Political-ideological normativity in Norwegian primary and lower secondary social studies education: An analysis of current learning objectives

Adne Meling
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Adne Meling: Department of culture, religion and social studies, University of South-Eastern Norway

Social Sciences and Education Research Review, 2022, vol. 9, issue 1, 33-44

Abstract: With some degree of regularity, Norwegian authorities revise the curricula across all subjects within primary and lower secondary education, including social studies. In 2019, the most recent revision of this subject was adopted. It was labelled SAF01-04, and came into effect in August 2020. This article aims to identify areas where SAF01-04 implicitly encourages pupils to take specific normative positions in contested political-ideological questions. The article concludes that the implicit political-ideological content in SAF01-04 is moderately politically left-leaning and that pupils are expected to adopt moderately left-leaning positions. The article concludes that the ideological leanings of SAF01-04 are surprising given that the government behind SAF01-04 was centre-right.

Keywords: Social studies; learning objectives; primary education; lower secondary education; educational policy; normativity; political ideologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6794518

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