While policy debate is often focused on the whole teaching profession, primary and secondary teachers differ in more ways than one. While all countries require teachers to have at least a bachelor degree to enter the profession in primary or lower secondary education, the structure and content of the programmes vary and are less geared towards…

A survey was conducted in Sweden and the United States to assess parents' perceptions of early childhood programs. A stratified random sample of parents whose children were involved in early childhood programs was identified in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and Kronobergs Lan, Smaland, Sweden. In the first section of the five-part survey, parents…

This comparative study of social care programs at four European colleges in Nijmegen (Netherlands), Malmo (Sweden), Sligo (Ireland), and Lillehammer (Norway) looks at whether graduates from one country would be qualified to work in social care in the other countries. The report is based on analysis of data from official documents, questionnaires…