A Tale of Two Curriculums: Putting the English and Norwegian Curriculum Models to the Test of the "High Skills" Vision.

Payne, Jonathan

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ERIC Number: EJ651539

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Publication Date: 2002

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A Tale of Two Curriculums: Putting the English and Norwegian Curriculum Models to the Test of the "High Skills" Vision.

Payne, Jonathan

Journal of Education and Work, v15 n2 p117-43 Jun 2002

Comparison of policy approaches to national curriculum in Britain and Norway found three key differences: (1) subordination of education to economic priorities is more pronounced in Britain; (2) nations have differing views of worker-citizens needed in a high-skill society; and (3) Norwegian teachers have a much stronger voice in education reform. (Contains 89 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Labor Force Development, National Curriculum, Public Policy, Role of Education, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Norway; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)

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