Education and the Scandinavian Welfare State in the Year 2000: Equality, Policy, and Reform

by Arild Tjeldvoll

Book Overview

This significant contribution to comparative education presents an authoritative discussion of the recent changes in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The implementation of a democratic educational policy in Scandinavia has been affected by the dominance of the Protestant Church, mass immigration from Third World nations, a growing belief in rugged individualism, newfound respect for privatization and the market economy, and the increasing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138968382
• ISBN13: 9781138968387
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"