Dr Susanne Wiborg

  • Qualifications and position:
    • BA MA PhD
    • Reader in Education
      Head of Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education (LCE)
  • Faculty:
    • Faculty of Policy and Society
  • Department:
  • Summary:
    • Susanne Wiborg specializes in comparative history of education and Scandinavian politics of education covering areas such as secondary education systems, comprehensive schooling, and private education. She has published widely in journals such as Comparative Education, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research and London Review of Education.
  • Teaching:
    • Susanne Wiborg is Programme Leader for the MA Comparative Education. She teaches on the module: "Comparative Education. Theories and Methods" and "Educational Traditions and Systems in Europe". She teaches comparative methodology, comparative history of education in Europe, and Scandinavian welfare and education politics.
  • Research Projects:
    • Neo-liberal policy on education in Scandinavia, Swedish free schools, and comprehensive education.
  • Postgraduate Research:
    • Comparative history of education in Europe, contemporary education policy, secondary education, comprehensive education, and private education.
  • Professional Activities:
    • Susanne Wiborg is the editor of the Danish Year Book of History of Education (Aarbog for Uddannelseshistorie).
  • Personal Country Knowledge:
    • Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, France and UK.
  • Languages Spoken:
    • English (advanced), Danish (advanced), German (basic)
  • Languages Written:
    • English (advanced), Danish (advanced), German (basic)
  • SIG Membership:
    • Comparative Education
  • Research Students:
    • Ann Doyle, Malini Sidhu and Carolyn Silberfeld.
Dr Susanne Wiborg

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Publications

  • Wiborg, S. (2010) 'Why is there no Comprehensive Education in Germany? A historical explanation' in History of Education', Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 539-556.
  • Wiborg, S. & Richardson, W. (2010) English Technical and Vocational Education in Historical and Comparative Perspective. Considerations for University Technical Colleges.. London: Baker-Dearing Foundation.
  • Wiborg (2010) The Swedish Free Schools. Do they work?. Llakes Research Report.
  • Wiborg, S. (2009) Education and Social Integration. Comprehensive Schooling in Europe. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Wiborg, S. with Cort, P. (2008) 'The Vocational Education and Training System in Denmark: Continuity and Change' G. Bosch and J. Charest (eds.), Vocational Training. International Perspectives. New York: Routledge. .
  • Wiborg, S. (2007) 'The Formation of Comprehensive Education: Scandinavian Variations' B. Franklin and G. McCulloch (eds.), The Death of the Comprehensive High School. Historical, Contemporary, and Comparative Perspectives. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Wiborg, S. and Green, A. (2006) 'Comprehensive Schooling And Educational Inequality: An International Perspective' Benn, M. and Chitty, C., A Tribute to Caroline Benn. Education and Democracy. . London: Continuum..
  • Wiborg, S. and Korsgaard, O. (2006) 'Grundtvig - The Key To Danish Education?', Scandinavian Journal of educational Research Vol. 50. No. 3, 361-382.
  • Wiborg, S. (2004) 'Education and Social Integration: A Comparative Study Of The Comprehensive School System In Scandinavia', London Review of Education Vol. 2. No. 2, 83-93.
  • Wiborg, S. (2000) 'Political and Cultural Nationalism in Education. The Ideas of Rousseau And Herder Concerning National Education', Comparative Education Vol. 36. No. 2. , 235-243.
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