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The title of the dissertation is "Teaching a Utopia? On the Conditions for Deliberative Discussion in Social Science Education."
Sharing and re-using the types of data often collected in the social sciences and humanities is difficult. These data are usually contextual – here-and-now specific – and often identify individuals. This raises a number of legal and ethical constraints, and creates barriers to openness in qualitative research.
How can professional development programs be designed for the best chance of success? A new study provides insights.
About the text: We are testing different ways of bringing qualitative research to life. The short story aims to show what a Norwegian language adult education class could look and smell like.
Researchers are working closely with teachers to test and evaluate an approach to literature education that they hope will increase students’ engagement with texts.
QUINT Director Kirsti Klette presented findings from the Norwegian and Nordic classrooms at the largest political gathering in Norway.
The treatment of second languages and mother tongues in schools is one test of how well Nordic values of social justice, equity, and inclusion are communicated in policy documents.
Leading international researchers share their thoughts on a fast developing field.
Social science education in lower secondary schools is an integral part of the Danish and Norwegian national policies for fostering democratically engaged citizens, but the actual work involved in this task is complex and not well enough understood.
Nordic classrooms today are rich with digital technology, but we still know too little about its significance for the quality of teaching, says QUINT researcher Marie Nilsberth.
QUINT researchers presented their findings on innovative forms of teacher education at a conference in Oslo on Tuesday.
QUINT Director Kirsti Klette will discuss the Centre's extensive work on data sharing across countries at the symposium in Chicago.
In the Nordic countries, mathematics classrooms are often characterised by individual work and procedural instruction, but research shows that this is not the most effective way to teach the subject.
In a recent study QUINT researchers examined the quality of instruction in Swedish lower secondary schools.
The Connected Classrooms and LISA-Nordic projects each held symposia during Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA) conference in Oslo last week.
Video has proven to be a powerful tool in teacher training and professional development. Researchers from the QUINT Centre explain how.
This is what QUINT researchers intend to investigate in a new project: ‘Nordic Literature Instruction According to Teachers’.
While Nordic teachers are good at creating a supportive classroom climate, they struggle with providing instructional strategies that support students’ independent skills and learning.
The University of Oslo is awarding Professor Pamela Grossman an honorary doctorate for her outstanding work in the educational sciences. Professor Grossman’s work has been influential in forming the theoretical and methodological foundation for several QUINT projects, particularly LISA-Nordic and VIST.
Berglind Gísladóttir (University of Iceland) and Birna Svanbjörnsdóttir (University of Akureyri) were in Norway recently to discuss their proposed study with QUINT researchers based at the University of Oslo.
At two events this April, QUINT affiliates presented findings and exchanged knowledge with education researchers in North America.
After a long hiatus due to COVID restrictions, the QUINT researcher mobility program is up and running again.
INTERVIEW: Marte Blikstad-Balas and Michael Tengberg discuss Ways of Analyzing Teaching Quality: Potentials and Pitfalls, a book with origins at the QUINT centre.
On March 16, 2022 QUINT Director Kirsti Klette participated in a panel debate at Örebro University for the conference Teacher education of the future, together with guests from Finland and Sweden.