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Teachers' Experiences with School Choice : Clashing Logics in the Swedish Education System
Joint Authors
Parding, Karolina
Lundström, Ulf
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper explores the school choice reform in Sweden, a country where a drastic shift in education policy has taken place that includes fast expansion of market solutions and strong state support for competition.
Although there are studies examining the school choice reform, few focus on the effects of this reform from a teacher perspective, especially so in the context of Sweden.
To this end, this paper examines how Swedish upper secondary teachers in independent (private) and public schools experience their work in relation to school choice reform.
This study uses qualitative interviews of 58 teachers from five municipal and three independent upper secondary schools.
Its theoretical framework relies on Freidson's distinction between the logic of the profession, the bureaucracy, and the market.
The findings indicate that the traditional position of teachers—a position that must negotiate the tension between the logic of the profession and the logic of the bureaucracy—is now in fact challenged by the logic of the market.
This study argues that values linked to the logic of the market are imposed on the teachers, and these market values clash with the teachers' values, values based on the logic of the profession.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lundström, Ulf& Parding, Karolina. 2011. Teachers' Experiences with School Choice : Clashing Logics in the Swedish Education System. Education Research International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504880
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lundström, Ulf& Parding, Karolina. Teachers' Experiences with School Choice : Clashing Logics in the Swedish Education System. Education Research International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504880
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lundström, Ulf& Parding, Karolina. Teachers' Experiences with School Choice : Clashing Logics in the Swedish Education System. Education Research International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504880
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504880