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Berg, Anne; Larsson, Esbjörn – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
The educational system in nineteenth-century Sweden was, as in many other industrialising states, segregated by social class. Children of the economically and politically marginalised classes were educated in basic primary subjects in the nationwide "Folkskola" (primary schools). From 1868 to the early 1940s, the government issued,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Social Behavior
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Foster, Stuart; Nicholls, Jason – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 2005
This study examined how textbooks from England, Japan, Sweden, and the United States portray America's role in World War II. Analysis of the central story lines revealed that historical information purveyed to students in different nations varies considerably. Accordingly, U.S. textbooks emphasize the significant and pre-eminent role that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, World History, War, Textbook Content