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National Policies Supporting Gender Equality in Academic Careers: Are the “Global Leaders” Doing What It Takes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)National policies used to advance gender equality in academic careers in higher education in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, are examined based on publicly available documents from 1990 to 2023. Drawing on theoretical ... -
Learning systems and learning paths in sustainability transitions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Scholars have stressed the need to better understand the role of learning in sustainability transitions. Even though progress has been made, there is a call for more research, both in the form of large-scale empirical ... -
Does trust-based management reform enhance employee-driven innovation? Evidence from a Scandinavian capital
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Over the last two decades, public sector trust-based management reform (TBMR) has been on the agenda in Scandinavia. This article analyzes the relationship between such reform and employee-driven innovation (EDI) in schools ... -
Which companies hire NEET? Organisational characteristics of hiring NEET in a Norwegian full-population registry study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Which types of organisations hire NEET? We use longitudinal national registry data from Norway to investigate four types of organisational characteristics: (a) staff proportion with low pay and low education, (b) staff ... -
Comparing digital to traditional follow-up in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration: A youth perspective on trust and satisfaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Public employment services are increasingly becoming digital. Previous literature has highlighted potential and intersectional risks associated with digitalizing these services. To address this, the current study explores ... -
Hvordan måle tidspunkt for avgang fra yrkeslivet i Norge? Om ulike definisjoner, metoder og resultater
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Det er av stor interesse å kunne måle presist hvordan den typiske avgangsalderen utvikler seg på samfunnsnivå og hvordan den eventuelt varierer mellom grupper på individnivå. I denne artikkelen redegjør vi for ulike ... -
Career choices after completion of vocational training: the case of licensed practical nurses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The initial career choice that young people make can become subject to change as individuals gain professional and personal experience. We study career choices made after vocational training and investigate the propensity ... -
Arbeidsavklaringspenger: Protokoll for en oppsummering av kunnskapen på området
(AFI-notat;2023:07, Working paper, 2023-11-30)Notatet er en kunnskapsoppsummering (scoping review) over forskning om arbeidsavklaringspenger i Norge. Den gir en detaljert oversikt over hvordan kunnskapsoppsummeringen skal gjennomføres, herunder med hensyn til formål, ... -
Attitudes and behaviors of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a predominantly Indigenous population in Mexico: a survey study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most devastating worldwide crises. The pandemic has heavily affected the most vulnerable groups, including Indigenous communities. Our study aimed to evaluate the atti- ... -
“It is Very Difficult for us to Separate Ourselves from this System”: Views of European Researchers, Research Managers, Administrators and Governance Advisors on Structural and Institutional Influences on Research Integrity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research integrity is fundamental to the validity and reliability of scientific findings, and for ethical conduct of research. As part of PRINTEGER (Promoting Integrity as an Integral Dimension of Excellence in Research), ... -
Predicting stable employment trajectories among young people with disabilities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research aiming to explain disabled people’s inequalities in the labour market has primarily focused on transitional factors between school and work, wage gaps, or socioeconomic background characteristics as expla- nations ... -
Political bias in evidence for policymaking and the knowledge work of civil servants: the case of the ongoing digitalization of the Norwegian school
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article engages in evidence-based policymaking by addressing (a) how civil servants endeavor to link evidence and policy and (b) examining how political bias influences this knowledge work in the ongoing digitalization ... -
Samarbeid om arbeidsinkludering: Er Lipskys perspektiver fortsatt relevante?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Teorien om bakkebyråkratiet fremstår nærmest som en standardreferanse for forskere som studerer førstelinjen på arbeidsinkluderingsfeltet. I artikkelen drøfter jeg hvorvidt teorien egner seg til å analysere nye og mer ... -
Midlertidig lønnstilskudd – hvem deltar, når, og hva er utfallet?
(AFI-notat;2023:06, Working paper, 2023-11-08)I dette AFI-notatet presenteres en analyse av alle deltakere på midlertidig lønnstilskudd i perioden fra mars 2010 til desember 2019, som NAV har klassifisert som med nedsatt arbeidsevne. Resultatene indikerer at det i ... -
The Impact of Employer Characteristics on Sustaining Employment for Workers with Reduced Capacity: Evidence from Norwegian Register data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Both literature and public policy on work inclusion has shifted towards the demand-side, which recognises that employer engagement is crucial to increase labour market participation and sustained employment for vulnerable ... -
“Bring your A-game and leave your ego at the door”: Songwriting camps as sites for the (re-)production of practice-based knowledge
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The established industry practices of collaborative songwriting sessions and camps are vital sites for the acquisition and transferal of songwriting skills and knowledge. While there is a limited body of research into ... -
Who chooses fast-track programs in mathematics? The role of class origin, ethnicity, and gender among Norwegian lower-secondary students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article examines Norwegian lower-secondary students who enrol in fast- track programs in mathematics. These fast-track programs are designed to accommodate high-performing students who want a faster learning pace than ... -
Is the disability wage gap a gendered inequality? Evidence from a 13-year full population study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Recent research has confirmed the employment disadvantages of disabled people, but disability wage gaps in interaction with gender have not been sufficiently explored. This article asks how the disability wage gap can ... -
Activistic citizenship in nursing homes: co-ownership in the mundane
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The traditional narrative of dementia, focused on cognition as constructive of personhood, has been challenged by person-centred care as well as a rights-based citizenship lens. However, reports of everyday discrimination ... -
Advancing women’s representation in top academic positions–what works?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Which gender equality measures do Nordic universities use, and to what extent are the measures effective in increasing the share of women in top academic positions? Based on theories that distinguish between actor ...