The Education Mirror presents facts and analysis of kindergarten, primary and secondary education in Norway
Editorial
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Chapter 1 – Facts about primary and secondary education
- Chapter 1 – summary
- 1.1 Pupil numbers
- 1.2 Fewer and larger schools
- 1.3 Distribution of teaching hours
- 1.4 Subject choices for lower secondary pupils
- 1.5 Special language tuition
- 1.6 Pupils at the upper secondary stage
- 1.7 Upper secondary schools
- 1.8 Programme areas and programme subjects on general study programmes
- 1.9 Vocational study programmes
- 1.10 Applications for upper secondary education
- 1.11 Adults in lower secondary education
- 1.12 Adults in upper secondary education
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Chapter 2 – Finances and personnel
- Chapter 2 – summary
- 2.1 Kindergartens cost more than NOK 44 billion
- 2.2 Primary and lower secondary schools cost NOK 62.5 billion
- 2.3 Upper secondary education and training costs more than NOK 29 billion
- 2.4 Personnel and qualifications
- 2.5 Resources spent on special adaptation
- 2.6 Resources spent on minority language children
- 2.7 Classroom assistants
- 2.8 Resources spent on adults in secondary education
- 2.9 Resources spent on primary and secondary education in Norway compared with other countries
- Chapter 3 – Kindergartens
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Chapter 4 – Learning outcomes
- Chapter 4 – summary
- Sources of information about learning outcomes
- 4.1 National tests
- 4.2 Average point scores from compulsory education and final grades in Year 10
- 4.3 Learning outcomes in upper secondary education and training
- 4.4 PISA 2012
- 4.5 Few signs that social background is becoming less significant
- 4.6 Motivation and learning environment have an impact on results
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Chapter 5 – The learning environment
- Chapter 5 – summary
- 5.1 The learning environment
- 5.2 Co-operation between school and home
- 5.3 Academic challenges and mastery
- 5.4 Motivation and benefits of school work
- 5.5 Well-being and the psychosocial environment
- 5.6 Educational and vocational guidance
- 5.7 Challenges to the learning environment are particularly great at the lower secondary stage
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Chapter 6 – Completion rates in upper secondary education and training
- Chapter 6 – summary
- 6.1 Most pupils successfully complete upper secondary education or training
- 6.2 Most pupils who drop out complete parts of their education or training
- 6.3 Lower secondary grades strongly predict upper secondary completion rates
- 6.4 Almost everyone enrols in upper secondary education or training, but many take an indirect route
- 6.5 Slight increase in the number of new apprentices
- 6.6 Most apprentices obtain a trade or journeyman’s certificate
- 6.7 Employment of newly qualified skilled workers
- 6.8 Young people who do not complete or participate in upper secondary education or training
- 6.9 The Follow-up Service – for young people not in education, employment or training
- 6.10 Challenges remain in making more young people complete upper secondary education or training
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Chapter 7 – Special educational support and special needs education
- Chapter 7 – summary
- 7.1 Kindergartens and children with special needs
- 7.2 Adapted tuition and special needs education
- 7.3 Special needs education in primary and lower secondary
- 7.4 Organisation of pupils receiving special needs education
- 7.5 Special needs education in upper secondary
- 7.6 Research on special educational needs
- 7.7 The educational psychology service
- 7.8 Statped – the government agency for special needs education