Demographic Trends and Economic Problems: A Challenge for Swedish Education

Demographic Trends and Economic Problems: A Challenge for Swedish Education

Present economic difficulties in Sweden, it is suggested, pose a threat to educational policy for which demographic development could otherwise offer alternatives aimed primarily at promoting qualitative progress. The present demographic situation is dominated by changes in three dimensions: the siz...

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Published in:European Journal of Education Vol. 16; no. 3-4; p. 339
Main Author: Dahllof, Urban
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Birth Rate
Demography
Economic Factors
Educational Economics
Educational Policy
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Immigration
Migration
Politics
Population Trends
Sweden
Sweden
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Summary:Present economic difficulties in Sweden, it is suggested, pose a threat to educational policy for which demographic development could otherwise offer alternatives aimed primarily at promoting qualitative progress. The present demographic situation is dominated by changes in three dimensions: the size of its younger age groups, internal migration, and immigration. (Author/MLW)