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

by Magnus Henrekson and Johan Wennström

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030934284
• ISBN13: 9783030934286
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"