Eli Ottesen

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Visiting address Moltke Moes vei 35 Niels Henrik Abels hus 0851 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1099 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Research interests

Professional interests are in the areas of educational administration and leadership, school development, workplace learning in schools, and supervision.  Has also been engaged in research projects within the fields of governance, ICT in education, and teacher education.

Current activities

Engaged in a project designed to disentangle the complexity of legal standards and school leaders’ professional judgment. The legal standards in focus are students’ right to special needs education, adaptive education, and a good psychosocial environment conducive to learning. The project group is cross-disciplinary and involves scholars from the Faculty of Educational Sciences and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo.

Engaged in a research based evaluation of a government initiative to offer supervision to municipalities in order to enhance school development and accountability. The project’s aim is to study how the initiative works, and how/if it contributes to school development in the participating municipalities.
Engaged in the development and provision of an international module within the Master Programme in Educational leadership.

Educational background

  • 2006:   PhD, University of Oslo
  • 1989:   Advanced degree in Education / Master degree in education, Univerity of Oslo
  • 1975:  Bachelor degree in Social Science, Trondheim
  • 1973:  Degree from Teacher Education College, Oslo

Employment History

  • 2016 - Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, UiO
  • 2013 -: Elected Vice Dean for Studies, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo
  • 2007- 2016:  Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo
  • 2005 – 2006: Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo
  • 2001 – 2005: Research fellow at Department of Teacher Education and School Development, University of Oslo.
  • 1998 – 2001: Researcher Department of Teacher Education and School Development, University of Oslo.
  • 1995 – 1998: Leader of Section for consultancy, Røyken Municipality
  • 1989 – 1995:  Principal, Røyken Municipality
  • 1973 – 1995: Teacher, Røyken, Oslo, Melhus and Bodø Municipalities
Tags: Professional learning, Teacher education, teaching and learning, Educational leadership and school development

Publications

  • Bernotaite, Simona & Ottesen, Eli (2023). Entanglement of support and governance in digital curriculum instruments: The case of educational reform in Norway. European Educational Research Journal. ISSN 1474-9041. doi: 10.1177/14749041231213902. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jensen, Ruth & Ottesen, Eli (2023). Recursive and adaptive processes in strategic work: municipality leaders’ and school leaders’ accounts of their work for educational reform. Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy. ISSN 2002-0317. doi: 10.1080/20020317.2023.2178839. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jensen, Ruth & Ottesen, Eli (2022). Unfolding Teaching Practices in Higher Education Courses: Cases from School Leadership Programs. International Journal of Educational Research. ISSN 0883-0355. 112. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101919. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lunde, Ida & Ottesen, Eli (2020). Digital technologies in policy assemblages in Ireland and Norway: A visual network analysis. European Educational Research Journal. ISSN 1474-9041. doi: 10.1177/1474904120972291. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ottesen, Eli (2019). Skoleledelse og kunnskapsarbeid, Styring og ledelse i grunnopplæringen. Spenninger og dynamikker.. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-60554-4. p. 163–178.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2018). Committing to School Development: Social and material entanglements. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE). ISSN 2535-4051. 2(2-3), p. 181–195. doi: 10.7577/njcie.2774. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ottesen, Eli (2018). Evaluation with a purpose? In Ottesen, Eli & Stephens, Fiona (Ed.), School evaluation with a purpose. Challenges and alternatives.. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-8153-7647-7. p. 106–114. doi: 10.4324/9780815376484-10.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2018). What can case studies tell us about evaluation and assessment. In Ottesen, Eli & Stephens, Fiona (Ed.), School evaluation with a purpose. Challenges and alternatives.. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-8153-7647-7. p. 88–96. doi: 10.4324/9780815376484-8.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2018). Working against the grain: a values-based School in Norway. In Ottesen, Eli & Stephens, Fiona (Ed.), School evaluation with a purpose. Challenges and alternatives.. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-8153-7647-7. p. 67–77. doi: 10.4324/9780815376484-6.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Stephens, Fiona (2018). Introduction. In Ottesen, Eli & Stephens, Fiona (Ed.), School evaluation with a purpose. Challenges and alternatives.. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-8153-7647-7. p. 1–7.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Colbjørnsen, Tor (2016). Internationalisation in leadership education: Opportunities and challenges in an Erasmus Intensive Programme. Acta Didactica Norge. ISSN 1504-9922. 10(4), p. 166–182. doi: 10.5617/adno.3900.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2016). Et kunnskapsgrunnlag for skoleledelse. Acta Didactica Norge. ISSN 1504-9922. 10(4), p. 69–81. doi: 10.5617/adno.3923.
  • Ottesen, Eli; Jeppesen, Stine & Kelder, Kersti (2016). Rektor i et spenningsfelt: Mellom skolens rammer og forventninger til tilpasset opplæring. In Andenæs, Kristian & Møller, Jorunn (Ed.), Retten i skolen - mellom pedagogikk, juss og politikk. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215026671. p. 216–228. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-2987-2016-02-07.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2016). Et godt psykososialt skolemiljø - rettslig regulering og yrkesetiske normer. In Andenæs, Kristian & Møller, Jorunn (Ed.), Retten i skolen - mellom pedagogikk, juss og politikk. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215026671. p. 182–198.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2016). Rettslig regulering og profesjonelle normer i skolen. Utbildning och Demokrati. ISSN 1102-6472. 25(1), p. 113–132.
  • Jeppesen, Stine; Kelder, Kersti & Ottesen, Eli (2016). Rektors handlingsrom mellom skolens rammer og forventninger til tilpasset opplæring. Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-2052. 100(2), p. 143–154. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-2987-2016-02-07.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Møller, Jorunn (2016). Organisational routines – the interplay of legal standards and professional discretion. European Educational Research Journal. ISSN 1474-9041. 15(4), p. 428–446. doi: 10.1177/1474904116638853. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ottesen, Eli (2014). Teachers' storied experience: Rules or tools for action? In Ellis, Vivian Thomas & Orchard, Janet (Ed.), Learning teaching from experience : multiple perspectives and international contexts. Bloomsbury Academic. ISSN 978-1-4725-1298-7. p. 95–108. doi: 10.5040/9781472593313.ch-006.
  • Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug & Ottesen, Eli (2014). The emergence of innovative work in School development. Journal of educational change. ISSN 1389-2843. doi: 10.1007/s10833-014-9234-0.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2013). Leadership and Inclusion: The Power of Dialogue, Leadership for Inclusive EducationValues, Vision and Voices. Brill|Sense. ISSN 9789462091320. p. 121–130.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2013). Inclusion: A Critique of Selected National Policy Frameworks, Leadership for Inclusive EducationValues, Vision and Voices. Brill|Sense. ISSN 9789462091320. p. 81–90.
  • Ottesen, Eli; Lund, Birthe; Grams, Sarah; Aas, Marit & Prøitz, Tine Sophie (2013). Educational Methods as Commodities within European Education: a Norwegian–Danish case. European Educational Research Journal. ISSN 1474-9041. 12(4), p. 463–479. doi: 10.2304/eerj.2013.12.4.463.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2013). Grunnleggende ferdigheter og individuell vurdering - mellom regulering og profesjonsmakt. In Karseth, Berit; Møller, Jorunn & Aasen, Petter (Ed.), Reformtakter: Om fornyelse og stabilitet i grunnopplæringen. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-02138-6. p. 119–134.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2012). Lærerutdanning, teknologi og identitet. In Hauge, Trond Eiliv & Lund, Andreas (Ed.), Små skritt eller store sprang? Om digitale tilstander i skolen. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-0236438-0. p. 206–224.
  • Andersen, Fred Carlo & Ottesen, Eli (2011). Skoleledelse og språklig og etnisk mangfold. In Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (Ed.), Rektor som leder og sjef - om styring, ledelse og kunnskapsutvikling i skolen. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01797-6. p. 250–264.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Ledelse gjennom samtaler. In Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (Ed.), Rektor som leder og sjef - om styring, ledelse og kunnskapsutvikling i skolen. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01797-6. p. 265–283.
  • Andersen, Fred Carlo & Ottesen, Eli (2011). School leadership and ethnic diversity: approaching the challenge. Intercultural Education. ISSN 1467-5986. 22(4), p. 285–299. doi: 10.1080/14675986.2011.617422.
  • Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug & Ottesen, Eli (2011). School leadership: constitution and distribution. International Journal of Leadership in Education. ISSN 1360-3124. doi: 10.1080/13603124.2011.624642.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2011). Building Leadership Capacity: The Norwegian Approach. In Townsend, Tony & MacBeath, John (Ed.), International Handbook of Leadership for Learning. Springer. ISSN 978-94-007-1350-5. p. 619–635. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1350-5_35.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2011). Styring, ledelse og kunnskapsutvikling i skolen. In Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (Ed.), Rektor som leder og sjef - om styring, ledelse og kunnskapsutvikling i skolen. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01797-6. p. 15–26.
  • Johnson, Lauri; Møller, Jorunn; Ottesen, Eli; Pashiardis, Petros; Savvides, Vassos & Vedøy, Gunn (2011). Leadership Preparation for Culturally Diverse Schools in Cyprus, Norway and the United States. In Ylimaki, Rose & Jacobson, Stephen L. (Ed.), US and Cross-National Policies, Practices, and Preparation. Implications for Successful Instructional Leadership, Organizational Learning, and Culturally Responsive Practices. Springer. ISSN 978-9400705418. p. 153–177. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-0542-5_8.
  • Johnson, Lauri; Møller, Jorunn; Ottesen, Eli; Petros, Pashiardis; Savvides, Vassos & Vedøy, Gunn (2011). Leadership Preparation for Culturally Diverse Schools in Cypros, Norway, and the United States. In Ylimaki, Rose & Jacobson, Stephen L. (Ed.), US and Cross-National Policies, Practices, and Preparation. Implications for Successful Instructional Leadership, Organizational Learning, and Culturally Responsive Practices. Springer. ISSN 978-9400705418. p. 153–177.
  • Møller, Jorunn; Ottesen, Eli; Prøitz, Tine Sophie & Aasen, Petter (2010). Underveis, men i svært ulikt tempo. In Ottesen, Eli & Møller, Jorunn (Ed.), Underveis, men i svært ulikt tempo. Et blikk inn i ti skoler etter tre år med Kunnskapsløftet. NIFU. ISSN 978-82-7218-713-1. p. 123–138.
  • Møller, Jorunn; Ottesen, Eli; Prøitz, Tine Sophie & Aasen, Petter (2010). Profesjonsforståelse og opplæringspraksis. In Ottesen, Eli & Møller, Jorunn (Ed.), Underveis, men i svært ulikt tempo. Et blikk inn i ti skoler etter tre år med Kunnskapsløftet. NIFU. ISSN 978-82-7218-713-1. p. 17–30.
  • Møller, Jorunn; Ottesen, Eli & Hertzberg, Frøydis (2010). Møtet mellom skolens profesjonsforståelse og Kunnskapsløftet som styringsreform. Acta Didactica Norge. ISSN 1504-9922. 4(1), p. 1–23.
  • Jahreie, Cecilie Flo & Ottesen, Eli (2010). Learning to become a teacher: participation across spheres of learning. In Ellis, Viv; Edwards, Anne & Smagorinsky, Peter (Ed.), Cultural-Historical perspectives on teacher education and development. Learning Teaching. Routledge. ISSN 0-415-49758-2. p. 131–146.
  • Jahreie, Cecilie Flo & Ottesen, Eli (2010). Construction of Boundaries in Teacher Education: Analyzing Student Teachers' Accounts. Mind, Culture, and Activity. ISSN 1074-9039. 17(3), p. 212–234. doi: 10.1080/10749030903314195.

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  • Jensen, Ruth; Karseth, Berit & Ottesen, Eli (2019). Styring og ledelse i grunnopplæringen. Spenninger og dynamikker. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN 978-82-02-60554-4. 223 p.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Stephens, Fiona (2018). School evaluation with a purpose. Challenges and alternatives. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-8153-7647-7. 117 p.
  • Mac Ruairc, Gerry; Ottesen, Eli & Precey, Robin (2013). Leadership for Inclusive EducationValues, Vision and Voices. Brill|Sense. ISBN 9789462091320. 190 p.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2011). Rektor som leder og sjef - om styring, ledelse og kunnskapsutvikling i skolen. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-15-01797-6. 301 p.

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  • Kvamme, Ole Andreas; Karseth, Berit & Ottesen, Eli (2022). Verdier på glid. Bedre Skole. ISSN 0802-183X. 34(4), p. 56–61.
  • Kvamme, Ole Andreas; Karseth, Berit & Ottesen, Eli (2021). Skolens satsing på bærekraft. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892.
  • Kvamme, Ole Andreas; Karseth, Berit & Ottesen, Eli (2021). The concern for Interdisciplinarity in the Renewal of the Norwegian Curriculum.
  • Gunnulfsen, Ann Elisabeth & Ottesen, Eli (2021). Ledelse av fagfornyelsen. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
  • Jensen, Ruth; Karseth, Berit & Ottesen, Eli (2019). Ledelse og styring i grunnopplæringen - spenninger og dynamikker, Styring og ledelse i grunnopplæringen. Spenninger og dynamikker.. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-60554-4. p. 13–20.
  • Ottesen, Eli; Karseth, Berit & Jensen, Ruth (2019). Styring og ledelse i grunnopplæringen - spenninger og dynamikker, Styring og ledelse i grunnopplæringen. Spenninger og dynamikker.. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-60554-4. p. 211–218.
  • Karseth, Berit; de Lange, Thomas; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Morken, Ivar & Ottesen, Eli (2018). NERA 46th Congress Mars 2018 Lokal organisasjonskomite.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Møller, Jorunn (2014). Working with and on organisational routines – the interplay of legal standards and professional discretion.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2014). Methodological issues: Connections and interdependencies in talk as action.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2014). Talk in practice: producing and reproducing knowledge; negotiating and enacting identities.
  • Aas, Marit & Ottesen, Eli (2014). A Norwegian strategy for “soft governance”? ‘The advisory team program’ as a case.
  • Mac Ruairc, Gerry; Ottesen, Eli & Precey, Robin (2013). CODA: Moving Forward with Confidence and Courage, Leadership for Inclusive EducationValues, Vision and Voices. Brill|Sense. ISSN 9789462091320. p. 185–190.
  • Mac Ruairc, Gerry; Ottesen, Eli & Precey, Robin (2013). Leadership for Inclusive Education: Setting the Context, Leadership for Inclusive EducationValues, Vision and Voices. Brill|Sense. ISSN 9789462091320. p. 1–7.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2013). Evalueringer av utdanningsreformer.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2013). Changing contexts for democratic leadership in Schools: The case of Norway.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2013). The Knowledge Promotion: All-embracing reform intentions and gradual institutional change.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Colbjørnsen, Tor (2013). Internationalisation in leadership education: Opportunities and challenges in an Erasmus Intensive Program.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2012). Kunnskapsløftet – ser vi god sammenheng?
  • Ottesen, Eli (2012). Ledelse av skolens læringsprosesser.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2012). Teachers' storied experiences as resources in professional development.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2012). Kunnskapsinformert ledelse i skolen - en utfordring for skoleeier. In Jøsendal, Jan Sivert; Langfeldt, Gjert & Roald, Knut (Ed.), Skoleeier som kvalitetsutvikler. Hvordan kommuner og fylkeskommuner skaper gode læringsresultater. Kommuneforlaget AS. ISSN 978-82-446-2121-2. p. 171–187.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Skolens kvalitetsarbeid – fra kunnskap om læringsutbytte til helhetlig skoleutvikling?
  • Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug & Ottesen, Eli (2011). Negotiating objects of inquiry in innovative work in schools.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug (2011). Professional development: Providing tools or rules for professional action?
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Teachers’ storied experiences: Rules for action or tools for learning?
  • Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug & Ottesen, Eli (2011). Innovative work in school projects: Negotiating objects of inquiry.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Kunnskapsløftet – ser vi god sammenheng?
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Hva kan forskning si om kvalitet i skolen?
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Underveis, men i svært ulikt tempo – med blikk på elevvurdering.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2011). Forvaltningsnivåenes og institusjonens rolle i implementeringen av Kunnskapsløftet.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2010). ”Kappen” i artikkelbaserte avhandlinger.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2010). Hvilke svar gir forskning om god skoleledelse?
  • Ottesen, Eli (2010). Kunnskapsløftet –tung bør å bære? Et dypdykk i skolenes opplæringspraksis.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2010). Talk as leadership in schools.
  • MacRuairc, Gerry; Ottesen, Eli; Portela, Antonio; Precey, Robin & Sari, Hakan (2010). Assessing the impact of a leadership development on learning and practice. A study of an international programme.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug (2010). Quality development in schools: Issues of power, authority, and influence.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2009). Rektorskolen - et nasjonalt utdanningstilbud for rektorer. Innhold og krav.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2009). Møtet mellom et individuelt og et kollektivt perspektiv i læringsdiskusjonen.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2009). Ny teknologi - endret undervisningspraksis?
  • Ottesen, Eli (2009). Rektorskolen - et nasjonalt utdanningstilbud for rektorer. Innhold og krav.
  • Jensen, Ruth & Ottesen, Eli (2008). Distributed Leadership.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug (2008). Implementing or innovating? Challenges of design for innovative practice in schools.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2008). Veieldning i og for praksis.
  • Jahreie, Cecilie Flo & Ottesen, Eli (2008). Researching learning and teaching: Challenges of multilevel analysis.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2008). Erfaringer med kvalitetssikring av masterstudiet i utdanningsledelse:tilsynssensorordningen som del av et helhetlig system for vurdering.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug (2008). Analysing Innovations in Schools: the Distribution of Leadership.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug (2008). Implementing or innovating? Challenges of leadership.
  • Ottesen, Eli & Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug (2008). Prosjektledelse.
  • Karseth, Berit; Kvamme, Ole Andreas & Ottesen, Eli (2022). Fra politiske intensjoner til nytt læreplanverk: Prosesser, rammer og sammenhenger. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 978-82-93847-06-9.
  • Ottesen, Eli; Colbjørnsen, Tor; Gunnulfsen, Ann Elisabeth; Hall, Jeffrey Brooks & Jensen, Ruth (2021). Fagfornyelsens forberedelser i praksis: Strategier, begrunnelser, spenninger. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 978-82-93847-02-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Karseth, Berit; Kvamme, Ole Andreas & Ottesen, Eli (2020). Fagfornyelsens læreplanverk: Politiske intensjoner, arbeidsprosesser og innhold . Det utdanningsvitenskapelige fakultet. ISSN 978-82-93847-00-7.
  • Vennebo, Kirsten Foshaug; Ottesen, Eli & Krumsvik, Rune Johan (2015). School Leadership in Innovative Work. Places and Spaces. Universitetet i Oslo.
  • Aas, Marit; Ottesen, Eli; Dyrkorn, Kristian; Nilsen, Øystein & Gram, Ida (2014). Forskningsbasert evaluering av ordningen med Veilederkorps. Sluttrapport. Utdanningsdirektoratet.
  • Aasen, Petter; Møller, Jorunn; Rye, Ellen Margrethe; Ottesen, Eli; Prøitz, Tine Sophie & Hertzberg, Frøydis (2012). Kunnskapsløftet som styringsreform - et løft eller et løfte? Forvaltningsnivåenes og institusjonenes rolle i implementeringen av reformen. NIFU. ISSN 978-82-7218-844-2.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2010). Skolens kvalitetsarbeid. NIFU. ISSN 978-82-7218-713-1.
  • Ottesen, Eli (2010). Skolens arbeid med individuell vurdering. NIFU. ISSN 978-82-7218-713-1.
  • Møller, Jorunn & Ottesen, Eli (2010). Perspektiver på endring i skolen. NIFU STEP. ISSN 978-82-7218-713-1.
  • Ottesen, Eli; Møller, Jorunn & Aasen, Petter (2010). Underveis, men i svært ulikt tempo. Et blikk inn i ti skoler etter tre år med Kunnskapsløftet. NIFU. ISSN 978-82-7218-713-1.

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