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Sweden some basic facts

Sweden some basic facts. Population 9 107 649 ( 31 Oct 2006) About the same size as Spain Distance from south to north 1600 km Unemployed rate 4,6 % Inflation 1,3 % Average lifetime male 78,4 years, female 82,8 years Number of municipalities 290 Number of pupils in

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Sweden some basic facts

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  1. Sweden some basic facts • Population 9 107 649 ( 31 Oct 2006) • About the same size as Spain • Distance from south to north 1600 km • Unemployed rate 4,6 % • Inflation 1,3 % • Average lifetime male 78,4 years, female 82,8 years • Number of municipalities 290 • Number of pupils in • compulsory school 995 000 • upper secondary education 360 000 • Education costs 206 000 000 000 SEK (8 % of GDP)

  2. Ministers at the Ministry of Education and Research Lars Leijonborg Minister for Education and Research Jan Björklund Minister for Schools

  3. Areas of responsibility Head of Ministry Higher education ResearchStudy financing Minister for Education and Research Lars Leijonborg

  4. Areas of responsibility Pre-school system Compulsory and upper secondary schools Adult education Vocational education and training Liberal adult education Minister for Schools Jan Björklund

  5. National Board of Student Aid • Higher Education Suspensions Board • National Agency for Higher Education • Swedish Institute of Space Physics • Institute for Futures Studies • International Programme Office for Education and Training • Royal Library • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences • Swedish National Agency • for School Improvement • Swedish Agency for Flexible Leaning • Swedish Polar Research Secretariat • Swedish National Agency for Education • Board of Appeal for Education • National Agency for Special Schools • for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing • Swedish Institute for Special Needs Education • National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images • Swedish National Commission for UNESCO • National Agency for Services to • Universities and University Colleges • Higher education institutions in Sweden • Swedish Research Council • Board of Appeals for Higher Education • National Board of Appeal for Student Aid • Central Ethical Review Board • European Programmes at VINNOVA Government agencies

  6. The Swedish School System Key words • Equal access • Management by objectives • Funded by taxes • No fees for tuition • Strongly decentralized • Integrated school system

  7. Educational system Higher education: postgraduate studies (2–4 years) Higher education: undergraduate studies (2–5, 5 years) Advanced vocational education and training Liberal adult education *** Adult education ** Compulsory school for students with learning disabilities * Upper secondary school (3 years) Special school for the deaf and hard of hearing(grades 1–10) Sami school (grades 1–6) Compulsory school (grades 1–9) School-age childcare(for 6–12 year olds) Pre-school class (for 6 year olds) Pre-school (for 1–5 year olds) * Upper secondary school for students with learning disabilities (4 years)Compulsory schools for students with learning disabilities (grades 1–9/10) ** local authority adult education, municipal post-secondary education, adult education for mentally disoriented, suppl. education, Swedish for immigrants *** folk high schools, study associations

  8. Upper secondary vocational education • The reform 1990 - The Swedish school system is a goal-based system with a high degree of local responsibility. • The reform had the following objectives: • to raise the general standard of education, • to adapt vocational education to the broad general skills requirements of modern working life, • to create opportunities for lifelong learning, • to minimise the risk of dead ends • to create an upper secondary school for all young people.

  9. Programmes in Upper secondary school National programmes Specially design programmes Individual programmes

  10. Specially designed programmes • For individuals or groups. • Includes the eight core subjects of the national programs, and corresponds to them in terms of the level of difficulty and number of hours. • To meet local or regional needs.

  11. Individual programmes Upper secondary school • For the student to later transfer into a national- or specially designed programmes • Determined by the needs of the individual student • Varies in length and content

  12. Students in different programmes 2004 Natural science, Social science, Technology programme 115 000 Vocational oriented programmes133 000 Specially designed programmes 30 000 Individual programmes 26 000

  13. Programme structureEx Vehicle programme 2500 p Branches 200-550 p Core subjects 750 p Optional Courses 300 - 650 p p r o j e c t Individually selected courses 300 p Core subjets 750 p Common programme specific courses 500p Ex Computing Vehicles Aircraft Coachwork Machines and lorries Cars Transport

  14. Programme structureEx Natural Science programme 2500 p Branches 300 p Core subjects 750 p Math. and Computer Science Optional Courses 200 p p r o j e c t Individually selected courses 300 p Core subjets 750 p Common programme specific courses 850p Ex Biology A Physics A History A Enviromen- tal sciences Natural science

  15. All National Programmes Core subjects Course Credit Swedish A 100 Swedish B 100 English A 100 Mathematics A 100 Sports&Health A 100 Civics A 100 Religion A 50 General Science 50 Arts 50 (History A 50)

  16. Natural Science Programme Common programme specific courses Course Credit Biology A 100 p English B 100 p Physics A 100 p History A 100 p Chemistry A 100 p Mathematics B 50 p Mathematics C 100 p Mathematics D 100 p Modern languages 100 p

  17. Natural Science ProgrammeBranchMathematics and Computer Science Common courses 300 p Programming A 50 p Mathematics discrete Mathematics E 50 p other cumputer courses 150 p Optional courses 200 p examples Biology B Physics B Chemistry B Philosophy Civics Modern languages

  18. Programme structureEx Vehicle programme 2500 p, Branch transport Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Core subject Core subjetcs Core subjetcs Core subjects Optional courses Optional courses Branch Transport Individually selected courses Common courses Ind. choice Common courses Project

  19. Examples of problems found • Students in vocational programmes leave upper secondary school without a complete set of grades • The students are not enough prepare for future working life • The studies were too fragmented • The students choose of programmes • The schoolscontacts with the social partners

  20. Resultat i PISA 2003 Matematik Källa: Skolverket

  21. Government NT-Initiativ • NT-subjects have got more time in school • Technology has become a subject in compulsory school • Mathematics and General Science are coresubjects in USE • A natural science perspective is introduced in USE • NOT-project 2003-2003 5 million euro • Unemployed engineers were retrained to teachers (2002-03) • Study grants for NT-studies in higher education 1995-98

  22. Nordlab A joint Nordic project 1999-2004 • Further education of teachers 1999-2001 • NT-year in adult education or in higher education • NTA-project Financial support • National centers for supporting Ma and NT-education • Financial support to Science centers • Mathemetics Committé 2003-2004

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