It is often said that education is closely linked with democracy. This may refer to different things, however. It may refer to the idea that the educational system should be consistent with democratic values, for instance ...

The notion of deliberative democracy has been widely discussed in political theory the last twenty years. Deliberative democracy has also made an impression in educational research. Many who are interested in democratic ...

The attention to children’s participation has increased dramatically during the last decade. Compared to the literature in the educational field, the literature on children’s participation in the social and health fields ...

In this study we investigate the effect of manipulating intrinsic goals, relative to extrinsic goals, in a mobile learning tool and traditional textbook for biology students. Using Self- Determination Theory, we hypothesized ...

The topic of this Master's thesis is student participation in assessment in the Subject Norwegian for 3rd Year of continuing education" (13th grade). Specifically, how 3rd year norwegian-teachers understand the term student ...

Student participation is authorized both in the Education Act and in other documents from Norwegian school authorities. Students should participate in both planning and implementation of learning activities, as well as ...

Samtaler i skolen representer ikke noe nytt i norsk skole. Samtalene har tidligere i mindre grad vært satt i system, slik sett representerer den systematiske elevsamtalen noe nytt i dagens skole. Elevsamtalen bør fungere ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between students autonomy-support from their contact teacher, their autonomous motivation, perceived competence, and perceived school performance. 316 upper secondary ...

The issue of violent extremism has given rise to new policy debates in Norway. A key limitation of these debates, often grounded in naïve assumptions about the peacebuilding effect of education, is the downplay of emotions ...