• The occupational context of activation work: the relative role of educational and workplace qualification and socialisation 

      Sadeghi, Talieh (OsloMet Avhandling 2020;Nr 30, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Activation policies, understood as mandatory activation of clients outside the labour market, have affected citizens’ lives and altered the frontline work in welfare offices dramatically. In effect, there are new ...
    • Old and new methods in police research 

      Fekjær, Silje Bringsrud (Nordisk politiforskning;Årgang 4, Nr. 2-2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-12)
      In this paper, I describe widely used methods in Scandinavian police research, discuss strengths and weaknesses and suggest methods for future police research. Thick, in-depth descriptions and closeness to the field are ...
    • Old, New, Borrowed and Blue – Shifts In Modern Policing 

      Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Fyfe, Nicholas R.; Gundhus, Helene Ingebrigtsen; Larsson, Paul; Skjevrak, Pernille; Runhovde, Siv Rebekka; Vestby, Annette (British Journal of Criminology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-20)
      This article analyses ambiguity and complexity in proactive policing practices and identifies the paradox that despite the focus on increasing proactivity, police work remains strongly reactive. Drawing on a set of Norwegian ...
    • Om lærerrollen. Et kunnskapsgrunnlag 

      Ekspertgruppa om lærerrollen (Research report, 2016)
      I juli 2015 satte kunnskapsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen ned en ekspergruppe for å se på lærerrollen. Ekspertgruppa har sett på lærerrollens utvikling og hva som kjennetegner den i dag. Til grunn for arbeidet ligger analyser ...
    • Omfang av felleselement i BSV-utdanningane - argumentasjon og konsekvens 

      Heggen, Kåre; Henriksen, Øystein; Terum, Lars Inge (Rapport;nr. 68, Research report, 2015)
      Målet med prosjektet var å følgje opp noko av det sentrale innhaldet i «Samspelsmeldinga» (nr. 13) – å samanlikne utdanningar og å utvikle meir kunnskap både om fagleg innhald og argumentasjon for og i mot, utdanningar med ...
    • Optimism trap? Educational aspirations and outcomes among students with immigrant backgrounds in Norway and Spain 

      Kindt, Marianne Takvam; Strømme, Thea Bertnes; Lødding, Berit; Merino Pareja, Rafael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      While immigrants and their children display bold educational aspirations, less is known about the relationship between their aspirations and educational outcomes. Using longitudinal survey data on students in upper secondary ...
    • Organisasjonens betydning for sosialarbeideres vurderinger 

      Oterholm, Inger (Skriftserien avhandling;(8), Peer reviewed; Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      Hvilken betydning har det for ungdom med barnevernsbakgrunn om de får oppfølging fra barneverntjenesten eller sosialtjenesten som del av NAV etter fylte 18 år? Temaet for avhandlingen er sosialarbeideres vurderinger om ...
    • Organisational commitment among public and private sector professionals 

      Mastekaasa, Arne (;nr. 5, Working paper, 2004)
      Public sector workers are partly portrayed as highly motivated and with relatively altruistic values, and partly as lazy and opportunistic. This paper compares the level of organisational commitment in professional groups ...
    • Organizational commitment among public and private sector professionals 

      Mastekaasa, Arne (SPS arbeidsnotat;nr. 1, Working paper, 2009)
      Public sector workers are partly portrayed as highly motivated and with relatively altruistic values, and partly as lazy and opportunistic. This article compares the level of organizational commitment in professional groups ...
    • Overgangen fra fagarbeider til yrkesfaglærer. Yrkesfaglærerutdanning som overgangsarena fra ett yrke til et annet 

      Sarastuen, Nora Kolkin (OsloMet Avhandling 2021;Nr 16, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      I denne avhandlingen studerer jeg hva som kjennetegner utdanning som overgang fra fagarbeid til lærerarbeid. Når stadig flere velger å bytte karriere i løpet av voksenlivet oppstår det nye studentgrupper i høyere utdanning, ...
    • Paradoxical Attraction? Why an Increasing Number of International Students Choose Norway 

      Wiers-Jenssen, Jannecke (Journal of Studies in International Education;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-27)
      Between 2000 and 2015, Norway has experienced a large increase in the number of international students compared with many other countries. At first glance, this may seem paradoxical considering that Norway is a country ...
    • Parental leave vs. competition for clients: Motherhood penalty in competitive work environments 

      Halrynjo, Sigtona; Mangset, Marte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Abstract Objective: This paper explores the role of parental leave for gendered career patterns in individualized, competitive labor markets in Norway, a culturally and politically family-friendly and gender-equal society. ...
    • Paternalistic persuasion: are doctors paternalistic when persuading patients, and how does persuasion differ from convincing and recommending? 

      Fleisje, Anniken (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In contemporary paternalism literature, persuasion is commonly not considered paternalistic. Moreover, paternalism is typically understood to be problematic either because it is seen as coercive, or because of the insult ...
    • The Peaceful Revolts: 1968 in the Nordic Welfare States 

      Thue, Fredrik W.; Brandt, Thomas; Hansen, Else; Matthíasdóttir, Sigríður (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The student revolts of 1968 in the Nordic countries were peaceful in comparison with what happened in places like Berlin, Par is or Rome. Students in the Nordic countries also protested and revolted ...
    • Pedagogikkfaget og norsk lærerutdanning 

      Telhaug, Alfred Oftedal (SPS arbeidsnotat;nr. 3, Working paper, 2008)
      Foredrag holdt ved lanseringen av ”Pedagogikken i reformene - Reformene i pedagogikken”, festskrift til Peder Haug, Senter for profesjonsstudier mandag 25.august 2008.
    • The Philosophical Dimensions of Teachers’ Research Literacy 

      Kotzee, Ben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In this paper, I investigate the place of philosophical literacy in teachers’ research literacy. Drawing on Pring, Bridges and Winch, I ask what the relationship is between being “research literate” in the field of ...
    • Placement mentors making sense of research-based knowledge 

      Raaen, Finn Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Placement mentors’ role increasingly implies demonstrating to student teachers how research-based knowledge in combination with experience-based knowledge may be relevant in teachers’ professional work. This is a challenge. ...
    • Placement training and learning outcomes in social work education 

      Caspersen, Joakim; Smeby, Jens-Christian (Studies in Higher Education;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-21)
      Field placement has traditionally been an important component of professional and vocational education programmes, and there is a growing interest in workplace experience in higher education programmes in general. In this ...
    • De politiserende embetsmenn : en tradisjon i norsk forvaltning 

      Slagstad, Rune (Nordisk administrativt tidsskrift;88 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-12)
      Min analyse samler seg om de to store reformregimer i moderne norsk historie, embetsmannsstaten (1814-1884) og arbeiderpartistaten (1945-1981). Derved aksentueres en kontinuitet mellom disse to som eliteregimer. I sentrum ...
    • Politistudentene: Hvem er de og hvorfor vil de bli politi? 

      Winnæss, Pål; Helland, Håvard (Nordisk politiforskning;1(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The article examines the reasons fresh police students have for choosing police education and what kind of backgrounds they have. Previous research has indicated that police students’ social background has changed in that ...