(Re)configurations of public education
Marketisation, teacher professionalism, and individual rights of students and educators in Norway and Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12906111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Brooks Hall (0000-0003-2142-2010, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Jorunn Møller (0000-0002-4159-9131, University of Oslo), Linda Rönnberg (0000-0002-0209-558X, Umeå University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-57 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-8487 • E-ISSN: 1750-8495 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17508487.2024.2420340 |
| OpenAlex | W4404087022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
This article studies the (re)configurations of ‘public education’ in Norway and Sweden by empirically unpacking connections between marketisation, teacher professionalism and schools’ mandate to secure the individual rights of students and teachers. These countries share considerable common cultural and political history; however, they display varying trajectories and configurations in both educational policy and practice. This makes these cases particularly useful for comparing how ‘publicness’ and ‘public education’ are (re)configured in the two Nordic welfare states. This comparative exploration is framed by four dimensions of public schooling regarding national policy set-ups expressed through control, access, funding, and teaching. The data includes official policy documents, such as legislation and government reports. We unpack and discuss commonalities and differences by relating them to multiple issues of (re)configured ‘publicness’ and its implications. Moreover, we argue that the differences in the degrees to which inflows have shaped the Norwegian and Swedish education systems (despite their similarities) offer valuable opportunities for exploring (re)configurations of the notion of publicness
Pedagogy · Political science · Public education · Sociology · Educational Practices and Policies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Public Administration · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |