Digital competence across boundaries - beyond a common Nordic model of the digitalisation of K-12 schools?

Anders D. Olofsson; J. Ola Lindberg; Alex Young Pedersen; Ann-Thérèse Arstorp; Christian Dalsgaard; Even Einum; Francesco Caviglia; Liisa Ilomáki; Marjaana Veermans; Páivi Hákkinen; Sara Willermark

doi:10.1080/20004508.2021.1976454

Digital competence across boundaries - beyond a common Nordic model of the digitalisation of K-12 schools?

Anders D. Olofsson^*, J. Ola Lindberg, Alex Young Pedersen, Ann-Thérèse Arstorp, Christian Dalsgaard, Even Einum, Francesco Caviglia, Liisa Ilomáki, Marjaana Veermans, Páivi Hákkinen, Sara Willermark

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Abstract

This paper explores policy related to digital competence and the digitalisation of Nordic K-12 schools. Anchored in some key transnational policies on digital competence, it describes some current Nordic movements in the national policies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The concept of boundary objects is used as an analytical lens, for understanding digital competence as a plastic and temporal concept that can be used to discuss the multi-dimensional translation of this concept in these Nordic countries. The paper ends with a discussion of the potential to view digital competence as a unifying boundary object that, with its plasticity, temporality and n-dimensionality, can show signs of common Nordic efforts in the K-12 school policy.

Original language	English
Journal	Education Inquiry
Volume	12
Issue	4
Pages (from-to)	317-328
Number of pages	12
ISSN	2000-4508
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2021.1976454
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

Keywords

Boundary objects
K-12 school
digital competence
digital technology
nordic countries
policy
Grundskole
Uddannelsespolitik

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Digital competence across boundaries - beyond a common Nordic model of the digitalisation of K-12 schools? / Olofsson, Anders D.; Lindberg, J. Ola; Pedersen, Alex Young et al.
In: Education Inquiry, Vol. 12, No. 4, 10.2021, p. 317-328.

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