The purpose of this study is to categorize what philosophical thoughts about knowledge and learning that have affected the general curriculum and the syllabus for political science in the swedish educational system, from 1970 up to 2011. The study utilizes the theories of Tomas Englund regarding perennialism, essentialism, progressivism and reconstructivism and the theories of Geir Biesta about socialisation, qualification and subjectification. These theories are applied to three different curriculums and syllabi in Sweden The results are that all curriculums and syllabi contain essentialism. The first studied curriculum, Lgy 70, is mostly affected by progressive thoughts while the two following, Lpf 94 and Gy2011, are more affected by reconstructivism. Regarding Geir Biestas theories the curriculums seem to gradually shift from socialisation towards subjectification.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-129668 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Lundholm, Patrik |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad utbildningsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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