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About NATED

The National Graduate School in Educational Research (NATED) is a partnership between all Norwegian universities and one university college. The school is co-ordinated by the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo.

Aims

Through a combination of network structures and thematic tracks, the school aims to provide PhD students with:

  • courses in research design, methodology and methods
  • specialized education and training in thematic fields central to educational knowledge

Four thematic tracks

At present, NATED offers specialisation along four thematic tracks, which constitute core areas in educational research:

  • Track 1: Language development, text comprehension and literacy
  • Track 2: Learning and teaching in and out of schools
  • Track 3: Educational leadership, school reform and educational governance
  • Track 4: Higher education and professional learning

NATED educational mission

  • To give state of the art courses in research design and methodology
  • To provide rigorous training in different methodological approaches
  • To develop analytical skills in both quantitative and qualitative approaches
  • To provide in-depth courses within selected themes
  • To provide a research environment and a course programme in which all doctoral students have access to a high level of expertise in their research area
  • To internationalise educational research in Norway in collaboration with key international partners
  • To develop models for how educational research can be organized

Funding

NATED receives funding from the Norwegian Research Council with an estimated NOK 23 million between 2009 and 2016.

 

Published Jul 25, 2011 10:55 AM - Last modified Aug 19, 2011 09:36 AM