Marketization on Export: Representations of the Swedish Free School Model in English Media

Autor/in	Rönnberg, Linda
Titel	Marketization on Export: Representations of the Swedish Free School Model in English Media
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 14 (2015) 6, S.549-565 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.1177/1474904115610782
Schlagwörter	Social Systems; Achievement Tests; Low Achievement; Stereotypes; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Free Schools; Educational History; Models; Political Attitudes; Elections; Secondary School Students; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Mass Media Effects; School Choice; Commercialization; Technology Transfer; Sweden; United Kingdom (England); Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social system; Soziales System; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Klischee; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Free school; Freie Schule; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Analogiemodell; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Election; Wahl; Sekundarschüler; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Technologietransfer; Schweden
Abstract	This paper explores how "social democratic" Sweden initiated and implemented choice reforms that attracted the interest of "liberal" England. By studying how English media framed and portrayed the Swedish free school "export" from 2008 to 2014, this paper aims to describe and discuss how a market-oriented policy idea, the Swedish system of free schools, is represented as it travels across national contexts. Initially, the Swedish free school model was portrayed as an inspiration for both the English political left and, in particular, the right. However, the national stereotypical representation of Sweden as a legitimate "reference society" was significantly toned down after the 2010 election--often accompanied by references to Sweden's poor performances in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The study shows how Swedish policy "retailers," such as school chain representatives, use the media for further display and reach. In summary, such educational policy retailing, along with media--policy interaction that (re)interprets national stereotypes linked to political legitimation, are important sources for understanding and further exploring international flows and interpretations of market-oriented reform ideas. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01