Department of Education
Recent Submissions
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Sustaining critical minds: How classroom learning cultures shape student thinking dispositions and practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Critical thinking is routinely identified as a goal for student learning in higher education. Critical thinking, however, is difficult to define or teach, often left as an educational aspiration that is challenging to ... -
A balancing Act: Navigating Policy as Street-Level Bureaucrats. A Study of Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article focuses on pedagogical leaders’ challenges and tensions in their everyday work in early childhood education (ECE) in Norway. It investigates the relationship between policies and regulations formulated in the ... -
From research reading and doing to research use: Tracking trajectories of becoming research-informed second language teachers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Despite the crucial role of teachers in connecting research to classroom practices, very little is known about the processes of research-informed practice through their reading, doing, and use of research. Also largely ... -
School as a place for Bildung and flourishing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article explores the potential of schools to enhance students’ well-being and overall quality of life. The discussion is framed through two distinct perspectives: the Bildung tradition and Aristotelian ethics. In ... -
Ugandan optometry students' experiences of their clinical training: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-07)Background: There is a gradual increase in the number of optometry education programs in Africa yet there is limited knowledge on optometry students’ experiences of their clinical training. Therefore, the purpose of this ... -
Bible Narratives and Youth Religious Identity: An Italian Exploratory Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-14)Our article analyzes data from a broader exploratory Italian study on youth imaginaries and the role of narratives in attributing meaning to the world. The research gathered responses from 872 young people (aged 18 to 23) ... -
Newly qualified teachers as a resource in school in a micropolitical perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)It is well known that newly qualified teachers (NQTs) need support during their induction period. However, emphasising support can be perceived as a deficit approach. Going beyond deficit thinking, this study investigates ... -
English language teachers’ implementation of collaborative translanguaging
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Employing a phenomenological lens, this study investigated the lived experiences of teachers engaging in collaborative bilingual instruction, specifically focusing on their practices within a co-teaching framework. Through ... -
Exploring EMI students’ attitudes towards translanguaging and English language proficiency threshold across different disciplines
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)The current study explores the discipline-based differences in terms of the relationship between English language proficiency and attitudes towards translanguaging in partial English Medium Instruction (EMI) programmes at ... -
EFL teachers learning to translanguage through loop input: implications for their identity-reconstruction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)While numerous training models aim to empower teachers by positioning them as active participants with agency and freedom, they often fall short in providing opportunities for training that seamlessly incorporates both the ... -
Chatbots and academic writing for doctoral students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)This exploratory case study examines how AI technologies, specifically a GPT-4-based synopsis chatbot, can serve as a sparring partner for doctoral students in Norway. Despite favourable conditions, only two-thirds of ... -
PhD-supervisors experiences during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-09)Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the education sector, and this case study examined nearly three hundred PhD supervisors in Norway. The study was driven by the urgent need to better understand ... -
Student-active lectures in legal education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This mixed methods study examined the experiences of first-year law students attending online and on-campus lectures at a Norwegian university. Interviews with six students and a survey completed by 261 students revealed ... -
Non-Native Parents Raising a Bilingual Child in Turkey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This case study explores the bilingual upbringing of a 5 year 2 months old child in Turkish and English through “non-native parents (NNP) strategy” within a context where English is neither the first nor the majority ... -
Finding your feet in the dark: how making teaching and learning visible enables change in course and assessment design
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)When higher education instructors introduce changes in teaching and assessment strategies to meet either personal or institutional goals, they often navigate practical and political challenges alone. This study investigates ... -
Rebooting nuclear medicine specialist education under the COVID-19 pandemic: From plenary lectures to active e-learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Despite major reforms of specialist training in the Nordic countries towards concrete learning outcomes and promoting active learning, most specialist courses continue to be based on lectures. We redesigned our mandatory ... -
What characterizes the use of digital technology in bachelor-level practice placements in health programs?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The aim of the study was to investigate what characterizes the use of digital technology in bachelor-level practice placements in health programs. A systematic review of reviews was conducted and was based on Joanna Briggs ... -
“Heroes”, “victims”, and “villains”: policy narratives on inclusion in Norwegian and Italian educational documents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper will investigate how specific narratives on the inclusion of minority language students (MLSs) are constructed in Norwegian and Italian educational policy documents. We will employ the Narrative Policy Framework’s ... -
‘School is the Foundation of Everything’: Master- and Counter-narratives in Upper-secondary School Pupils’ Stories About the Importance of Schooling and Education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Cultural images of the knowledge society and the achievement generation are prevalent in current public and policy narratives about young people’s education. This article investigates how young people themselves give meaning ... -
Hva gjør pedagogene i barnehagen? Barnehagelærernes arbeidsdeling i møte med skjerpet pedagognorm
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Skjerpet pedagognorm i barnehagene kan ses som uttrykk for at pedagogisk kompetanse og kvalitet ses i sammenheng. Denne artikkelen undersøker hvordan ansvar og oppgaver fordeles mellom pedagoger i barnehagen og hvilken ...
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