The role of adult education in the shaping and fostering of democratic citizens is prevalent in
current transnational and national policy discussions; a significance which has been further …

This thesis makes use of a genealogical approach to map out and explainhow and why
computers and citizenship have become so closely connected. It examines the historical …

Adult Education and the Formation of Citizens turns attention towards normative claims
about who adults should become through education, and what capacities and skills adults …

Although some shared characteristics may be found among folk high schools in the Nordic
countries-such as the role as a pedagogical alternative to the public-school system, the …

In this chapter, we will focus on a less talked about education system currently used in
Sweden, namely that of municipal adult education (MAE). Here, the market emerges through …

How is art education valued in society? In Swedish public discourse the value of educational
trajectories is often equated with their usefulness for employability. With competitive winner …

This study is about the use of contemplative practices in forest fieldwork and how such
practices could support the growth of ecological literacy. Ecological literacy is explored by …

This article discusses how study material created for intra-party education for the Swedish
Social Democratic Party and the Swedish Left Party constructs party identities, by analysing …

Drawing on convention theory and sociology of critique, this article examines how teachers
at a Swedish folk high school coordinate students' activities through tests. Through …

This article focuses on Swedish folk high schools' participants with disabilities, and their
learning environment within adult education. Facilitating factors are presented and …