Secular Schooling in the Long Twentieth Century?
Christianity and Education in Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands
Contributor(s)
Edgren, Henrik (editor)
Roos, Merethe (editor)
Westberg, Johannes (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
The book investigates the role of Christianity in the 20th- and 21st-century modernization process with the focus on one of the main pillars of the welfare state projects: schools and education. The book has a comparative approach and will shed light upon school and education in 20th- and 21st-century Norway, Sweden and Netherlands. Central themes are curriculums, textbooks, politicians and political debates.
Keywords
Cultural history education Christianity welfare stateDOI
10.1515/9783111152578ISBN
9783111152578, 9783111082431, 9783111153001, 9783111152578Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De Gruyter OldenbourgSeries
Studies in the History of Education and Culture / Studien zur Bildungs- und Kulturgeschichte, 5Classification
Northern Europe, Scandinavia
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
21st century, c 2000 to c 2100
History of education
Social and cultural history