Open AccessAdequate digital competence – a close reading of the new national strategy for digitalization of the schools in Sweden
Author(s) -
Göran Fransson,
J. Ola Lindberg,
Anders Olofsson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
seminar.net
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1504-4831
DOI - 10.7577/seminar.2982
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , computer science , public relations , multimedia , sociology , knowledge management , political science , social psychology
In this paper, the notion of ‘adequate digital competence’, as it is used in the 2017 Swedish strategy for digitalization of the school system, is in focus. Based on a close reading of the strategy, three dimensions are formulated for discussion: time, context, and interpretation. These dimensions open a more general discussion about the content of policies regarding digital competence. The notion of striving for an ‘adequate digital competence’ for children, students, teachers, school leaders, and other school staff is loaded with a variety of possible meanings. The strategy provides guidance in some aspects, but leaves a lot to local enactment of the strategy.