Child Care and Early Education Research Connections

Skip to main content

Reflections on the Revised National Curriculum for Preschool in Sweden - interviews with the heads

Description:
In Sweden a Revised National Curriculum for Preschool (Lpfo 98, revised 2010) was implemented on 1 July 2011. The purpose of the revised curriculum was to increase the quality in the Swedish preschool by stressing the scientific basis. The aim was to explore how four heads of preschool reflect on the curriculum and the quality in preschool. This article is based on focus group methodology. The questions concerned reflections on the Curriculum for Preschool, systematic quality work and the role of the heads. The results showed that the most important factors concerning the revised curriculum were competent staff, attitudes and values and systematic quality work. Important factors for quality work were competent staff, enough time for pedagogical planning and the children, and low staff turnover. Important issues concerning the role of the heads were knowledge and understanding of the mission, systematic work and goals of improvement. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
Sweden

- You May Also Like

These resources share similarities with the current selection.

Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative

Reports & Papers

Children, pupils and staff: National level: Sweden's official statistics on pre-school activities, school-age child care, schools and adult education: Part 2, 2009

Reports & Papers

Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative [Executive summary]

Executive Summary
Release: 'v1.58.0' | Built: 2024-04-08 08:44:34 EDT