Past Seminars 2022

Check Check Check: The Swedish Schools Inspectorate and the burdens of auditing

Speaker: Mats Alvesson, Lund University
Topic: Check Check Check – Skolinspektionen och granskandets vedermödor (in Swedish)
Date and time: Tuesday, January 18, 13:00–14:30
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

School autonomy, students' grade-rank, and educational achievement in Sweden

Speaker: Iman Dadgar, Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University
Topic: School autonomy and student achievement in Sweden
Date and time: Friday, February 25, 12:00–13:30
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

Dumbing Down: The crisis of quality and equity in a once-great school system—and how to reverse the trend

Speakers: Magnus Henrekson & Johan Wennström, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
Topic: Dumbing Down – The crisis of quality and equity in Swedish schools
Date and time: Friday, April 1, 12:00–13:30
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

Behavioral barriers and the socioeconomic gap in child care enrollment

Speaker: Philipp Lergetporer, TUM School of Management (with co-authors)
Topic: Behavioral barriers and the socioeconomic gap in child care enrollment
Date and time: Friday, May 20, 12:00–13:00
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

Organizing the state: Reforms and governance in the Swedish school system

Speaker: Bengt Jacobsson, Södertörn University
Topic: Organiseringen av staten – Reformer och styrning inom skolan (in Swedish)
Date and time: Friday, June 3, 13:15–14:45
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

Reforming mathematics instruction at scale – What does it take to make a difference?

Speakers: Andreas Ryve & Jannika Lindvall, Mälardalen University
Topic: Reforming mathematics instruction at scale
Date and time: Friday, November 18, 12:00–13:30
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

Gender and technology: Social psychological perspectives on women’s underrepresentation in the tech sector

Speaker: Una Tellhed, Lund University
Topic: Gender and technology – Social psychological perspectives on women in tech
Date and time: Friday, November 25, 12:00–13:30
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics

School management as meta-practices of teaching practices in Swedish schools

Speaker: Jan Löwstedt, Stockholm University
Topic: Skolledning som undervisningens metapraktik (in Swedish)
Date and time: Wednesday, December 9, 12:00–13:30
Location: Room B706, Stockholm School of Economics