PhD project Swedish leisure-time education, which more than 450 000 children are attending, is a complement to primary school education, and organized to take place before and after the school day.
Swedish leisure-time education has traditionally been governed by the same curriculum as compulsory school without any specific formulations which relate to leisure-time education. However, in 2016 a new section was introduced with text that clarifies its aims and central content in relation to compulsory education, and in which 'education' got a wider definition, implying that care, development and learning should be seen as a whole.
My research project will focus on Swedish leisure-time centers and right now my plan is to study how the new version of the curriculum is implemented and what impact it can have on the education in the leisure-time centers.
