Diversification and division – ‘academic drift’ in Swedish teacher education in the aesthetic school subjects in a new higher education structure

This study deals with the academisation or “academic drift” of teacher education in aesthetic subjects Sweden from 1970s to millennium shift. After long preparations that already began after Second World War, TE, along other vocational education, was integrated into Swedish university system as part expansion higher sector 1977 (H77). The study’s aims were describe and analyse how conditions for practical/aesthetic changed new diversified sector. For study, we drew on Official Reports Government (SOU), a type authoritative policy text intended influence an activity, but which govern less formally than “governing texts” like bills are legislative nature. Our reveals division made between old, prestigious discipline-based universities newcomers terms vocationally-based education. entire ended up periphery We establish absence own academic structures thereby power within has harmed independent development enlarged process them moving school university-like disciplines.