The Nordic interactive and comparative spaces within the arena of education

• In Event: Scrutinizing the Nordic Dimension in Education: Myths, Realities, and Integration Efforts

Abstract

This paper emphasizes the manifold Nordic interaction within the field of education by proposing three educational spaces, an operational space, an interactive space and a comparative space. The interactions between, but mainly within, different interactive spaces are explored to shed further light on varieties of Nordic educational cooperation, some of which are related to policy discourse but rarely directly. Our main aim is to map out some of the arenas and interconnections within the Nordic educational spaces, and thus to grasp their extent and develop a basis for understanding the rationale of the interactions taking place.

Authors

• Valgerdur S. Bjarnadóttir, University of Iceland

• Jontorfi Jonasson, University of Iceland