The impact of economic and production changes on educational reforms – the Swedish case

1. The impact of economic and production changes on educational reforms – the Swedish case 25 February 2011 Ulf P. Lundgren

3. 1686 Church Law on control of religious knowledge 1842 Public School System 1723 Teaching duty

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6. 1686 Church Law on control of religious knowledge 1938 Saltsjöbaden 1921 1842 Public School System 1723 Teaching duty

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8. 1686 Church Law on control of religious knowledge 1938 Saltsjöbaden 1940 Committee 1921 1946 Commission 1962 Comprehensive School 1842 Public School System 1723 Teaching duty 1950 Experimental Period

9. (1) increasing decentralization and deregulation; (2) revising educational goals and content; (3) increasing the consistency of the legal, financial, ideological, and evaluation systems to respond to the earlier changes;

10. During the nineteen's has the following reforms been implemented: • Changed political governing towards a decentralization; • A change agency structure with The National Agency for Education; • New national curricula and syllabi for goal- and result governing; • Changed marking system; • A three-year long program- and course based upper-secondary school; • An independent school system; • A program adult education; • Pre-school education with the educational sector; • A new school form for six-years old and a curriculum for the pre-school;

11. During the twenties the direction of educational policy has changed towards control and regulation. The Evaluating state i established. The Agency for School Development was founded 1 of March 2003 And abolished 30 of September 2008. The 1st of October 2008 is the Swedish Schools Inspectorate established During the twenties is quality control implemented; National tests increase in number; International tests increase; * A new Educational Act; * A new marking system; * New curricula and syllabi; * A reformed upper-secondary school;