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huvudman

English translation: organiser

06:18 Jul 11, 2017
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / högskoleförberedande examen
Swedish term or phrase: huvudman
https://www.skolverket.se/polopoly_fs/1.191540!/Common termi...

CONTEXT:
Huvudman och skolenhet
STOCKHOLMS STAD
BERNADOTTEGYMNASIET

Skolverket suggests "organiser".
That's pretty weird, though, isn't it?
My first thought was to render it as "responsible authority". What do you say?
m_a_a_
Greece
Local time: 00:57
English translation:organiser
Explanation:
I would actually go with the Skolverket suggestion. A Swedish school "huvudman" can be an authority but also an individual or a not for profit business, in the case of the many schools. esp. preschools (usually very small) and vocational training institutions that are "fristående skolor" or "enskild verksamhet". Some of the Skolverket texts use "huvudman" and "utbildningsanordnare" as synonyms - hence, I suppose, the "organiser".
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Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:57
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1organiser
Agneta Pallinder
4 -1principal
George Hopkins
Summary of reference entries provided
Thomas Johansson

Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
principal


Explanation:
Any good dictionary.

George Hopkins
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anna Herbst: Swedish equivalent to "principal" is "rektor". See Agneta's explanation and Thomas' reference below.// I am of course referring to the principal in an educational setting as that is what the question is about :)
16 hrs
  -> One Swedish equivalent to "principal" is "rektor", an example of which I have noted above in a discussion entry. There are several more, see dictionaries recommended. // You may be right but, as the Asker points out, 'organiser' would be weird.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
organiser


Explanation:
I would actually go with the Skolverket suggestion. A Swedish school "huvudman" can be an authority but also an individual or a not for profit business, in the case of the many schools. esp. preschools (usually very small) and vocational training institutions that are "fristående skolor" or "enskild verksamhet". Some of the Skolverket texts use "huvudman" and "utbildningsanordnare" as synonyms - hence, I suppose, the "organiser".

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Herbst: Används av Skolverket i deras egen svensk-engelska ordlista.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Anna!
neutral  George Hopkins: Skolverkets val är tveksam, men Sverige är ett fritt land.
20 hrs
  -> This is a general problem, that could deserve a forum discussion at least! Loads of Swedish institutions have established English terminologies, sometimes as glossaries, sometimes English versions of website material - I often disagree with the choices.
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Reference comments


7 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference

Reference information:
https://www.skolverket.se/skolutveckling/kvalitetsarbete/huv...

Thomas Johansson
Peru
Works in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Anna Herbst: Bra förklaringar av olika begrepp i den svenska skolvärlden idag.
22 hrs
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