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On Following Commands: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Governing Values of Swedish Early Childhood Education
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Dahlbeck, Johan – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2014
In this article I will investigate a perceived tension in Swedish early childhood education (ECE) policy between reevaluating certain foundational claims on the one hand and following universal moral commands on the other. I ask the question; how is it that certain commonly held assumptions are being debunked and others left undisturbed in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Educational Policy, Educational Philosophy