The world wars in the 20th century did not only influence the Swedish society, but also the Swedish school system and its reforms. The focus was now to foster the pupils to become democratic citizens, that are sympathetic, tolerant and exhibit solidarity with their fellow human beings. The aim of this qualitative text analysis and systematic literature study is to analyze and compile how norms and values took their form in three different Swedish school reforms, from a historic and contemporary perspective. With peer-reviewed scientifical studies, we gain an understanding of challenges and solutions, in the application of these norms and values in the daily school activities. The study is a compilation of reviewed encyclopedias, literature and laws. Findings show that norms and values in the Swedish school reforms have changed drastically, especifically between 1955 and 2011. The current norms and values came to pass in 1994 and remains unchanged until now. These reforms are emphasized in a distinct and nuanced chapter. There appears to be a general lack of training and qualification in this field. This lack of competence among teachers makes it harder for them to handle situations where the norms and values are being challenged. Teachers face difficulty in using the right meta-language in transferring the new norms and values to the pupils. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that educators are adequately trained in this field, to be able to tackle myriads of valuechallenging situations and to have a more authentic open classroom where all pupils' voices are heard, thereby, promoting democracy and human rights within Swedish educational institutions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:oru-79569 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Demirel, Valentina, Fazlic, Mergime |
| Publisher | Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap |
| 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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