Still social and democratic? Inclusive education policies in the Nordic welfare states

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-300

  Arnesen, Anne Lise ^a   Lundahl, Lisbeth ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Education politics; Inclusion; Nordic countries; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744918082     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830600743316     Document Type: Article

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