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Kunnskapsloftet (Knowledge Promotion Reform)

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Norway's national curriculum reform, first implemented in 2006 and substantially revised as Kunnskapsloftet 2020 (also called Fagfornyelsen, the Subject Renewal), governing primary and secondary education. It sets competence aims that students should achieve after specified year groups in each subject rather than prescribing exact content or teaching methods, and organizes the curriculum around cross-cutting themes: democracy and citizenship, sustainable development, and public health and life skills.

Facts
Key Provision
Sets subject-by-subject competence aims Norwegian students must reach by defined year groups, leaving specific content and teaching method to individual schools. 1
Enacted / Adopted Year
2006 1
Classification
Policy Type
Curriculum Policy 1
Education Level
Upper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 1
FAQs

Is Fagfornyelsen the same thing as Kunnskapsløftet 2020?

Fagfornyelsen is the renewal process; the framework it produced is Kunnskapsløftet 2020 (LK20).

Not exactly. The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training says Fagfornyelsen is the name of the process of renewing the curricula. The curriculum framework that came out of the renewal is called Kunnskapsløftet 2020, abbreviated LK20, while the original framework introduced in 2006 is Kunnskapsløftet 2006, abbreviated LK06.
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Description, policy-kind classification
    Norway's national curriculum reform, first implemented in 2006 and substantially revised as Kunnskapsloftet 2020 (also called Fagfornyelsen, the Subject Renewal), governing primary and secondary education.
  • Description, education-level classification
    Norway's national curriculum reform, first implemented in 2006 and substantially revised as Kunnskapsloftet 2020 (also called Fagfornyelsen, the Subject Renewal), governing primary and secondary education.
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