The Nordic countries are often perceived as a coherent group representing the Nordic
model of welfare states, with a strong emphasis on the public provision of universal welfare …

Sweden has commonly been regarded as a striking example of a social democratic welfare-
state regime (Esping-Andersen), characterized by strong state governance and active …

Names: Gunter, Helen, editor. Title: New public management and the reform of
education/edited by Helen Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto Serpieri …

The concept of a Nordic model of education is sometimes used to refer to the considerable
similarities of education reforms and systems of the five Nordic countries (ie Denmark …

The aims of the study were to examine changes in school segregation across different types
of municipalities between 1998 and 2011 in Sweden, and to explore the extent to which …

This paper studies the evolution of school segregation in Sweden in the aftermath of the
1992 universal voucher reform, which spurred the establishment of new independent …

Even though the importance of extensive reading practice is well documented, as are
students' changing leisure-time reading habits, knowledge of how much students read at …

Finland has been known for its excellent PISA results in educational outcomes throughout
the last decade. The country has boasted a rare combination of high overall level, as well as …

An exploration is presented of how urban spaces, polarized by class and ethnicity, structure
the basic conditions of emerging local school markets. The authors investigate how the …

Zusammenfassung Die Idee einer „Schulautonomisierung “, durch die den Einzelschulen
erweiterte Handlungsspielräume zur Gestaltung ihrer Arbeit und ihrer Angebote eröffnet …