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Equal Opportunities in Educational Systems: the case of Sweden
Author(s) -
WESTLING ALLODI MARA
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2007.00284.x
Subject(s) - attendance , order (exchange) , educational research , sociology , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , political science , public relations , economic growth , business , economics , finance
Education is stated as a basic right, but school attendance can become a burden for pupils experiencing school failure or difficulties. The aim of this article is to reflect about general and specific factors of the Swedish educational system and to identify facilitators and obstacles to the possibility to offer equal opportunities to all pupils. Findings from research and trends in the official statistics are related to social and educational theories in order to identify their meanings and implications.