Abstract

In this article Foucault's theoretical concept of governmentality is used to scrutinise the ways in which the ideal pupil is constructed, governed and positioned in and through teacher training in Sweden. The analysis focuses on the construction of subject positions as well as governing technologies and techniques operating in the shaping of the ‘ideal’ pupil. The result shows how teacher training plays an active role in the construction of the entrepreneurial subject, a discursive subject position that constitutes a solution in Sweden's aim of being competitive in the international education market.

Details

Title
The construction of the ideal pupil – teacher training as a discursive and governing practice
Author
Sjöberg, Lena
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Jan 2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
20004508
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2206417595
Copyright
© 2014 Lena Sjöberg. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.