ABSTRACT
The purpose of the project ‘Steering, Leadership and the School’s Work/Activity’ (SLAV 2), is to study whether the change in Swedish schools constitutes a school-political shift of system (Englund 1996) in a real sense, and in that case how this shift influences school-municipal activity on a municipal-political as well as a professional level. This chapter provides an overview of some of the main features of the changed steering structures within the sphere of the school. Further, some parts of the project’s problem areas, as well as its conceptual apparatus, are discussed. For the purpose of exemplification, some discussions from SLAV 2’s predecessor, the project SLAV 1 (‘School Leaders’ Work and Working Conditions’), are also included.
