Scrutinising the Nordic Dimension in Education: Myths, Realities, and Integration Efforts in Europe's Nordic Region

TY - BOOK

T1 - Scrutinising the Nordic Dimension in Education

T2 - Myths, Realities, and Integration Efforts in Europe's Nordic Region

A2 - Krejsler, John Benedicto

N1 - John Benedicto Krejsler is Professor at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University. His research on ‘New conditions for (pre-)school and teacher education – in a transnational perspective’ brings together a focus on education policy and ensuing new conditions for producing ’truths’ & social technologies to organize and manage education. He has published extensively in English and Danish in particular, but also in Swedish, Norwegian and French, and sits on a number of editorial boards. Furthermore, he has a passionate interest in theory development, and has written on the work of Deleuze, Foucault and Baudrillard among others. He was President of the Nordic Educational Research Association (2019-2022) and council member of the European Educational Research Association (2009-2018 + 2022- ). He was a Visiting Professor at Kristianstad University (Sweden) (2009-2010), Visiting Scholar at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (2015-2016) and at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (Scotland)(2023). He has a background as a teacher educator and a school teacher. [email protected] /

PY - 2024/8/8

Y1 - 2024/8/8

N2 - This edited volume scrutinises the Nordic dimension within education and how this notion affects, frames and sets direction for school and education in policy, practice and educational research. The book interrogates what unites and divides Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and analyses how the notion of the Nordic dimension has become conceptualised and institutionalised in different educational settings. Comparative studies of national education policies and practice across these five small North European countries - and Scotland as a case beyond - explore how the Nordic dimension relates to national, regional and transnational collaborations. Further, the book queries the degree to which what are typically considered Nordic approaches to social welfare, gender equality, diversity and international outlook have, in actual fact, affected education. Ultimately, the book explores the realities and myths associated with the idea of the Nordic dimension, and in relation to the wider context of integration within the European region. The book will be of interest to researchers, scholars and postgraduate students working in international and comparative education; education policy and politics; teaching and learning; and in European cultural studies.

AB - This edited volume scrutinises the Nordic dimension within education and how this notion affects, frames and sets direction for school and education in policy, practice and educational research. The book interrogates what unites and divides Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and analyses how the notion of the Nordic dimension has become conceptualised and institutionalised in different educational settings. Comparative studies of national education policies and practice across these five small North European countries - and Scotland as a case beyond - explore how the Nordic dimension relates to national, regional and transnational collaborations. Further, the book queries the degree to which what are typically considered Nordic approaches to social welfare, gender equality, diversity and international outlook have, in actual fact, affected education. Ultimately, the book explores the realities and myths associated with the idea of the Nordic dimension, and in relation to the wider context of integration within the European region. The book will be of interest to researchers, scholars and postgraduate students working in international and comparative education; education policy and politics; teaching and learning; and in European cultural studies.

KW - Nordic dimension

KW - comparative education

KW - education reform

KW - pedagogy

KW - school reform

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85198088937&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4324/9781032694252

DO - 10.4324/9781032694252

M3 - Anthology

SN - 978-1-032-67453-7

BT - Scrutinising the Nordic Dimension in Education

PB - Routledge

CY - London

ER -