equality, inclusion and marketization of Nordic education
The concept of a Nordic model of education is sometimes used to refer to the considerable similarities of education reforms and systems of the five Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) during the second half of the 20th century – reforms that aimed at social justice, equality and cohesion not least by providing schooling of high and equal quality, regardless of children’s and young people’s resources, origin and lo…
Marketization of the Urban Educational Space
Combating low completion rates in Nordic welfare states
Low completion rate in upper secondary education is seen as a big problem in the Nordic countries. School failure has shown to dramatically increase the risks for unemployment and labour market exclusion with severe consequences for both society and the young person. This paper analyses national policy measures to combat low upper secondary education completion rates in Norway and Sweden, often regarded as representing a social democratic welfare…
Youth on the Move
The book addresses one of the most urgent social problems in many countries, the uncertain school-to-work transitions of young people. As a result, a ‘transition machinery’ has been created, consisting of various education and training measures realised by e.g. teachers and youth workers. The volume demonstrates that discourses related to youth transitions do not simply describe young adults but create them. For example, young people are expected…
Transitions and career learning
This special issue focuses on young people’s career choices and career learning, as well as societal governing and interventions targeting youth. The articles emanate from the cross-disciplinary, i
Managing critical transitions
This paper focuses on the support given by schools to students who are likely to leave Swedish compulsory education without the grades required to enter upper secondary education (USE). The aim is to increase knowledge about career counselors’ and teachers’ strategies and work in lower secondary schools in order to facilitate this critical transition, and to examine factors influencing this support. It takes as its starting point theoretical fram…
Multifaceted determinants of social-emotional problems in preschool children in Sweden
Social-emotional problems occurring early in life can place children at future risk of adverse health, social and economic outcomes. Determinants of social-emotional problems are multi-layered and originate from different contexts surrounding children, though few studies consider them simultaneously. We adopted a holistic approach by using Bronfenbrenner's process-person-context-time model as a structuring device. We aimed to assess what characte…
Young People’s Stories of School Failure and Remedial Trajectories – Clues to Prevention of School Absenteeism and Early School Leaving
This article aims to increase knowledge of ways to counter school absenteeism and early school leaving. It analyses stories of youths who either attended or probably would be referred to a Swedish remedial program because of failure to complete compulsory education. Histories of school absenteeism were frequent in both groups. Most participating students reported that a holistic approach, individually adapted support, and a respectful socio-emoti…
Political science (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Economics (12 works) · Economic growth (10 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (9 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Higher education (7 works) · Corporate governance (6 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (5 works)