Teachers’ working conditions amid Swedish school choice reform: Avenues for further research

Abstract

Since the 1990s, governance changes, including customer choice agen-das, have permeated the public sector and, consequently, welfare sector profession-als’ work. One example is the education sector. The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss avenues for further research when it comes to teachers’ working condi-tions in the light of current choice agendas. This is accomplished by presenting an overview of previous studies on implications of the reforms for teachers’ working conditions. How are these conditions described in relation to the current school choice agenda in Sweden? What directions should be applied to increase knowledge of these conditions? We conclude by identifying some avenues for further research: the issues of organization of work, temporal and spatial dimensions of working con-ditions, and finally comparative studies of various forms, are suggested as warrant-ing further investigation to highlight the diversified labor market in which teachers find themselves today.