Field of work
I am a political scientist with a Ph.D. from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the doctoral program Studies of Bildung and Pedagogical Practices. I also hold a master's degree from the Department of Administration and Organization Theory at the University of Bergen. My research interests are Early childhood education and care (ECEC), higher education, and public administration and politics.
The title of my Ph.D. thesis is "Reforming Norwegian Kindergarten Teacher Education—Between National Standards and Institutional Autonomy." The project is a policy design study that examines the reform of kindergarten teacher education in 2012.
Courses taught
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Master of applied educational sciences
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Organization and Leadership, Master
Research areas
- Higher Education
- Kindergarten / Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
- Policy design
- Reform
- Quality
- Implementation
- Governance
- Public management
- Leadership and organization
Research groups
- LUB801, Management of development work in the kindergarten, 26/27
- MBAS515, Advanced research methods and project plan for master's thesis, 26/27
- MBAS516, Master's thesis, 26/27
- MDIP504, Science theory and method, 26/27
- MPUV503, Teaching and leadership in a digital education context, 26/27
- MPUV505, Educational research in practice, 26/27
- MPUV550C, Leadership - Master's thesis, 26/27
- PHD905, The teaching professions, 26/27
Research groups
Publications
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Reformering av barnehagelærarutdanninga – mellom nasjonale standardar og institusjonell fridom
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Studentar sitt syn på kvalitet i barnehagelærarutdanninga
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Implementering av barnehagelærarutdanninga – om nasjonale standardar og lokalt arbeid
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Reforming higher education through national curriculum regulations: the case of Norwegian kindergarten teacher education
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Student motivation for social studies. Existential exploration or critical engagement.