Study leave in Sweden

Author: Gould A.

Source: Studies in the Education of Adults, Volume 35, Number 1, 1 April 2003 , pp. 68-84(17)

Publisher: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education

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Abstract:

This article investigates how well the Swedish law on Educational Leave, passed in 1974, functions. A 1994 Commission Report into different forms of employee entitlement to leave – including Study Leave – is outlined, as well as responses to its recommendations. An examination of two sources of statistical information shows that about one per cent of the work force is on study leave at any one time. Women are shown to benefit from study leave more than men and manual workers more than salaried ones. A literature review, together with the results of interviews carried out with a range of policy actors, suggests that Swedish employees experience few problems with their employers in applying for leave but that issues of student finance have not been fully dealt with. While study leave in Sweden has not met its original grand aims, it functions well as a complement to other lifelong learning measures.

Document Type: Research article

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