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Student Perceptions of New Differentiation Policies in Swedish Post-16 Education
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of applied educational science.
2014 (English)In: European Educational Research Journal, E-ISSN 1474-9041, Vol. 13, no 6, p. 616-639Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In Sweden, and in most other OECD countries, post-16 education is a general requirement to succeed in adult life. By the late 2000s, after about two decades of policies for student choice and publically funded free schools, students’ results in PISA had plummeted. A recent reform for stricter demands on schools and students includes strengthened qualifications for entry into post-16 education. This article explores how students maneuver in their choice of upper secondary school study pathway including their ideas on future education and career. Methods used were questionnaires and focus group interviews with students, document analysis and statistics, and snapshots of media comments. The study shows that perceived ‘rational’ student choice is closely related to social interaction, geographic place and time. Influential also are habitus and cultural capital affecting gendered recruitment patterns. The study further indicates lack of knowledge and understanding of the reform among students. A major conclusion is that current Swedish polices may exclude many school students in upper secondary education, and also reduce their opportunities for future life chances, with notable negative implications for collective and economic development.

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Sage Publications, 2014. Vol. 13, no 6, p. 616-639
Keywords [en]
Sweden, upper secondary education, student choice, differentiation
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Educational Sciences
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educational work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-110652DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2014.13.6.616Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84923643484OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-110652DiVA, id: diva2:865109
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Inclusive and competitive? Working in the intersection between social inclusion and marketization in upper secondary school. (Swedish Research Council, grant no: 721-2011-5509)Student perceptions of new differentiating policies, funded by Umeå University, Umeå school of Education, grant no 223-3122-10.
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Swedish Research Council, 721-2011-5509)Available from: 2015-10-26 Created: 2015-10-25 Last updated: 2023-03-28Bibliographically approved

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