Ett ständigt pågående samtal – ett konstruktivt perspektiv på läroplanernas värdegrund

Abstract

This study examines the possibilities of interpreting the moral values and ethics presented in the current curriculums in a way that makes them inclusive and constructive. The study also reveals how the liberal democratic ideal, presented in the curriculums as a hyper-ideology, is not at all easy to define or live up to in the pluralistic school of today. By close-reading and criticizing the curriculum for the Swedish senior high school (Gy11) and by looking at it from two different points of views, as rules or norms and as a process, I show how the curriculum can be interpreted as a basis or starting point for a communication about values. I also discuss wether the aim of this communication should be consensus or an ongoing process.