Upgraded curriculum? An analysis of knowledge boundaries in teaching under the Swedish subject-based curriculumFootnote^*

* This article builds on results from the project ‘Understanding Curriculum Reforms – A Theory-Oriented Evaluation of the Swedish Curriculum Reform Lgr 11’ 2014–2016, funded by the Swedish Research Council.

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