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Hultén, Magnus – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2013
The article examines the stability and success of ideas within pedagogical discourses. Why do certain ideas attract actors and how does change come about? These general questions are dealt with through considering the example of the swift spread of an interdisciplinary idea, "arbetsområde" (translated to "spheres of work") in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, National Curriculum
Vanfretti, Luigi; Farrokhabadi, Mostafa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
This article presents the implementation of the constructive alignment theory (CAT) in a power system analysis course through a consensus-based course design process. The consensus-based design process involves both the instructor and graduate-level students and it aims to develop the CAT framework in a holistic manner with the goal of including…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Engineering Education, Power Technology, Systems Analysis
Karlsson, Sara; Fogelberg, Karin; Kettis, Åsa; Lindgren, Stefan; Sandoff, Mette; Geschwind, Lars – Tertiary Education and Management, 2014
In this study, four recent self-initiated educational quality projects at Swedish universities are compared and analyzed. The article focuses on how the universities have handled the tension between external demands and internal norms. The aim is to contribute to an improved understanding of quality management in contemporary universities. On the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, Comparative Analysis
Chang Rundgren, Shu-Nu; Rundgren, Carl-Johan – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Based on the EU FP 7 project, PROFILES, this article presents our findings from a three-round Delphi study conducted in Sweden that aimed at establishing a consensus on how science education should be developed for citizens to enhance civic scientific literacy. A total of 100 stakeholders (9th graders, school teachers, scientists, and science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Delphi Technique, Science Education
Desjardins, Richard – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
This study considers the extensive critique of the impact of the "market" or "neoliberal" model on learning and its outcomes in the light of alternative models. The purpose is to consider the potential impacts of the market on learning and its outcomes and to contextualise critique by considering alternative coordination…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Commercialization, Politics of Education, Global Approach
Powell, Neil; Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker – Environmental Education Research, 2013
Higher education institutions in Sweden are increasingly exposed to international market conditions and rising competition from a more mobile student body. This increases the need for universities to adapt to their social and economic environment and to their clients, including the political trends and financial opportunities in Sweden and EU, if…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Colleges, Masters Programs
Lundmark, Carina; Jonsson, Gunnar – Environmental Education Research, 2014
This case study explores the initial implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the Lule River basin, Sweden, examining how and to what extent administrative procedures enable learning through dialogue and stakeholder collaboration. Theorising on adaptive co-management and social learning is used to structure what is to be learnt,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Stakeholders, Meetings
Andersson, Kjell – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2013
The article describes the founding principles, work program, and accomplishments of a Reference Group with both expert and layperson stakeholders for the corrosion of copper canisters in a proposed deep repository in Sweden for spent nuclear fuel. The article sets the Reference Group as a participatory effort within a broader context of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Facilities, Nuclear Energy, Hazardous Materials
Ehren, M. C. M.; Gustafsson, J. E.; Altrichter, H.; Skedsmo, G.; Kemethofer, D.; Huber, S. G. – Comparative Education, 2015
In this article, different inspection models are compared in terms of their impact on school improvement and the mechanisms each of these models generates to have such an impact. Our theoretical framework was drawn from the programme theories of six countries' school inspection systems (i.e. the Netherlands, England, Sweden, Ireland, the province…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Factor Analysis, Surveys, Principals
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2012
This report reviews the use of loans for learning in 33 European countries and analyses the schemes in eight selected Member States: France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Finland, Sweden and the UK. The analysis shows that loan schemes vary considerably across Europe in terms of types and levels of learning covered, conditions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid
Hardy, Ian; Edwards-Groves, Christine; Rönnerman, Karin – Educational Practice and Theory, 2012
Drawing on cases of teachers' collaborative learning from Sweden and Australia, this paper explores how practices of collaborative learning come about or 'travel' within and between schooling sites. The paper describes collaboration as a learning practice arising from specific conditions which influence relevant stakeholders in pre-schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Educational Practices, Stakeholders
Hult, Francis M. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2012
The globalization of English in Sweden is examined as it takes shape in educational policy and practice. Following in the tradition of a "new wave" of language policy and planning research that emphasizes connections between policy and how it is interpreted by local stakeholders, this investigation focuses on textual data from Swedish…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Stakeholders, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Oleksiyenko, Anatoly – Higher Education Policy, 2015
Universities traverse epistemic, sectoral and geopolitical boundaries with increasing frequency, but along the way encounter challenges in mitigating unequal capacities, soaring costs and proprietary concerns. The bridging of disparate stakeholder interests requires an enormous effort, as research policies, institutional norms and organizational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Partnerships in Education, Research and Development, Educational Quality
Karlsson Lohmander, Maelis – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
Professional experience in preschool settings comprises an important part of the education of preschool teachers. During their placements, students are expected to link theory to practice, to integrate university-based knowledge with workplace-based knowledge and skills essential for their future profession. They often refer to a perceived gap…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Teacher Education Programs, Preschool Curriculum
Karkkainen, Kiira – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Innovation is essential for the education sector. The ways in which curriculum decision making is organised reflects different implicit approaches on how educational systems pertain to promote innovation in education. Curriculum holds an outstanding place when seeking to promote innovation in education, as it reflects the vision for education by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Curriculum Development, Secondary Education