enhetsskole

English translation: unitary school

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Norwegian term or phrase:	enhetsskole
English translation:	unitary school
Entered by:	Carole Hognestad

08:19 Sep 17, 2010

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Education / Pedagogy

Norwegian term or phrase: enhetsskole

Kunnskapsløftet taler nå om utvikling av fellesskolen, mens en tidligere talte om enhetsskolen.
The Directorate of Education and Training's glossary gives "comprehensive school" as a translation for both fellesskole and enhetsskole, but are there actually two terms in existence in English?

Carole Hognestad KudoZ activity Questions: 444 (9 open) (6 without valid answers) (20 closed without grading) Answers: 72
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comprehensive school

Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-09-17 08:23:34 GMT)
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http://www.udir.no/upload/ordbok_no_eng.pdf

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Note added at 17 mins (2010-09-17 08:36:56 GMT)
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I don't know enough about the Norwegian education system to help you there. Sorry Carole.

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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 13:35

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Thanks for all the input. The term unitary school was used for enhetsskole.
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comprehensive school

Diarmuid Kennan

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comprehensive school

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 13:35
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Thanks for all the input. The term unitary school was used for enhetsskole.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

brigidm: KD's term list gives this translation for both terms, Carole. Not much help, unfortunately ..

11 mins

agree

rajagopalan sampatkumar: Both the terms, 'Enhetsskole' and 'fellesskole' are translated into English as comprehensive school. see R. Evjen Andersen' Norwegian-English dictionary of educational terms.

24 mins

agree

Charles Ek: Per a report from NIBR at http://tinyurl.com/34wme6d -- "Begrepet om enhetsskole er på veg ut av den offentlige terminologien og det erstattes av begrepet om fellesskole."

1 hr

agree

jeffrey engberg: This is just a name or concept change. They mean the same thing. http://www.ivarjohansen.no/temaer/barn-og-unge/1660-enhetssk...

3 hrs

agree

Vedis Bjørndal: http://www.jstor.org/pss/1186091

4 hrs

agree

Charlesp: ok for a UK English translation; but would make no sence for a US audience.

6 hrs

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