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Christian Brandmo

Professor, Vice Director SpedAims, Coordinator of Research Education
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Phone +47 22 85 52 43
Mobile phone +47 902 08 596
Room 449
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Visiting address Sem Sælandsvei 7 Helga Engs hus 4th floor 0371 OSLO
Postal address P. O. Box 1140 Blindern 0318 OSLO NORWAY

Academic Interests

  • Motivation and Learning Processes
  • Metacognition and Self-Regulation
  • Research design
  • Quantitative methods and analyses

Teaching

Current Teaching (Spring 2026)

  • SPED1300 Learning in a Lifecycle Perspective
  • SPED2200 The Action Chain of Special Education

Previous Teaching

  • SPED1200 Research Method and Research-based Practice
  • SPED1300 Learning in a Lifecycle Perspective
  • SPED2100 Development in a Lifecycle Perspective
  • SPED2200 The Action Chain of Special Education
  • SPED4002 Special Education Counseling, Innovation, and Examination
  • SPED4010 (and SNE4231) Philosophy of Science, Research Method, and Statistics
  • The National Leadership Education for School Principals
  • UTLED4111 Governance and Leadership in Education (The Master Programme in Educational Leadership)
  • UTLED4301 Research Methods in Educational Science (The Master Programme in Educational Leadership)
  • UTLED4302 Research Design (The Master Programme in Educational Leadership)
  • UTLED4303 Applied Methods (The Master Programme in Educational Leadership)
  • DIDMET4000 Research Methodology in Teaching Sciences
  • DIDMET4200 Research Methods and Preparation for Master Thesis
  • UTLED4062 Research Methodology in Educational Science
  • UTLED4071 Project Seminar with Applied Methods
  • PPU3210 Teaching and Learning (The Teacher Education Programme)
  • PPU3310L Teaching and Learning (The Teacher Education Programme)
  • PPU3120D Teacher Education (part time)
  • UTLED4061 Philosophy of Educational Science, Research Strategies, and Methodology
  • UTLED4070 Statistics
  • PED4100 Theory and Practice in Educational Psychology
    • Courses in Psychological Assessment
    • Courses in Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning
  • PED4010 Statistics
  • PED2140 How people learn
  • Courses about Human Learning for Academic Staff

Higher education and employment history

Education

  • Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Oslo
  • M.A. in Educational Psychology, University of Oslo

Positions

  • Professor of Special Needs Education, Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, 2019 -
  • Associate Professor of Special Needs Education, Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, 2018 - 2019
  • Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, 2011-2018
  • Department Deputy / Head of Research, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, 2012-2014
  • Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, Spring 2011
  • Lecturer, Department of Educational Research, University of Oslo, Fall 2010
  • Research Fellow, Department of Educational Research, University of Oslo, 2005-2010
  • School Psychologist, Akershus County, 2004-2005

Publications

  • Herlofsen, Camilla; Tveitnes, Marianne Sandvik; Olsen, Kathrin; Hesjedal, Elisabeth; Brandmo, Christian & Cameron, David Lansing (2026). Educational-Psychological Counsellors as Street-Level Bureaucrats: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of How Children’s Right to Participate is Ensured. The International Journal of Children's Rights. ISSN 0927-5568. 34(1), p. 163–186. doi: 10.1163/15718182-20262003. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hallaråker, Helene; Hesjedal, Elisabeth & Brandmo, Christian (2025). Characteristics of Interprofessional Collaboration Between Educational Psychological Services and Schools: A Scoping Review. Educational Research Review. ISSN 1747-938X. 48, p. 1–19. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100707. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Brandmo, Christian (2026). En skole for alle? En studie av ungdomsskoleelevers læring, motivasjon og trivsel. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brandmo, Christian (2026). Motivasjon og mening for elever i en fagfornyet skole. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brandmo, Christian (2026). Motivasjon og mening for elever i en fagfornyet skole. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brandmo, Christian; Olsen, Kathrin; Hesjedal, Elisabeth; Herlofsen, Camilla; Hallaråker, Helene & Tveitnes, Marianne Sandvik [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2026). Does Educational Background Matter? Perceived Trust, Self-Efficacy, and Competence Needs Among Educational Psychology Counsellors. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wang, Mari Vaage; Brandmo, Christian; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar; Olsen, Rolf Vegar & Fjellrik, Sadiyah Ehsan (2026). Coping With Academic Stress: Perceived Control and Peer Resources in Adolescence. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brandmo, Christian; Wang, Mari Vaage; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar & Olsen, Rolf Vegar (2025). Profiling secondary students’ motivation and its antecedents. Full text in Research Archive
  • Furberg, Anniken; Karseth, Berit; Gunnulfsen, Ann Elisabeth; Brandmo, Christian; Olsen, Rolf Vegar & Silseth, Kenneth [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2026). Evaluering av fagfornyelsen — Intensjoner, prosesser og praksiser: Sluttrapport fra prosjektet EVA2020. Det utdanningsvitenskapelige fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo . ISSN 9788293847236. doi: https:/www.uv.uio.no/forskning/prosjekter/fagfornyelsen-evaluering/publikasjoner/sluttrapport_eva2020.pdf. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brandmo, Christian; Wang, Mari Vaage; Olsen, Rolf Vegar; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar & Øistad, Jon Hellerud (2025). Læring, motivasjon, trivsel og tverrfaglige tema i fagfornyelsen. Funn fra spørreundersøkelsen til elever på 9. trinn og lærere i ungdomsskolen. Det utdanningsvitenskapelige fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo . ISSN 9788293847168. Full text in Research Archive

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Published Aug. 15, 2018 1:12 PM - Last modified Jan. 2, 2026 2:28 PM