Omdefinerer En Norsk Norge¹

1. Redefining a Norwegian Norway.

: The Influence of Changing Demographics on Norwegian Schooling for Social Democracy

Abstract

This article describes how Norwegian compulsory education, both philosophically and practically, reflects the institutionalized democratic values of the larger social and political community of Norway. It examines, through the application of collective and structural lenses of analysis, how shifting demographics in this social and political community are challenging institutionalized values and changing schools. The article draws upon the author's professional and personal experiences as an American Fulbright Scholar in Norway to consider how Norwegian attempts at democratic schooling are becoming increasingly complicated with the arrival of significant numbers of recent immigrants who bring cultural values and norms that do not mirror the beliefs and systems that define the traditional Norwegian national identity.

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1. Redefining a Norwegian Norway.