Svein Sjøberg

Professor Emeritus
Image of Svein  Sjøberg
Postal address P.O.Box. 1099 Blindern 0851 Oslo

Educational background:

 Cand. real, Oslo University, 1970, nuclear physics

MA. in education, Leeds University 1975 (With distinction)

Practical Pedgogical Education (teaching certificate) Oslo University 1976

dr. philos, Oslo University 1982 (Thesis (in Norwegian): The theories of Jean Piaget and their relationship to physics as a discipline and as a school subject)

Prices and awards:

H.M. King Olavs price for best scientific dissertation (On the significance of Jean Piaget's theories to science education)  Oslo University 1978

H.M. King Olavs price for best scientific dissertation (On gender and science education), Oslo University 1983 (with co-writers)

Honorary doctor of Linköping University Sweden, 2004

International price for outstanding contribution to physics education, Awarded by ICPE (International Committee for Physics Education), a sub-group of  IUPAP (International Union of Pure and Applied Physics) 2005

 Research interests:

 Has been involved in curriculum reforms and textbooks for all levels. Has twice won H.M King Olav's gold medal for scientific dissertations. Research in cognitive development in science, gender and science education and international comparative research. Board member of IOSTE (International Organization for Science and Technology Education ( since 1994 (President  2002-04) and Member of the Advisory Group on the Science and Society action plan of the 6th Framework Programme of the EU FP6 (2002-06).

Current research interests:

Social, cultural and ethical aspects of science education, science education and development, gender and science education in developing countries. Critical approach to issues of scientific literacy and public understanding of science. Organizer of two comparative projects on pupils' interests, attitudes etc. of importance to science teaching and learning: SAS (Science And Scientists) and ROSE (The Relevance of Science Education (2002 ---) ROSE site:

http://www.ils.uio.no/english/rose/

Leader of the newly (2007) established research group KRIM (Gender/Kjønn, Recruitment, Interest and Motivation) in Science education.

Current activities:

International Academic activities and contacts

Responsible for the current international ROSE-project (The Relevance Of Science Education), financed by the Research Council of Norway


Board member of IOSTE (International Organisation of Science and Technology Education) from 1994-2008 (President 2002 –2004)

Member of Advisory group on Science and Society action plan in Frame Program 6 of the European Union (2002 – 2006)

Member of 'High Level Expert Group' in the European Union for the stimulation of recruitment to science and technology (2003 – 2005) The report; Europe needs more scientists

Member of the OECD working group on the declining interest in studies in science and technology (2004-05)

Supervisor for several African PhD students in the GRASSMATE (Graduate Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education) programme at University of Western Cape, South Africa (2002 --- )

Member of Danish national Committee to review the status of science education (2002-- 2003) Final report and strategic plan

Member of the Board of The Universe Foundation (Danfoss Universe), (Danish Science Centre) (2006- )

Member of  Scientific Committee for the National Graduate School in Science and Technology Education (Nationella Forskarskolan i Naturvetenskapernas og Teknikens Didaktik) ), Sweden (2003 – 2006)

Member of The Board of AFCLIST (African Forum for Children's Literacy in Science and Technology) a pan-African organization that supports and promotes innovative projects in science education for children in sub-Saharan Africa.

Working for NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) on several projects in Africa, mainly related to gender and science education. The main project is FEMSA (Female Education in Mathematics and Science in Africa

Member of Sachverständigenrat (Advisory Committee) for IPN (Leibniz-institut für die Pedagogik der Naturwissenschaften), The institute for Science education, Kiel, Germany. (1999 – 2006)

Evaluator (1998-99) of the Swedish NOT-project, a programme to enhance the interest in Science education. Member of the NOT advisory group for the new NOT-project, 1999 -- 2004.

Member of the international expert of Ciência Viva in Portugal, a large program to promote 'scientific culture' in Portuguese schools.

National coordinator for IEA/SISS (Second International Science Study), which has been followed by TIMSS (The Third International Mathematics and Science Study)

PhD examiner for 15 PhDs (in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Australia)

National (Norwegian) academic activities and contacts

Member of the advisory board of Abelsenteret (in memory of the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel).

Member of national curriculum reform groups for various levels of education.

Chair of Norwegian national Committee to review the status of science education (1993-95)

Member of the expert panel for NORLA, Norwegian Literature Abroad, Fiction & Non-fiction

Member of the award committee of NFF (Norsk Faglitterært Fond) Norwegian Non-Fiction Literature

Member of the expert panel on guidelines and principles for Norwegian curriculum reform (2003 – 2005)

Main administrative tasks:

Organizer of the project ROSE. The Relevance of Science Education http://www.ils.uio.no/english/rose/

Organizer of the research group KRIM (Gender(Kjønn, Recuitment, Interst and Motivation) in Science Education

Member of the board of ILS
 

Teaching:

Teaching of various courses in Science education

Supervision of Master degrees in science education

Supervison of PhD's in science education

Completed projects:

Science education and citizenship (3 PhDs, supported by the reasearch Council of Norway)

SAS (Science and Scientists)

Other functions:

Editorial boards of Journals etc

Member of the Editorial Board of JRST (Journal of Research in Science Teaching), the journal of NARST (National Association for Science Teaching). (2001-05)

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal SSE (Studies in Science Education)

Member of the Editorial Board of International Science and Mathematics Education Journal

Member of the Editorial Board on Stockholm Library of Curriculum Studies

Member of the Editorial Board of Zeitshrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschatften

Member of the Editorial Board of  Connect (UNESCO International Science, Technology & Environmental Education Newsletter)

Member of the Editorial Board of Science & Technology Education Library, Springer verlag  (previously Kluwer Academic)

Referee and reviewer

Vetenskapsrådet (The Swedish Research Council), Sweden

Norges forskningsråd (Research Council of Norway)

Östersjöstiftelsen, Sweden 

National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa

The journal Science Education

The journal Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

The journal Norsk Pedagogisk Tidsskrift

 

Publications

  • Sjøberg, Svein (2022). OECD, PISA, and Globalization: The Influence of the International Assessment Regime. In Tienken, Christopher H* & Mullen, Carol A. (Ed.), The Risky Business of Education Policy. Routledge. ISSN 9780367622480. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2022). Da skolen gikk ad PISA. In Schaanning, Espen & Aagre, Willy (Ed.), Skolens mening. Femti år etter Nils Christies Hvis skolen ikke fantes. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215055411. p. 131–153. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2021). Pisafisering av skolen EN suksess med bismak. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7005. 3(4), p. 159–177. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2021). PISA and the Politics of Science Education. In Tajmel, Tanja; Starl, Klaus & Spinting, Susanne (Ed.), The Human Rights-Based Approach to STEM Education. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830942207. p. 81–102. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein & Jenkins, Edgar (2020). PISA: a political project and a research agenda. Studies in science education. ISSN 0305-7267. doi: 10.1080/03057267.2020.1824473. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2019). Global Educational Governance by standardization, rankings, comparisons and “successful” examples. In Langer, Roman & Brüsemeister, Thomas (Ed.), Handbuch Educational Governance Theorien. Springer. ISSN 9783658222369. p. 653–690. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-22237-6_29. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2019). The PISA-syndrome – How the OECD has hijacked the way we perceive pupils, schools and education. Confero: Essays on Education, Philosophy and Politics. 7(1), p. 12–65. doi: 10.3384/confero.2001-4562.190125. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2018). PISA - oraklet i Paris? Global styring af skole og uddannelse. In Sommer, Dion & Klitmøller, Jacob (Ed.), Fremtidsparat? Hinsides PISA - nordiske perspektiver på uddannelse. Hans Reitzels Forlag. ISSN 9788741271644. p. 73–106. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2018). The power and paradoxes of PISA: Should Inquiry-Based Science Education be sacrificed to climb on the rankings? Nordic Studies in Science Education (NorDiNa). ISSN 1504-4556. 14(2), p. 186–202. doi: 10.5617/nordina.6185. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2018). The Legacy of IOSTE– and two Competing Visions for Science and Technology Education. In Jobér, Anna; Andrée, Maria & Ideland, Malin (Ed.), Future Educational Challenges from Science and Technology Perspectives. XVIII IOSTE Symposium Book of Proceeding. Malmö University. ISSN 9789171049711. p. 278–287. doi: 10.24834/978-91-7104-971-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2017). "O-fagssyndromet": Et skolefags vekst og fall. In Roos, Merethe & Tønnesson, Johan (Ed.), Sann opplysning? Naturvitenskap i nordiske offentligheter gjennopm fire århundrer. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202566265. p. 471–508. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein; Osborne, Jonathan; Oskarsson, Magnus & Serder, Margareta (2017). The PISA Science Assessment for 2015 and the Implications for Science Education: Uses and Abuses. In Hahl, Kaisa; juuti, kalle; Lampiselkä, Jarkko; Uitto, Anna & Lavonen, Jari (Ed.), Cognitive and Affective Aspects in Science Education Research. Selected Papers from the ESERA 2015 Conference. Springer. ISSN 9783319586847. p. 191–203. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58685-4_15. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2017). Pisa testing: A global educational race? EurophysicsNews. ISSN 0531-7479. 48(4), p. 17–20. doi: 10.1051/epn/2017402. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2017). PISA as a Challenge for Science Education: Inherent Problems and Problematic Results from a Global Assessment Regime. Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (RBPEC). ISSN 1806-5104. p. 327–263. doi: 10.28976/1984-2686rbpec2017171327. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2016). OECD, PISA, and Globalization: The Influence of the International Assessment Regime. In Tienken, Christopher H* & Mullen, Carol A* (Ed.), Education Policy Perils - Tackling the tough Issues. Routledge. ISSN 9781138898189. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2016). Takk til Johan From. En respons. Bedre Skole. ISSN 0802-183X. p. 27–28. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2016). The PISA Science Assessment for 2015 and the Implications for Science Education: Uses and Abuses. In Lavonen, Jari; Juuti, Kalle; Lampiselkä, Jarkko; Uitto, Anna & Kaisa, Hahl (Ed.), Science Education Research: Engaging learners for a sustainable future.. ESERA. ISSN 9789515115416. p. 191–2013. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58685-4_15. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2015). Foreword. In Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Dillon, Justin & Ryder, Jim (Ed.), Understanding student participation and choice in science and technology education. Springer. ISSN 9789400777927. p. v–vii. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7793-4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sjøberg, Svein (2015). PISA and global educational governance - A critique of the project, its uses and implications. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. ISSN 1305-8215. 11(1), p. 111–127. doi: 10.12973/eurasia.2015.1310a. Full text in Research Archive

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