Unn-Doris Bæck

• UiT The Arctic University of Norway

In this article, the position of the core ideas of equity and equal opportunities within the Nordic model of education today is problematized, using Norway as the case of interest and spatial dividing lines as the main variable in question. I am specifically preoccupied with geographical education differences as part of the ‘unequal opportunity pro...

The topic of this paper is the relationship between teachers and parents. Seen from teachers’ point of view, relating with parents can sometimes be difficult, demanding and stressful. Relating with parents may therefore affect teachers’ understanding and experiences of their own profession and may consequently affect teacher supply. The paper start...

This study explores the influence of geographical location on young pupils’ educational orientations and their transition from lower to upper secondary school; it pays particular attention to the voices of male youths from a rural area. More specifically, it investigates the interplay between gender and geographical contexts and the significance of...

Tema for denne artikkelen er forholdet mellom lærere og foreldre. Sett fra foreldres synspunkt kanforholdet til lærere noen ganger oppleves som vanskelig. På samme måte kan det å forholde seg tilforeldre oppleves som krevende og stressende for lærere og påvirke deres erfaring med og forståelseav egen profesjon. I ytterste konsekvens kan dette ha be...

In Norway, the national curriculum together with the Education Act serves as the foundation for teaching and learning in primary and secondary education and training. Local educational providers are given autonomy to develop local adaptations of the centrally given subject-specific curriculum competence aims. This article explores some structural e...

Based on an interview study of upper secondary school pupils in a county in Northern Norway and against a backdrop of spatial differences in dropout rates in upper secondary education in Norway, this article explores the significance of space for understanding the experiences of young people in the transition from lower to upper secondary education...

The national core curriculum plays an important role in the Finnish education system as the backbone for teaching and learning. Municipalities as local education providers are obliged to organize education by developing their own curricula in relation to the core curriculum. In this article, we look at how local curricula are developed and implemen...

It is well known from the research literature that parents are important when it comes to determining individual school experiences, achievements and careers. However, in what way parental background influences education outcomes is less clear. In this article, the focus is on academic socialization as a specific aspect of parents’ influence on chi...

Parents’ experiences and satisfaction with their child’s compulsory school are affected by several factors. Some, such as parents’ education and marital status, are social factors, while others are school factors that local leaders and school personnel can address. Findings build on data from an online questionnaire to parents in 20 compulsory scho...

In this article the focus is on the relationship between rural location and education outcomes, a field that has not received enough attention either by educational authorities or by educational researchers. Main goals are to argue for an increased focus on rural education and for the need for contextualisation of educational research in general. R...

Sociology of education in Norway has traditionally been preoccupied with the classic problems related to education and the reproduction of social inequality. As the general social scientific and political focus on inequality decreased, the sociology of education also became less visible. At the same time, the sociology of youth evolved, and brought...

The topic for this article is parents' participation and willingness to participate in formalized home–school cooperation. The analyses are based on a nationwide survey among parents in lower secondary schools in Norway. A main finding is that parental involvement practices differ according to parents' level of education in the sense that parents w...

The study examines teachers' attitudes and experiences regarding home–school cooperation. Teachers constitute a powerful group in school compared with parents, and this relationship is interpreted through Bourdieu's concept of social field, as a power relation. The empirical analyses are based on a mixed-methods approach with survey and qualitative...

The study examines how parents experience the interaction with teachers and school; do they feel welcome, do they feel that they can influence what goes on in school? And, are there any differences in parents’ experiences in relation to independent variables such as gender and educational background? The empirical analyses are based on a mixed meth...

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The purpose of this article is to study adolescents’ attitudes to rural living in relation to a dominant urban ethos.The question is raised whether processes of urbanization and individualization have left ‘place’ with a less important frame of reference than before. Are young people from the provinces nowdrawn towards the same values as city youth...