Kristinn Hegna

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Visiting address Gaustadalléen 21 Forskningsparken 0349 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1092 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Scholarly interests

My interest lies with how young people live their lives outside and in education, and in how their growing up, their adolescence, experiences and identities impacts on the choices they do in education, how they see themselves in the classroom, in how and what they learn and in their ideas about their future.

In my research I have in particular studied young people’s choice of education at the end of compulsory school and the transition to upper secondary education through the project Educational Pathways. In my current project Safety-VET, I will investigate factors that may be of importance for the completion of vocational education and training among young people at risk for dropping out/being pushed out of school.

In general, I’m engaged in questions related to youth and adolescence, development, identity, social background and education; the school as a context for young people’s lives and young people’s lives as a context for their experiences in education and in school.

Teaching

  • PED2450 Barne- og Ungdomskunnskap

Administrative tasks

  • Research education co-ordinator

Background

  • 1994 – Cand.polit in Sociology at the Institute for Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo and Centre for Techology and Human values, University of Oslo
  • 1994 – Researcher, UNGforsk, Research Council of Norway
  • 1996-2015 Researcher, Group for youth resarch, NOVA Norwegian Social research
  • 2007 – Dr. polit in Sociology at the Institute for Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo. Thesis «Gay? The impact of sexual experience, attraction and identity for mental health problems and the use of alcohol and drugs among youth. A sociological study»
  • 2015 – Associate professor, Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences University of Oslo

Appointments

  • 1995-2005 Representative from Norway in the Nordic Youth Research Advisory Group appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers
  • 2008- Editorial board, Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning (Scientific journal)
  • Review for Acta Sociologica, Archives of General Psychiatry, Etnicities, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Journal of Research on Adolescence, Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Sexualities, Sosiologi i dag, Sosiologisk Tidsskrift, Søkelys på arbeidslivet, Tidsskrift for Psykisk Helsearbeid, Young
  • 2015 Co-editor of Sosiologi i dag, Special edition on The school
Tags: Education, Modern childhood

Publications

  • Vasbø, Kristin Beate & Hegna, Kristinn (2023). Feeling close, disclosing feelings–family practices and practices of intimacy in youth–parent relations across three generations in Norway. Journal of Youth Studies. ISSN 1367-6261. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2023.2267481. Full text in Research Archive
  • Smette, Ingrid & Hegna, Kristinn (2021). Selvbestemmelse og selvregulering: Nye elevidealer for ungdomsskolen . In Ødegård, Guro & Pedersen, Willy (Ed.), UNGDOMMEN. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73299-8. p. 113–134. doi: https:/doi.org/10.23865/noasp.142.ch5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bakken, Anders; Hegna, Kristinn & Sletten, Mira Aaboen (2021). Offline, online. Digitale ungdomsliv gjennom tre tiår. In Ødegård, Guro & Pedersen, Willy (Ed.), UNGDOMMEN. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73299-8. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2020). Young Citizenship: Civic Engagement and Participation in Four Nordic Countries. In Strand, Torill (Eds.), Rethinking Ethical-Political Education. Springer Nature. ISSN 978-3-030-49524-4. doi: 10.0007/978-3-030-49524-4_2.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Reegård, Kaja (2019). Lokal yrkesfagskultur og ulikhet i fortellinger om ungdoms utdanningsvalg – et stedssensitivt blikk på Oslo og Rogaland. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE). ISSN 2535-4051. 3(3), p. 91–108. doi: 10.7577/njcie.3246. Full text in Research Archive
  • Reegård, Kaja; Rogstad, Jon Christian & Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Spatial perspectives on school life and vocational education and training. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE). ISSN 2535-4051. 3(3), p. 1–7. doi: 10.7577/njcie.3593. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Learner identities in vocational education and training – from school to apprenticeship. Journal of Education and Work. ISSN 1363-9080. 32(1), p. 52–65. doi: 10.1080/13639080.2019.1593330. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn; Ødegård, Guro & Seland, Idunn (2018). Young citizenship. Knowledge, mobilisation and participation. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning. ISSN 1502-7759. 18(1), p. 7–27. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2018). Have young people's attitudes towards civic rights and gender equality changed from 2009 to 2016? Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning. ISSN 1502-7759. 18(1), p. 75–97. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2018). Endringer i samfunnspolitisk engasjement og deltagelse blant ungdom 2009–2016 – økte sosiale forskjeller og polarisering? Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning. ISSN 1502-7759. 18(1), p. 51–74. Full text in Research Archive
  • Arneberg, Edda J. & Hegna, Kristinn (2018). Virtuelle grenseutfordringer. Symbolske grenser i spill i The League of Legends. Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 2535-2512. 2(3), p. 259–274. doi: 10.18261/issn.2535-2512-2018-03-05. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kindt, Marianne Takvam & Hegna, Kristinn (2017). Innvandrerdriv på Oslos østkant. Aspirasjoner om høyere utdanning blant yrkesfagelever og elitestudenter med innvandrerbakgrunn i Oslo. In Ljunggren, Jørn (Eds.), Oslo - ulikhetenes by. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202521615. p. 277–292.
  • Hegna, Kristinn; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Sletten, Mira Åboen; Strandbu, Åse & Ødegård, Guro (2017). Ungdom og psykisk helse - endringer og kontekstuelle forklaringer. In Bunting, Mette & Moshuus, Geir (Ed.), Skolesamfunnet. Kompetansekrav og ungdomsfellesskap. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-55517-7. p. 75–94.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2017). Conflicts, Competition and Social Support in Female-Dominated Vocational Education – Breaking or Reaffirming Stereotypical Femininity? Journal of Vocational Education and Training. ISSN 1363-6820. 69(2), p. 196–213. doi: 10.1080/13636820.2017.1303783. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Smette, Ingrid (2017). Parental influence in educational decisions: Young people's perspectives. British Journal of Sociology of Education. ISSN 0142-5692. 38(8), p. 1111–1124. doi: 10.1080/01425692.2016.1245130. Full text in Research Archive
  • Imdorf, Christian; Eberhard, Verena; Hegna, Kristinn & Doray, Pierre (2015). Educational systems and gender segregation in education – A three-country comparison of Germany, Norway and Canada. In Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn & Reisel, Liza (Ed.), Gender segregation in vocational education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISSN 978-1-78560-347-1. p. 83–122. doi: 10.1108/s0195-631020150000031004.
  • Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn; Eberhard, Verena & Doray, Pierre (2015). Educational systems and gendered upper and post-secondary education – A three-country comparison of Germany, Norway & Canada. In Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn & Reisel, Liza (Ed.), Gender segregation in vocational education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISSN 978-1-78560-347-1. p. 83–123. doi: 10.1108/S0195-631020150000031004. Full text in Research Archive
  • Reisel, Liza; Hegna, Kristinn & Imdorf, Christian (2015). Gender segregation in vocational education: Introduction. In Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn & Reisel, Liza (Ed.), Gender segregation in vocational education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISSN 978-1-78560-347-1. p. 1–22. doi: 10.1108/S0195-631020150000031023. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Changing educational aspirations in the choice of and transition to post-compulsory schooling - a three-wave longitudinal study of Oslo youth. Journal of Youth Studies. ISSN 1367-6261. 17(5), p. 592–613. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2013.853870. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2013). Ungdom med innvandringsbakgrunn etter overgangen til videregående opplæring. Tapte nettverk og svekket skoletrivsel? Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning. ISSN 1502-7759. 13(1), p. 49–79.
  • Hegna, Kristinn; Ødegård, Guro & Strandbu, Åse (2013). En "sykt seriøs" ungdomsgenerasjon? : unges liv og levekår. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 50(4), p. 374–377.

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  • Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn & Reisel, Liza (2015). Gender segregation in vocational education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-78560-347-1.
  • Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn & Reisel, Liza (2015). Gender segregation in vocational education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-78560-347-1. 300 p.

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  • Hegna, Kristinn (2022). Fra elev til arbeidskar. Fortellinger fra elever som lærer best utenfor skolen.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2021). Yrkesfag som karrierevei og sikkerhetsnett.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Smette, Ingrid (2021). Utviklingssamtalen som «vennlig» maktutøvelse.
  • Ødegård, Guro & Hegna, Kristinn (2021). Styrer skolen foreldre og elever på nye måter? Podcastserien Ti teser om ungdommen (ep. 7). [Internet]. https://shows.acast.com/ti-teser-om-ungdommen.
  • Ødegård, Guro & Hegna, Kristinn (2021). Styrer skolen foreldre og elever på nye måter? Ti teser om ungdommen, episode 7. [Radio]. Podcast.
  • Vasbø, Kristin Beate & Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Feeling close, disclosing feelings – Practices of intimacy in youth-parent relations across three generations .
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Young citizenship. A comparative analysis of civic engagement and participation among youth in four Nordic countries based on the ICCS 2016 study.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Ungt medborgerskap - hvem er de, hva gjør de og er det noen som lytter?
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Young citizenship: Civic engagement and participation in four Nordic countries.
  • Reisel, Liza & Hegna, Kristinn (2019). Kjønnsdelte utdanningsvalg i likestillingslandet.
  • Reisel, Liza & Hegna, Kristinn (2018). Gendered educational choices: Circumscription and compromise in an advanced gender equality context.
  • Vasbø, Kristin Beate & Hegna, Kristinn (2018). The changing role of intimacy and belonging in the making of youth-parent relationships across three generations in Norway.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2018). Fra skoleelev til arbeidskar. Fortellinger om elever som lærer best UTENFOR klasserommet .
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Silseth, Kenneth (2018). Det grenseløse klasserommet: Ungdom i og utenfor - og på tvers .
  • Vasbø, Kristin Beate & Hegna, Kristinn (2018). Solidarity, separation and closeness. Three generations of youth’s narratives of parental relations .
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Huang, Lihong (2018). Citizens’ rights in change? Importance of gender and family background for attitudes towards gender equality, migrant and ethnic minority rights.
  • Ødegård, Guro; Hegna, Kristinn & Huang, Lihong (2017). Unge medborgere. Demokratiforståelse, kunnskap og engasjement blant 9. klassinger i Norge .
  • Huang, Lihong; Ødegård, Guro & Hegna, Kristinn (2017). Association between Online Political Discussion and Academic Achievement of Norwegian Adolescents.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2017). Changing learner identities in the transition from education to training in VET.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2017). Trajectories of identification in VET – from school to apprenticeship.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2017). Qualification and social inclusion in upper secondary VET.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2016). Hva kjennetegner ungdoms utdanningsvalg i overgangen fra ungdomsskole til videregående? Utdanningsvalg, valg av yrkesfag og fullføring.
  • Imdorf, Christian; Hegna, Kristinn & Eberhard, Verena (2016). Geschlechtersegregation im Bildungssystem – Welche Rolle spielt die Berufsbildung? Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis. ISSN 0341-4515. 2016(2), p. 23–27.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2016). (The lack of) localised cultures of Vocational Education? The case of Oslo.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2016). Hva kjennetegner ungdoms utdanningsvalg i Oslo? Valg av yrkesfag i en kunnskapsintensiv by .
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2016). (The lack of) Localised Cultures of Vocational Education? The case of Oslo.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2016). Foreldres rolle i utdanningsvalg - Press og autonome valg som kontekst.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2015). - Jeg blir forvirret og skremt. Stress knyttet til yrkesvalg. [Internet]. nrk.no.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2015). Unge voksnes utdanningsplaner i tilbakeblikk - etikk, longitudinelle studier og konstruksjon av narrativ.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2015). Ungdom i vår tid - sykt seriøs?
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Smette, Ingrid (2015). Parents' role in Young people's Educational Decision-making in the Context of Autonomous Choice and Individualisation.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Bakken, Anders (2015). Mobbeprogrammene i norsk skole - et kritisk blikk på evalueringene. Bedre Skole. ISSN 0802-183X. p. 22–27.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2015). Dagens ungdom - morgendagens studenter.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2015). I foreldrenes fotspor. [Radio]. NRK radio P3.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2015). Stol på deg selv! [Newspaper]. Dagbladet.
  • Hegna, Kristinn; Bakken, Anders & Andersen, Patrick Lie (2014). Forsøk på voksenopplæring. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Motgang og ressurser i unges vei til fullføring. Foreløpige analyser av fortellinger fra ungdom i yrkesfag.
  • Smette, Ingrid; Hegna, Kristinn & Lyng, Selma Therese (2014). Introduksjon. Temanummer Skole. Sosiologi i dag. ISSN 0332-6330. 44(4), p. 5–9.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Ungdom og selvbilde. [TV]. TV2 Nyhetskanalen.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Ungdom og psykisk helse.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Sydenferiepress. [Newspaper]. Bergens Tidende.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Flinke piker, skoletapergutter. [Internet]. forskning.no.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). #vgdigitaleliv: Derfor kan Facebook gi deg en selvtillit-boost! [Internet]. VG Forbruker.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Journalist forvandlet med retusjering: Skjønnhetsideal på 1-2-3. [Internet]. min mote.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Generasjon prestasjon. [Newspaper]. VG HELG.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). 1 av 4 jenter på 10.trinn har depressive symptomer. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Stadig flere jenter har dårlig selvbilde. [Internet]. dittOslo.
  • Hartberg, Silje & Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Slik påvirkes ungdoms selvbilde av sosiale medier. [Internet]. TV 2.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Hartberg, Silje (2014). Jenter har dårligere selvbilde enn før. Intervju. Dagens medisin. [Internet]. Dagens medisin.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Flink Pike. Debatt. EKKO - et aktuelt samfunnsmagasin. [Radio]. NRK Radio, P2.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Alsaker, Line (2014). Onsdagsgjesten: Kristinn Hegna. EKKO. [Radio]. NRK Radio, P2.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Processes of success Among Students in gender Segregated VET - Qualification and Social Inclusion.
  • Imdorf, Christian; Eberhard, Verena; Hegna, Kristinn & Doray, Pierre (2014). Vocational and Academic Effects on Gender Segregation in VET - a Three Country Comparison, Germany, Norway and Canada.
  • Plassen, Pål & Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Ungdommen nå til dags. NRK Norgesglasset. [Radio]. NRK.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Shammas, Victor Lund (2014). Erfaringer med kjønnssegregert yrkesutdanning - konsekvenser for skolemiljø og gjennomføring? En foreløpig analyse av jenter i jenteklasser.
  • Hyggen, Christer; Sletten, Mira Åboen; Hegna, Kristinn & Frøyland, Lars Roar (2013). "Sykt" bra ungdom! Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
  • Gilje, Øystein & Hegna, Kristinn (2013). Learning trajectories in the high-rise suburbs of Oslo; Diversity, Identity and educational aspirations in transition.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2013). Ungdom; skole, utdanning og psykisk helse.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2013). Videregående skole: Tøff overgang for minoritetselever. [Newspaper]. Tidsskriftet Velferd, nr. 5/2013.
  • Hegna, Kristinn & Meek, Tore (2013). Intervju med Kristinn Hegna om sosialisering av ungdom. [TV]. NTB, Scanpix, NDLA Nasjonal digital læringsarena.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2013). Kjønnsforskjeller i utdanningsvalg og kjønnsstereotypiske yrkesaspirasjoner blant ungdom.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2013). Changes in Educational Aspirations during Educational Choice and the Transition to Post-Compulsory Schooling. A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study of Oslo Youth.
  • Ødegård, Guro; Hegna, Kristinn & Strandbu, Åse (2013). En flink og seriøs generasjon. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2012). Ungdom, valg av utdanning og yrke. Innslag. Radiofront. NRK P2. [Radio]. NRK P2.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2011). Minority youths’ ideas about their future in education. Educational aspirations in the transition to upper secondary education.
  • Hegna, Kristinn (2011). Minority youth in upper secondary VET – a choice of heart or of necessity?
  • Huang, Lihong; Ødegård, Guro; Hegna, Kristinn; Svagård, Vegard; Helland, Tarjei & Seland, Idunn (2017). Unge medborgere. Demokratiforståelse, kunnskap og engasjement blant 9.-klassinger i Norge. NOVA. ISSN 978-82-7894-638-1.
  • Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Hegna, Kristinn; Bakken, Anders & Lyng, Selma Therese (2014). Felles fokus: En studie av skolemiljøprogrammer i norsk skole. NOVA. ISSN 978-82-7894-524-7. 2014(15).
  • Hartberg, Silje & Hegna, Kristinn (2014). Hør på meg. Ungdomsundersøkelsen i Stavanger 2013. NOVA. ISSN 978-82-7894-494-3. 2014(2).

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