The Morphogenesis of the Norwegian Educational System : Emergence and Development from a Critical Realist Perspective (Hardcover)

1. Introduction Margaret S. Archer, Unn-Doris K. Bæck and Tone Skinningsrud Part 1: Morphogenetic Cycles, the Contextualization of Education and Educational Development 2. The Structures of State Educational Systems and Why they Matter: Norway and Denmark Compared Margaret S. Archer and Tone Skinningsrud 3. A Letter by the Sami Lutheran Missionary Thomas von Westen: A Critical Realist Perspective on Contextualization Randi H. Skjelmo 4. Vindicating Archer’s Concepts of Educational Systems ? Centralized and Decentralized ? as Exemplars of Critical Realist Theorising Tone Skinningsrud Part 2: The Spatial Context of Educational Mechanisms 5. Towards a Critical Realist Ontology for Spatial Education Analysis Unn-Doris K. Bæck 6. Structural Constraints on Teachers’ Work: Comparing Work Experiences in Rural and Urban Settings in Northern Norway Daniel Andre Voll Rød 7. Reflexivity and Educational Decision-Making Processes among Secondary School Pupils Anna-Maria Stenseth and Daniel Andre Voll Rød Part 3: External and Internal Conditioning of Educational Interaction and Practice 8. The Impact of PISA on Education in Norway: A Morphogenetic Perspective on Structural Elaboration in an Education System Terje Andre Bringeland 9. School Leaders’ Reflexive Mode in their Internal Conversations on PISA Terje Andre Bringeland 10. The Worldwide Language Issue in Education Birgit Brock-Utne