State policy directives and middle-tier translation in a Swedish example

• Published in: Journal of educational administration Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 393 - 408
• Main Author: Nordholm, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Armidale Emerald Group Publishing Limited 04.07.2016
• Subjects: Administration & policy in education; Administrative Organization; Assimilation; Compulsory Education; Curricula; Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Implementation; Decentralization; Decision Making; Deregulation; Education; Education & Educational Research; Education reform; Educational Administration; Educational Change; Educational Facilities Improvement; Educational Improvement; Educational Policy; Educational Sciences; Empowerment; Foreign Countries; Governance; Government School Relationship; Implementation; Institutionalism; Interviews; Leadership; Local authorities; local education authorities; Middle management; Municipalities; National Curriculum; Principals; Qualitative Research; School administration/policy; School Districts; School principals; School systems; State Agencies; State Policy; Sweden; Translation; Translations; Utbildningsvetenskap; Sweden; Decentralization; Curriculum; Middle management; Governance; Implementation; Local authorities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Swedish National Agency for Education’s launch of the nationwide Lgr11 curriculum reform and how local education authorities (LEAs) in one municipality translated and responded to the National Agency’s directives. Design/methodology/approach – Th...