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Lager, Karin; Gustafsson-Nyckel, Jan – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2021
The aim of this study is to explore the way teachers enact policy regarding the tasks of complementation and compensation in Swedish School-Age Educare. As a result of numerous policy changes, school-age educare as an institution has undergone significant and substantial changes in terms of its social mandate, educational objectives, and content.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Professional Personnel
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Alexiadou, Nafsika; Dovemark, Marianne; Erixon-Arreman, Inger; Holm, Ann-Sofie; Lundahl, Lisbeth; Lundström, Ulf – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2016
The last 40 years have seen great political attention paid to issues of inclusion in education, both from international organisations and also individual nations. This flexible concept has been adopted enthusiastically in education reforms concerned with increased standardisation of teaching and learning, decentralisation of education management,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Competition, Comparative Education
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Omar, P. L.; Borsheim, A.; Lindesjoo, E.; Solvhjelm, C.; Liuhanen, A-M. – Tertiary Education and Management, 2007
The five Nordic countries and their respective quality assurance agencies have convened annually for over a decade to exchange experiences and discuss issues concerning quality assurance in higher education. In recent years this has resulted in a regional network for the quality assurance agencies (NOQA). During this period, methodological issues…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Interviews, Foreign Countries
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Rosendahl, Birgit Lendahls; Ronnerman, Karin – Journal of In-service Education, 2006
Promoting local development in order to support school improvement is an important aspect of contemporary educational policy in Sweden. Recent state initiatives have sought to combine curriculum and teacher development. A common form of cooperation is facilitation, where academics support groups of teachers in their school projects. This article…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Researchers, Educational Policy