Folkeskole definition
Folkeskole literally means ‘folk school’ or ‘people’s school’, as in the German Volkschule. We will translate it to primary school, even though ‘folkeskole’ both covers primary and lower secondary school. The philosophy guiding the principles behind the Danish ‘folkeskole’ has changed over time, just as the specific understandings of these principles have always been stakes in political contests. Always a major component of modern nation building, the ‘folkeskole’ has often constituted high politics in Denmark, seen by politicians to contribute, if not determine, the winning or losing of parliamentary elections.