• Development of hybrid professionalism: street-level managers’ work and the enabling conditions of public reform 

      Breit, Eric Martin Alexander; Andreassen, Tone Alm; Fossestøl, Knut (Public Management Review;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-06)
      This paper examines the role of street-level managers in the development of hybrid professionalism. Based on a longitudinal analysis of an organisational reform, we highlight the work of street-level managers in promoting ...
    • Frontline workers’ competency in activation work 

      Sadeghi, Talieh; Fekjær, Silje Bringsrud (International Journal of Social Welfare;Volume 28, Issue 1 - January 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-02)
      Frontline workers play a crucial role in implementing activation policies. Nevertheless, research on the competencies required for activation work is limited. We explored activation competency based on a survey of 1,735 ...
    • 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 ...