• Awareness and knowledge of cyberethics: A comparative study of preservice teachers in Malta, Norway, and Spain 

      Milton, Josephine; Giæver, Tonje Hilde; Mifsud, Louise; Gassó, Héctor Hernández (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021): Special Issue: Digital Competence in Teacher Education across Europe, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-30)
      This paper explores the awareness and knowledge of cyberethics held by pre-service teachers across three European countries. The study was conducted via an online survey and yielded 1,131 responses from pre-service teachers ...
    • Bringing deep learning to the Surface: A systematic mapping review of 48 years of research in primary and secondary education 

      Winje, Øystein; Løndal, Knut (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education;Vol. 4 No. 2 (2020): General issue - Comparative and international education in a changing world, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-01)
      Deep learning is a key term in current educational discourses worldwide and used by researchers, policymakers, stakeholders, politicians, organisations and the media with different definitions and, consequently, much ...
    • A Child-Centred Discourse in Zambian Kindergartens? 

      Eriksen, Elisabeth Almaz (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): General issue: Pressing issues in education, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-12)
      This article aims to identify and discuss the existenceand strengthening ofa child-centredteaching discoursein Zambian kindergartens. The article is based on the understanding that the teacher-directed approach to teaching ...
    • Conceptualizing Professional Commitment-Based School Strategy. A Finnish Perspective 

      Paulsen, Jan Merok (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 2-3 (2018): Special Issue: Leading and organizing the education for citizenship of the world, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-25)
      Core values inherent in the Finnish comprehensive education system can in many respects be interpreted to cluster and cohere around a Bildung discourse, which is paradoxically seen against the backdrop of the system’s ...
    • Digital downsides in teacher education 

      Hatlevik, Ove Edvard; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Rohatgi, Anubha (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021): Special Issue: Digital Competence in Teacher Education across Europe, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-30)
      This paper is particularly relevant in the context of a global pandemic when the majority of teaching is conducted online or in a hybrid environment that requires long hours in front of a screen. Online teaching is becoming ...
    • The Dilemma of Teaching with Digital Technologies in Developing Countries: Experiences of Art and Design Teacher Educators in Uganda 

      Tusiime, Wycliff Edwin; Johannesen, Monica; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education;Vol 3 No 2 (2019): General issue: Global influences, local practices, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)
      This case study explores how teacher educators use digital technologies in teaching Art and Design (A&D) in a developing country. It uses semi-structured interviews and non-participant observations to gather qual-itative ...
    • Dimensions of teachers’ transdisciplinary competence based on a systematic review of three transdisciplinary areas 

      Smestad, Bjørn; Gillespie, Astrid (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 4 No. 3-4 (2020): Perspectives on teachers’ transdisciplinary professional competence, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-29)
      This study contributes to the conceptualisation of teachers’ competence through a systematic review (a concept synthesis) of three key transdisciplinary competencies—teachers’ diversity competence, teachers’ research and ...
    • Discrepancies in school staff’s awareness of bullying: A Nordic comparison 

      Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Huang, Lihong (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education;Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): Special Issue: ICCS 2016 Teachers' Perspectives on Civic and Citizenship Education, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-24)
      Bullying is a severe problem for school students in many education systems. We know that the role of principals and teachers is vital for detecting and following up on bullying, and for implementing appropriate measures. ...
    • The Double Meaning Making of the Term Cultural Diversity in Teacher Educator Discourses 

      Fylkesnes, Sandra; Mausethagen, Sølvi; Nilsen, Anne Birgitta (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education;Vol. 2 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Cultural diversity is assumed to be a central component of Western education and even though it has been extensively investigated in international research on teacher education, little knowledge exists about its usage and ...
    • Editorial: Inclusion in vocational education and training (VET) 

      Schmid, Evi; Garrels, Veerle (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 6 No. 3-4 (2022): Special Issue: Inclusion in vocational education and training, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-14)
      The background for this special issue is the role that vocational education and training (VET) plays in the inclusion of young people from different educational and social backgrounds. Rising skill demands have made upper ...
    • Environmental Citizenship in a Nordic Civic and Citizenship Education Context 

      Cheah, Saiki Lucy; Huang, Lihong (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education; Vol 3 No 1 (2019): Special Issue: ICCS 2016 Teachers' Perspectives on Civic and Citizenship Education, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      his study uses data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 (ICCS 2016) conducted in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (students, N=18,962; teachers, N=6,119; school ...
    • Frameworking vocational teachers’ digital competencies: An integrative literature review and synthesis 

      Lahn, Leif Christian; Berntsen, Svanhild Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Two decades of international research on the digital competencies of teachers have provided several frameworks for empirical studies and curriculum development. However, research publications addressing the needed digital ...
    • “I just Google it”: Developing professional digital competence and preparing student teachers to exercise responsible ICT use 

      Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Hatlevik, Ove Edvard (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 4 No. 3-4 (2020): Perspectives on teachers’ transdisciplinary professional competence, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-29)
      The rapid emergence of information and communication technology (ICT) has had implications for the education system and initial teacher education (ITE) in particular. This study investigated the extent to which teacher ...
    • Introducing the PEAT model to frame professional digital competence in teacher education 

      McDonagh, Adrian; Camilleri, Patrick; Engen, Bård Ketil; McGarr, Oliver (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021): Special Issue: Digital Competence in Teacher Education across Europe, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-30)
      This paper puts forward a case for using the PEAT model in teacher education, a framework designed to capture the different dimensions of teachers’ professional digital competence (PDC). The model arose from an Erasmus+funded ...
    • ‘It is like a hammer and toothbrush; you need it for the rest of your life’ – Five Norwegian teachers’ experiences of working at a ‘thinking school’ 

      Ryen, Erik; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-05)
      This article investigates how a group of Norwegian teachers experience working at a ‘thinking school’ (i.e. a school that cooperates with UK-based consultancy Thinking Matters). The context is curriculum development in ...
    • Leadership Strategies in Diverse Intake Environments 

      Ballangrud, Brit Bolken; Paulsen, Jan Merok (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 2-3 (2018): Special Issue: Leading and organizing the education for citizenship of the world, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-02)
      The case study subjected in this paper was designed to illuminate how school leadership strategies and interventions mediate external demands, in the form of the academic press, for raised outcomes, imposed from the policy ...
    • Learning from differences - towards professionalism via international course 

      Steinsvik, Brit; Bortkeviciene, Virginija; Gunntorsdottir, Hermina; Ivanova, Ilze; Hjâlmskog, Karin; Maaranen, Katriina (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 4 (2018): General Issue: Research in Comparative Education Revealing the Work Ahead in Ensuring Respect for Inalienable Right, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-15)
      This paper presents a case study of an intensive international course aimed at pre-service teachers and having a focus on inclusion. The course was funded by Nordplus. Twenty-three students from six Baltic and Nordic ...
    • LGBT Issues in Norwegian Textbooks: Shared or Fragmented Responsibility? 

      Smestad, Bjørn (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 4 (2018): General Issue: Research in Comparative Education Revealing the Work Ahead in Ensuring Respect for Inalienable Rights, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-15)
      In Norway, a model for schools’ teaching about LGBT issues is chosen where the responsibility is divided between different school subjects: social science, natural science, RLE (religion, philosophies of life and ethics), ...
    • Lokal yrkesfagskultur og ulikhet i fortellinger om ungdoms utdanningsvalg – et stedssensitivt blikk på Oslo og Rogaland 

      Hegna, Kristinn; Reegård, Kaja (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education; Vol 3 No 3 (2019): Special Issue/temanummer: Stedlige perspektiver på skoleliv og yrkesfag, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The literature on vocational educational aspirations typically lacks a conception of space, place and local employment opportunities. This article compares two locations in Norway, that is, the capital Oslo, characterised ...
    • Making Sense Across Levels in Local School Governance: Dialogue Meetings between a Superintendent and Subordinated School Leaders 

      Henriksen, Øyvind H. (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol 2 No 2-3 (2018): Special Issue: Leading and organizing the education for citizenship of the world, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-17)
      Dialogues and relations between interdependent leaders working at different hierarchical levels within a given school governance system are crucial for developing shared understandings which are seen as a prerequisite for ...