Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century

This article investigates the dissemination of wall charts as an instructional technology in the subjects of history, geography, natural science, and geometry in elementary schools in Sweden, particularly in the Uppsala diocese from 1861 to 1910. Previous research lacks empirical analyses of the ch...

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Main Author: Jakob Evertsson
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Umeå University 2022-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Educational History
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Online Access:https://journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/njedh/article/view/232
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description This article investigates the dissemination of wall charts as an instructional technology in the subjects of history, geography, natural science, and geometry in elementary schools in Sweden, particularly in the Uppsala diocese from 1861 to 1910. Previous research lacks empirical analyses of the charts’ actual dissemination, making this case study of Sweden a valuable contribution to the fields of material culture and the visual aspects of schooling in the history of education. Using school inspector reports, protocols from national inspector meetings, and national and regional pedagogical statistics, the article provides empirical evidence of the active work of school inspectors and state initiatives that contributed to the widespread dissemination and use of wall charts in Swedish elementary schools by 1910.
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spelling doaj.art-8fbcea636d4f490da9a1284b7d52f7562022-12-22T03:31:44ZdanUmeå UniversityNordic Journal of Educational History2001-77662001-90762022-06-019110.36368/njedh.v9i1.232Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth CenturyJakob Evertsson0Uppsala University This article investigates the dissemination of wall charts as an instructional technology in the subjects of history, geography, natural science, and geometry in elementary schools in Sweden, particularly in the Uppsala diocese from 1861 to 1910. Previous research lacks empirical analyses of the charts’ actual dissemination, making this case study of Sweden a valuable contribution to the fields of material culture and the visual aspects of schooling in the history of education. Using school inspector reports, protocols from national inspector meetings, and national and regional pedagogical statistics, the article provides empirical evidence of the active work of school inspectors and state initiatives that contributed to the widespread dissemination and use of wall charts in Swedish elementary schools by 1910. https://journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/njedh/article/view/232Wall chartsdisseminationschool inspectionelementary schoolSwedenmaterial culture
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Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
Nordic Journal of Educational History
Wall charts
dissemination
school inspection
elementary school
Sweden
material culture
title Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
title_full Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
title_fullStr Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
title_full_unstemmed Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
title_short Materiality, Wallcharts, and Educational Change in Sweden from the Mid-nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century
title_sort materiality wallcharts and educational change in sweden from the mid nineteenth to the early twentieth century
topic Wall charts
dissemination
school inspection
elementary school
Sweden
material culture
url https://journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/njedh/article/view/232
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