Educational background:
Dr.art. (Ph.D.) in the teaching of Norwegian in schools, University of Oslo, 2000
Cand.philol. (M.A.) in Norwegian language and literature, University of Oslo, 1981
Cand.mag. (B.A.) with Norwegian, History and German as majors, University of Oslo, 1978
Post graduate Diploma in Education, Teacher education Program, University of Oslo, 1981
Honoraria:
Oslo Research Price for best Oslo Research (on minority students studying Norwegian literature in school), Oslo Municipality/ Oslo University 2003
Norwegian Language Price 2009 (Språkprisen 2009) for the book Flerspråklighet i skolen (Multilingualism in school)
Research interests:
Class room research on multicultural education
The school subject of Norwegian in a multicultural and multilingual context
Reading comprehension
Minority students' literacy achievements in PISA
Education of minority students and bilingual teachers
Current activities:
Knowledge in Schools, KIS: http://www.uio.no/forskning/tverrfak/kis/
Language in Education, SPRING: http://www.uv.uio.no/forsk/forsk-grupper/spring/english/index.html
Main administrative tasks:
Vice Director, Department for Teacher Education and School Research
Member of The Council for Research Matters, Faculty of Education, University of Oslo
Member of The Council for Master in reading and writing, Faculty of Education, University of Oslo
Leader of "Language in Education", SPRING
Leader of the thematic area "Language in Education" within "Knowledge in Schools", KIS
Teaching:
Supervision of Ph.D.students writing thesis on bilingual education and literacy
Supervision of MA-students writing thesis on the school subject of Norwegian and bilingual education
The course in the teaching of Norwegian in teacher education
The course in bilingual teaching in teacher education
Completed projects:
Minority students' study of Norwegian literature in upper seconadary school (dissertation, University of Oslo, 2000)
Research on cultural understanding in the multicultural class room in upper secondary school
Minority students' literacy achievements in PISA 2000, 2003 and 2006 in cooperation with researcher Astrid Roe, ILS, Oslo University
The multicultural perspective in school books of Norwegian, in cooperation with Vestfold University College
Establishing a practical pedagocial education for bilingual teachers
Other functions:
Referee and Reviewer in the journals Nordand Nordens språk som andrespråk, NOA Norsk som andrespråk, Norsk Pedagogisk Tidsskrift and Nordic Studies in Education
Member of the reference group of the research project Local Literacies and community spaces - Investigating transitions and transfers in the 'learning lives' of Groruddalen, University of Oslo