Dumbing Down: The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System—and How to Reverse the Trend

Dumbing Down: The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System—and How to Reverse the Trend – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030934316,3030934314

Product detail:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3030934314
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3030934316
• Author:  Johan Wennstroem, Magnus Henrekson

This open access book examines the challenges and issues caused by a move to a marketized education system in Sweden. The impact of declining education standards on the labor market is also discussed. This book highlights the issues seen in Sweden and suggests policies that can improve education in the rest of the Western world as well.

Table of contents:

• 1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System
• 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education
• 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools—What Are the Facts?
• 4. The Malaise in the School System
• 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching
• 6. The Rise of “Post-Truth” Schooling
• 7. The Deinstitutionalization and Fragmentation of the Swedish School System
• 8. A Perfect Storm
• 9. The Way Forward for Sweden and Other Western Countries.

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