Home and Education

The purpose of the research group is to develop an arena and a community for researchers with an interest in parent's and family’s roles and involvement in children and young people's education and home collaboration and partnership with early childhood education, school, and society. This will create a basis for being able to share, discuss and produce research-based knowledge, competence and activities through collaboration and gatherings and active participation in internal and external networks, seminars and conferences.

Purpose

The purpose is to develop an arena and a community for researchers with interest in parents' role and involvement in children and young people's education and home collaboration and partnership with kindergarten, school, and community, to be able to share, discuss and produce research-based knowledge, expertise and activities related to the theme.

Members

Arve Fiskerstrand, assistant professor HVO (Mathematics) (leader)

Julia Melnikova, associate professor HVO (Teacher Education) (assistant leader)

Guro Lovise Bjørnevik, doctoral candidate HVO (Religion)

Bente Hasle, associate professor HVO (Sociology)

Maiken Marie Jordal, doctoral candidate HVO (Sociology)

Gudrun Kløve Juuhl, associate professor HVO (Norwegian)

Hilde Birgitte Hjertager Lund, associate professor HVL (Social Science)

Activities

The research group has a minimum of four regular meetings per year according to the set-up plan, normally in the middle of months 2, 5, 9, and 11. These are for professional updates on research work internally in the research group through reading and response related to research work, and in the field through discussions of essential or new national and international research publications and reports. Following a decision in the research group, one can support financial seminars or conferences under the auspices of the research group, in combination with or in addition to the regular meetings. The research group can also support members by, for example, research activity and actively participating in national or international conferences.

Projects

The members consider for the research group at any time the establishment or connection of relevant projects. They may include collaborative projects for parts or the entire research group internally or in collaboration with external parties. Following a decision by the research group, a project can be financially supported.