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Education and Civil Repair : Beliefs and Practices of Local Desegregation Policies in Sweden.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lund, Stefan.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (183 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026.
Summary:
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.What happens when schools can no longer bind society together?In an era of growing segregation, this book explores how Swedish schools and municipalities work to counteract inequality and foster civil inclusion.
Contents:
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Epigraph
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
Approaches to combating school segregation
Composition effects and empowerment
Education and civil repair
Contextualization of the study
The Swedish case
Research on school desegregation
Critique against the belief in composition effects
Method and theoretical perspective
Immigrant incorporation
Understanding school culture
Interpretations
Outline of the chapters
2 School Crisis and Composition Effects
Hypersegregated schools and school inequality
Public responses regarding school closures and mergers
School closure in Largetown
Language and school achievement
School merger in Smalltown
Desegregation policies as civil repair
Discussion
3 Beliefs and Actions in a Superdiverse Elementary School
North Elementary School: a contextualization
The importance of social relations in schooling
Educational structures and school achievement
Educational achievement
4 The Struggle of Constant Change
East Elementary School -​ a contextualization
Students' social interaction in East Elementary School
Pedagogic segregation
The Solid, Teacher turnover, and Noisy class
New teaching conditions
Ethnic division
Lack of interest
5 A Failed Attempt at Civil Repair
A microcosm of inequality: St Ellis Junior High School and the challenges of urban education
Political disruption: is school segregation a 'problem'?
Togetherness in diversity or micro-​segregation
Inclusion of children of immigrant background in St Ellis
Poor academic achievement
6 School Leadership, Empowerment, and Civil Repair.
Social problems in a segregated Sweden
The free school system and territorial stigmatization
Local schools and low expectations
Students, stereotype threats, and emotional stress
Memories, motives, and mobility
A school culture of multicultural incorporation
Mutual care and openness to differences
Mixing is not an end in itself
Resist assimilation, reduce shame, and cultivate pride
A student-​centred leadership model
7 For a Critical Pedagogy of Multicultural Incorporation
The four strategies of critical pedagogy of multicultural incorporation
Recognition
I see effect
Decolonizing the curriculum
Meaningful representation
Incorporation outcomes of the critical pedagogy of multicultural incorporation
Cultural integrity, belonging, and openness
Critical awareness
School achievement
8 Conclusion
Beliefs and practices of composition effects
Two schools in Smalltown
Composition effects in Largetown and Smalltown
Beliefs and practices in a critical pedagogy of multicultural incorporation
Civil solidarity
Afterword: Choosing Hope
References
Index.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Other Format:
Print version: Lund, Stefan Education and Civil Repair
ISBN:
9781529257700
OCLC:
1593362239

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