Research on Waldorf education
(Research since 1990)

1992:
Thuesen M: Hvor går de hen, når de går ud? En undersoegelse udfört i de 9 förste årgange udgået fra 12. klasse på Rudolf Steiner Skolen i Odense. (Investigation of Former Grade Twelve Students. What do the Students do after Class 12? Investigation on the First Nine Classes that left Grade Twelve of the Rudolf Steiner School in Odense, Denmark. June 1991.) Published 1992 by the Rudolf Steiner Skolen in Odense, Denmark. 

1993 
Hallsten O: Matematikundervisningen i fristående skolor. Skolverket 1993. (The Teaching of Mathematics in Independent Schools. The National Agency for Education, Sweden, 1993.)

1994 
Arvas F, Öhman H: Kristofferskolan - en utvärdering från tidigare elever. Augusti-December 1994, Stockholm. (The Kristoffer School, an Evaluation by Former Pupils. Aug-Dec 1994, Stockholm.) Vascaia AB, Nacka, Sweden.

1995
Hallsten O: Undervisningen i Waldorfskolor, huvudrapport 1995-10-16. Skolverket. (Education in Waldorf schools. Main report 1995-10-16. The National Agency for Education, Sweden.) 

Hallsten O: Undervisningen i Waldorfskolor, sammanfattande version 1995-08-31. Skolverket (Education in Waldorf schools. Summarizing Version 1995-08-31. The National Agency for Education, Sweden.) 

1996 
McDermott R et al: Waldorf education in an inner-city public school. Urban Review, 28(2): 119-140, 1996. (Summary)

Ogletree E J: The Comparative Status of the Creative Thinking Ability of Waldorf Education Students: A Survey. University of Chicago, Illinois, September 1996. (Summary

Rivers I. Soutter A: Bullying and Steiner School Ethos - A Case Study Analysis of a Group-Centered Educational Philosophy. School Psychology International. 17(4): 359-377, Nov. 1996. (Abstract)

1998 
Willmann C: Waldorfpädagogik. Theologische und religionspädagogische Befunde [Waldorf Education. Theological and Religious Educational Findings.] Köln/Weimar/Wien: Böhlau Verlag 1998.

1999 
Alm J S, Swartz J, Lilja G, Scheynius A, Pershagen G: Atopy In Children Of Families With An Anthroposophic Lifestyle. Lancet 1999 May 1;353 (9163): 1485-8. (Abstract)

2000 
Götte W M.: Erfahrungen mit Schulautonomie - Das Beispiel der Freien Waldorfschulen. [Experiences of School Independence - The Example of Independent Waldorf Schools.] Pedagogical dissertation at the University of Bielefeld, 2000.

2001
Selander S: Waldorfpedagogiken i det senmoderna samhället. En kritisk studie. January 2001. (Waldorf Education in the Late Modern Society. A Critical Study. January 2001.) 

2003-2005
Dahlin B (publications), Andersson C, Langmann E: Waldorfelever i högre utbildning - en uppföljningsstudie. Projektet Waldorfskolor i Sverige. Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (Waldorf pupils in higher education - a follow up study [6 parts]. Summaries of partial reports 1-4 [0.1 MB]. Project: Waldorf schools in Sweden. Institution for educational science, University of Karlstad). 

Dahlin, B., Andersson C, Langmann E. (2003). Introduktion. En undersökning av hur stor del av waldorfeleverna som går vidare till högre utbildning och hur de lyckas med sina studier. [1.0 MB] (Rapport 2003:1) Karlstad: Institutionen för Utbildningsvetenskap, Karlstads universitet. (Waldorf pupils in higher education. [Report 2003:1] Karlstad: Institution for educational science, University of Karlstad. Summary, see above)

Dahlin, B., Andersson C, Langmann E. (2004). Waldorfskolorna och segregationsfrågan. En undersökning av waldorfföräldrars sociala och kulturella homogenitet. [0.3 MB] (Rapport 2004:1) Karlstad: Institutionen för Utbildningsvetenskap, Karlstads universitet. (Waldorf schools and the segregation question. [Report 2004:1] Karlstad: Institution for educational science, University of Karlstad. Summary, see above)

Dahlin, B., Langmann, E., Andersson, C. (2004). Waldorfskolor och medborgerligt moralisk kompetens. En jämförelse mellan Waldorfelever och elever i den kommunala skolan. [3.8 MB] (Rapport 2004:2). Karlstad: Institutionen för Utbildningsvetenskap, Karlstads universitet. (Waldorf schools and civic moral competency. A comparison of Waldorf pupils with pupils in public schools. [Report 2004:2] Karlstad: Institution for educational science, University of Karlstad. Summary, see above)

Dahlin, B., Langmann, E., & Andersson, C. (in press): Kunskaper i Svenska, Engelska och Matematik samt attityder till undervisningen. En jämförelse mellan Waldorfelever och elever i den kommunala skolan. Karlstad: Institutionen för Utbildningsvetenskap, Karlstads universitet. (Knowledge of Swedish, English and Mathematics, and attitudes to the teaching. [In press] Karlstad: Institution for educational science, University of Karlstad. Summary, see above)

2005
Baldwin F, Gerwin D, Mitchell D: Research on Waldorf Graduates in North America, Phase I. [1.2 MB] The Research Institute for Waldorf Education. April 2005.

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