The School System of Norway

"The School System of Norway" by David Allen Anderson is a detailed study from the early 1900s that looks closely at how public schools were set up and how well they worked in Norway. The book takes an in-depth tour of the Norwegian education system, seeing how schools are organized, managed, and how they run day-to-day, while comparing these features with how other countries ran their schools. Anderson's goal is to show what makes Norway's system strong and suggest ways other places could make their schools better. Starting with a preface, the author shares what drove him to study Norway's schools, describing the school visits and the talks with leaders that shaped his research. The book then moves into Norway's past, explaining how the country's history has influenced its education ideas, forming a base to understand key features of Norwegian schools, highlighting the great importance given to elementary schools and the important role communities play in education.