Evidence and Accountability in Icelandic Education – An Historical Perspective?

The Nordic Interactive and Comparative Spaces Within the Arena of Education

“…In previous research on the Nordic dimensions in education, it has proven helpful to use a longterm perspective (Jónasson et al, 2021). However, we have not done that here, even though we have hinted, using one example, that some activities like those we have described have a long history.…”

“…Various ongoing projects and initiatives in recent decades provide evidence for such a conclusion. In Figure 2 we suggest four main subspaces (Jónasson et al, 2021), within the overarching interactive space, which we will discuss in turn. These are 1) the practical space, where experts or practitioners within specific fields interact in order to consult or cooperate; here we also include students who study abroad in other Nordic countries and forge ties that may last; 2) various scientific sub-spaces which interact in different ways or provide fora for communication and cooperation; 3) the administrative space, where various official, professional bodies or stakeholders or advocacy groups or vested interests meet, in many cases quite regularly; and 4) the local, national, and international policy discussion or consultation arena, or the policy discursive space.…”

The Nordic Dimension in Education – Between Myth and Reality

“…The six contributions to this first section of the special double issue question from different angles the meanings of the Nordic dimension in education. (Jónasson, Bjarnadóttir, & Ragnarsdóttir, 2021).…”