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The Part Played by Popular Education in Local Development Processes in Suburban and Rural Areas of Sweden
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Eriksson, Lisbeth; Forsberg, Anette – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2010
On the basis of a three-year study of the role of popular education in local development processes in Sweden (2006-2008), this paper sets out to outline the role of popular education as a development actor in rural and urban contexts. Two different scenarios and approaches are discussed. One is the role of popular education in rural areas, which…
Descriptors: Community Development, Popular Education, Urban Areas, Rural Areas
Transition of Higher Education Graduates to the Labour Market: Are Employment Procedures More Meritocratic in the Public Sector?
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Berggren, Caroline – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
As an employer, the public sector might be expected to be more meritocratic than the private sector, because of its democratic values and more transparent appointments procedures. In this context meritocratic means that the employer only considers characteristics such as degree and grades, relevant for the position in question. The individuals in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Sector, Labor Market, Public Sector
Facilitating Expansive Learning in a Public Sector Organization
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Gustavsson, Maria – Studies in Continuing Education, 2009
The aim of this article is to discuss how learning opportunities can be organized to promote expansive learning in work practice. The discussion draws on results from a case study examining local development work and conditions that facilitate processes of expansive learning in a work team within a public sector organization in a Swedish…
Descriptors: Learning, Work Environment, Public Sector, Municipalities
Adult Education Goes to Market: An Ethnographic Case Study of the Restructuring and Reculturing of Adult Education
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Beach, Dennis; Carlson, Marie – European Educational Research Journal, 2004
The restructuring of adult education in Goteborg was first initiated experimentally with respect only to SFI education (an education in beginning Swedish for ethnic minorities living in Sweden). This was done on the basis of decisions in the Goteborg Municipal Council in 1999. But restructuring came into full force for all municipal adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Public Service, Public Sector