In Sweden, adequate digital competence has been put in the spotlight due to the Swedish 2017 national strategy for the digitalisation of the K-12 school system. Based on both policy and practice, the aim is to explore teachers' enacted digital competence in three upper secondary schools in Sweden and thereby provide an empirical account of what…

Reviews attempts to modernize the Swedish school system from 1950 to 1980, evaluates changes which have been implemented, and explains why fewer changes have been effected than had been hoped for. Topics discussed include effective organizational changes, strategies for social change, organizational development, school research, and prerequisites…

Examines why language teaching, including foreign languages, home languages, and Swedish as a second language, holds a prominent position in the Swedish school system. Provides information on teaching home languages and Swedish as a second language to immigrants. Discusses foreign language teaching in Sweden. Includes references. (CMK)