Swedish vocational education and training in massified schooling 1975–2025
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21345765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martina Wyszynska Johansson (0000-0001-9563-2614, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Ingela Andersson (University of Gothenburg) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Curriculum Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0272 • E-ISSN: 1366-5839 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220272.2026.2693573 |
| OpenAlex | W7165791845 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper elaborates on the Swedish vocational education and training (VET) in massified schooling of 16–19 years old between 1975 and 2025 to show how VET has come to articulate with the institution and ‘grammar’ of the school. Three major education reforms are considered. The findings show a set of institutional responses that furthered massification of the upper-secondary school by incorporating VET. One aspect is the integration on an organizational plane. Another aspect deals with the handling of vocational contents in the standardized curriculum, e.g. through a delayed differentiation of content, its re-packaging and the work component. Altogether, these institutional responses indicate a strong political interest in attracting the young at the same time showing persistent difficulties in reconciling VET with the institution of the school in Sweden, shown in upper-secondary vocational education and training’s fluctuating appeal in the time span
Appeal · Institution · Politics · Set (abstract data type) · Training (meteorology) · Vocational education · Work (physics) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |