Interpreting sources and writing are the basis for many activities in our society. Our research group investigates multiple sources of “text” and see them in relation to different school subjects and didactics. We also work to make sure that the knowledge is conveyed into the public.
The group is oriented towards text interpretation within the humanities, but combines these with theories and methodologies from the social sciences. In a number of projects, text analysis is combined with classroom observation and/or interviews with pupils, students and teachers.
The research group is active in the public debate about the Norwegian educational system, teacher education, recruitment in the educational sector and in the understanding of the teacher profession. A list of the research group’s contributions to debates is available on the Norwegian site.
The group is associated with the Faculty of Education and International Studies.
Heads of research group
Members
More about the research
Disciplinary reading and writing are the most typical fields of research. Text is broadly defined, and includes research on written and oral texts, as well as various forms of multimodal texts.
Typically, discourse theory, narratology, phenomenology, identity theory and psycho-analytic theory provide theoretical underpinning in the projects within the group. The most common methodological approach is qualitative, but some participants also work with various forms of quantitative research designs.
The group aims at co-operating in smaller sub-groups on various projects and strive to encourage a creative and supportive social environment.
Projects
- TEQ21: Profesjonelle lærere i det 21. århundre
- Grammatikkdidaktikk i morsmålsfaget (GRADIMO)
- Kritisk tenkning i barneskolen (KriT)
- Literacies for helse og livsmestring i skolen
- Demokrati, læring og mobilisering for unge medborgere (DEMOCIT)
- Nordisk Nabosprogsdidaktik og -kommunikation i Læreruddannelserne (nabosprogsdidaktik.dk)
- Nettverk for nynorsk i lærarutdanninga (nynorsksenteret.no)
- ENIRDELM - European Network for Improving Research and Development in Educational Leadership and Management (enirdelm.si)
- Historicizing intelligence. Tests, metrics and the shaping of contemporary society (app.cristin.no)
- ConCitizen: “Contested Narratives and Controversial Issues in Citizenship Education”: New research project expected to deliver impact on national, EU and global level (ouc.ac.cy)
