TY - JOUR
T1 - Individualised home-schooling – at odds with the equity ambitions in the Nordic model of education?
AU - Pedersen Dalland, Cecilie
AU - White, Mark Christopher
AU - Blikstad-Balas, Marte
AU - Roe, Astrid
AU - Education in the North
A2 - Martin, Helen
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Within the Norwegian education system, equity, equal opportunities and education for all are fundamental principles, regardless of one’s socioeconomic background and academic achievement. In this article, we discuss how these ideals of equity for all students were challenged during the period of home-schooling that took place amid the Covid19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. The analysis draws on data from an anonymous, national digital survey for parents/caretakers with children in Norwegian elementary and secondary schools in grades 1 to 10 (N = 4,642). To describe typical teaching during home-schooling, the survey consists of both closed and open-ended questions. Overall, our findings show that parents had different experiences of home-schooling due to their levels of education, their work situations and the students’ access to equipment. The most important factors for ensuring equity during this period of home-schooling were providing the students with access to relevant equipment and support at home with regard to completing their schoolwork.
AB - Within the Norwegian education system, equity, equal opportunities and education for all are fundamental principles, regardless of one’s socioeconomic background and academic achievement. In this article, we discuss how these ideals of equity for all students were challenged during the period of home-schooling that took place amid the Covid19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. The analysis draws on data from an anonymous, national digital survey for parents/caretakers with children in Norwegian elementary and secondary schools in grades 1 to 10 (N = 4,642). To describe typical teaching during home-schooling, the survey consists of both closed and open-ended questions. Overall, our findings show that parents had different experiences of home-schooling due to their levels of education, their work situations and the students’ access to equipment. The most important factors for ensuring equity during this period of home-schooling were providing the students with access to relevant equipment and support at home with regard to completing their schoolwork.
KW - equity
KW - education for all
KW - equal opportunities
KW - covid 19
KW - home schooling
U2 - 10.26203/w1pq-me16
DO - 10.26203/w1pq-me16
M3 - Article
SN - 0424-5512
VL - 28
SP - 204
EP - 221
JO - Education in the North
JF - Education in the North
IS - 3
ER -