Education

Here you will find all the content related to the category 'education'.

An overview of Nordic universities

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- Byron J. Nordstrom

Universities are important in the Nordic countries because of a generally held belief that education is essential to democracy and it is a…

Denmark: Uncovering Nordic Collectivism with Cathie Jo Martin

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- Cathie Jo Martin

Listen to a podcast on Denmark's collective mindset within education from an historical perspective.

Norway: Uncovering Nordic Childhood in an Online World with Elisabeth Staksrud

Colour head shot of female academic Elisabeth Staksrud.
- Elisabeth Staksrud

Listen to a podcast on the attitude to online risk of caregivers, teachers and children in the Nordics.

Sweden: Uncovering Nordic Education and Society with Janne Holmén

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- Janne Holmén

Listen to a podcast on the educational systems of the Nordic countries.

Podcast: Migrant Children in the Nordics: A Conversation on Schooling

Primary school children of different ethnicities sitting in a classroom beside each other. Smiling, looking at the board.
- Mette Buchardt

Humor in the military professions: a case study on exclusion in the Nordics

Försvar [Defense] in Sweden.
- Beate Sløk Andersen

In principle, all levels of the male-dominated professions in the Nordic countries are accessible to men and women alike. But, informal processes of…

Nordic adult educators encounter Tanzanian development in the 1960s and 1970s

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- Nikolas Glover

In 1962 Sweden was said to be the country with the most extensive correspondence education enrolment per capita in the world. This was explained with…

Interview: The border between religion and culture at Christmas time in Scandinavia

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- Elisabeth Tveito Johnsen

Schools and TV programmes are important in shaping children and communities. In the Nordic countries, schools and broadcasters are frequently tasked…

Nordic culture, education and media