Approaches to spatial inequalities in a Nordic welfare state – the case of Norway

IF 1.2 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Research in Education Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI:10.1177/00345237241242992

Unn-Doris K Baeck

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In this article, the position of the core ideas of equity and equal opportunities within the Nordic model of education today is problematized, using Norway as the case of interest and spatial dividing lines as the main variable in question. I am specifically preoccupied with geographical education differences as part of the ‘unequal opportunity problem’ in Nordic education. Focusing on spatial inequalities in education, something that is rarely addressed by educational authorities, brings light to the assertion that aims that used to be the foundation for the Norwegian education system, are harder to see as guiding principles in education policy today. Through highlighting this, the aim is also to contribute to a discussion of how research related to education in rural areas is situated in the Norwegian context, viewing this in light of Norway as a representative of the Nordic model of education. In the article understanding the agential doings behind the paradox of the Nordic education equality ethos on the one side and the persisting and empirically documented spatial education inequalities on the other, represents the analytic intake.

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北欧福利国家解决空间不平等问题的方法--挪威的案例

本文以挪威为研究对象，以空间分界线为主要变量，对当今北欧教育模式中的公平和机会均等核心理念的地位提出了质疑。我特别关注作为北欧教育 "机会不平等问题 "一部分的地域教育差异。教育当局很少关注教育中的空间不平等问题，而通过关注这一问题，我们可以发现，过去作为挪威教育体系基础的目标，如今已很难成为教育政策的指导原则。通过强调这一点，文章的目的还在于从挪威作为北欧教育模式代表的角度出发，对如何在挪威背景下开展与农村地区教育有关的研究进行讨论。在文章中，分析的重点是了解北欧教育平等精神与持续存在并有经验证明的空间教育不平等现象之间的悖论背后的活动。

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期刊介绍： Research in Education has an established focus on the sociology and psychology of education and gives increased emphasis to current practical issues of direct interest to those in the teaching profession.