• Developing two-year apprenticeships in Norway and Switzerland 

      Schmid, Evi; Scharnhorst, Ursula; Kammermann, Marlise (Vocations and Learning;14 (2021), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-22)
      Over the last 15 years, different countries have developed low-level vocational education and training (VET) programmes for young people who struggle to enter or complete education at upper secondary level. Switzerland ...
    • Digital opplæring i praktiske ferdigheter – erfaringer fra den skolebaserte yrkesopplæringen i perioden mars til juni 2020 

      Eben, Bjørn; Spetalen, Halvor (Nordisk tidsskrift for utdanning og praksis;Vol 15, Nr 2 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-09)
      Denne artikkelen beskriver hvilke erfaringer et utvalg yrkesfaglærere i utdanningsprogrammet restaurant- og matfag gjorde da skolene stengte i perioden mars til juni 2020 og de måtte tilrettelegge opplæring av praktiske ...
    • Digitale historiefortelling som kontekstuell læring i yrkesfaglig undervisning 

      Wolden, Anne-Catrine; Goth, Ursula-Georgine Småland; Larsen, Anne Karin (Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training;Vol. 8, No. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Digital skills are needed in order to use digital media for learning purposes and to cope with today’s knowledge society. In recent years, digital storytelling has become a modern way of telling stories, and in learning ...
    • 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 ...
    • Doing and Talking: People with Intellectual Disabilities’ Handling of Challenges of Remote Communication 

      Kversøy, Kjartan Skogly; Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Kuyini; Kellems, Ryan; Kversøy, Sofie Daae; Cusworth, Zackery (International Journal of Disability, Development and Education;Volume 69, 2022 - Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-09)
      This article is about the challenge of communication via smartphones and tablets by people with intellectual disabilities (ID). We will give special attention to persons that struggle with verbal communication. One of our ...
    • Dual læringsmodell i trafikklærerutdanningen 

      Kristoffersen, Anders (Skandinavisk tidsskrift for yrker og profesjoner i utvikling;Årg 3 (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-02)
      Trafikklærerstudentene følger en læringsmodell der de er to dager ute i praksis og tre dager på universitetet gjennom hele studiet. I denne artikkelen retter jeg oppmerksomheten mot trafikklærerstudentenes læringsutbytte ...
    • Dybdelæring i et yrkesfaglig perspektiv 

      Dahlback, Jorunn; Hansen, Kari; Haaland, Grete; Vagle, Inger (Skandinavisk tidsskrift for yrker og profesjoner i utvikling;Vol 6, No.1 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-24)
      Dybdelæring er et sentralt begrep i fagfornyelsen og ny overordnet del av læreplanverket i Kunnskapsløftet 2020 (LK20). Denne artikkelen har til hensikt å synliggjøre hva dybdelæring kan være i yrkesfaglig videregående ...
    • Editorial: Assessment in Nordic VET 

      Nore, Hæge; Lindberg, Viveca (Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training;Volume 10 Issue 3 – Special Issue: Assessment in Nordic VET (Bedömning av yrkeskunnande i nordiskt perspektiv), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-22)
      Ten years ago, during a research exchange at Stockholm University, we organised a workshop on assessment in Nordic VET. At that time Viveca Lindberg had recently undertaken a review of Swedish research for Vetenskapsrådet ...
    • 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 ...
    • The emerging promise of touchscreen devices for individuals with intellectual disabilities 

      Kversøy, Kjartan Skogly; Kellems, Ryan O.; Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Kuyini; Bussey, Heidi C.; Kversøy, Sofie Daae (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction;volume 4, issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Abstract This article explores the emerging promise touchscreen devices hold for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Many individuals with ID that struggle to read, write or use voice assisted strategies can ...
    • Employer willingness to hire people with intellectual disability: The influence of employer experience, perception of work, and social responsibility 

      Dean, Evan Edward; Garrels, Veerle; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten; Wendelborg, Christian (Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation;Volume 57, issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-15)
      Background: For people with intellectual disability (ID), competitive integrated employment (CIE) offers many important benefits, including opportunities for inclusion as well as enhanced mental health and quality of life. ...
    • Employment for persons with intellectual disability in the Nordic countries: A scoping review 

      Garrels, Veerle; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten (JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities;Volume 34, Issue 4, July 2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-11)
      Background: The Nordic countries are renowned for their inclusive policies, yet persons with intellectual disability remain largely excluded from the labor market. A review of the existing knowledge base may inform policy ...
    • En utdanningsreforms møte med ulike skolekulturer og forståelsesrammer 

      Karstensen, Steinar; Aakernes, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Hensikten med denne artikkelen er å bidra med kunnskap om hvordan ulike skolekulturer og yrkesfaglæreres ulike utdannings- og yrkesbakgrunn har preget tolkningen av læreplanen i et nytt utdanningsprogram. Utdanningsreformer ...
    • Endringsbehov i norsk yrkesopplæring? - Elevers, lærlingers og yrkesfaglærere erfaringer med yrkesopplæring i Vg1 

      Bødtker-Lund, Daniel; Hansen, Kari; Haaland, Grete; Vagle, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Artikkelen belyser hvordan opplæringens innhold i Vg1 erfares av elever, lærlinger og lærere, som grunnlag for vurdering av endringsbehov i norsk yrkesopplæring. Problemstillingen artikkelen gir svar på er: Hvordan fungerer ...
    • Ensuring Curriculum Relevance in Vocational Education and Training: Epistemological Perspectives in a Curriculum Research Project 

      Hiim, Hilde (International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training;Vol 4 No 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-26)
      This article addresses challenges regarding relevance in vocational education and training (VET) curricula. Recent research on Norwegian VET shows that the educational content is not sufficiently related to the students’ ...
    • Erfaringer med bruk av simulering som transferstrategi 

      Spetalen, Halvor; Sannerud, Ronny (Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training;3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      I denne artikkelen stiller vi spørsmålet: Er simulering egnet som læringsaktivitet når spesifikk praksis er tenkt trent og overført fra en simuleringskontekst til en nærmere bestemt anvendelseskontekst? For å besvare ...
    • Erfaringslæring og yrkesfaglærere: en kvalitativ studie 

      Inglar, Tron (Peer reviewed; Doctoral thesis, 2009)
      Den pedagogiske utdanningen av yrkesfaglærere i Norge har en relativt kort historie. Statens yrkeslærerskole ble institusjonalisert i 1947 og avløste instruktørkursene man hadde gjennomført noen år1. Institusjonen har ...
    • Experiences with the use of simulation as transfer strategy 

      Spetalen, Halvor; Sannerud, Ronny (Research report, 2015)
      In this article, we ask: Is simulation suitable as a learning activity when specific practices are thought to be trained and transferred from a simulation context to a specified application context? To answer this question, ...
    • Exploring the Use of Virtual Characters (Avatars), Live Animation, and Augmented Reality to Teach Social Skills to Individuals with Autism 

      Kellems, Ryan; Charlton, Cade; Kversøy, Kjartan Skogly; Miklós, Gyori (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction;Volume 4, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-11)
      Individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities struggle to acquire and appropriately use social skills to improve the quality of their lives. These critical skills can be difficult to teach because they are ...
    • Fagfornyelsen 500 dager etter – Erfaringer fra restaurant- og matfag 

      Spetalen, Halvor (Research report, 2022)
      Fagfornyelsen er den tredje store reformen i norsk fag- og yrkesopplæring siden Reform94 i 1994 og Kunnskapsløftet i 2006. Fagfornyelsen ble planlagt fra 2018 og innført i Vg1 fra høsten 2020, i Vg2 fra høsten 2021 og i ...