Publications
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Studenten skal bli lærer
(2020)
"The student is becoming a teacher is presenting the first Norwegian study made on the sense of belonging in higher education. Central themes are comprehension and knowledge development, and the students’ process of formation ...
Den komplekse jernalderbosetningen på Dilling
(2024)
Dilling, a few kilometers from the coastal town of Moss in Eastern Norway, is a site where archaeologists from the Cultural History Museum of the University of Oslo have examined c. 60,000 square meters of land and discovered ...
Norge etter 22. juli
(2018)
"At the time of this book’s publication, almost seven years have passed since the dramatic and brutal terror attacks at Norway’s Government Headquarters in Oslo and the island of Utøya on 22 July 2011. How have we coped ...
Klagens ABC
(2022)
The ABCs of Complaint: The Book of Lamentations Through the Ages analyzes the biblical Book of Lamentations. Central to the book are the questions: How can we translate the Hebrew text while at the same time taking into ...
The Institutional Practice
(2017)
The nursing home resident of today is old and frail. Despite such a frailty, many residents are hospitalized, often with the intention of life-extension. Furthermore, rates of hospitalization varies considerably between ...
Nye perspektiv på Hans Nielsen Hauge
(2023)
Hans Nielsen Hauge established and led at the end of the 18th century Norway's first nationwide popular movement, a low church network that would leave its mark on everyday life, business development and politics in the ...
Grenseløst Agder
(2020)
"Grenseløst Agder. Det som skilte og det som bandt highlights different aspects of the history of Norwegian region, Agder, as well as seeking to understand the regions present and future. The occation is the merging of the ...
Urbant landbruk i det offentlige rom
(2025)
This book focuses on urban agriculture in public spaces in densely populated, inner-city neighborhoods, a topic that has received little scholarly attention to date.
The goal has been to identify the impacts of urban ...
Ingen vei utenom
(2020)
"In 2015, the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo carried out excavations in Løten and Elverum municipalities, Innlandet County. Al together, 79 cultural heritage sites, spanning in date from the Neolithic ...
Chapter 5 Miljøets betydning i elitesport
(2018)
"In recent years there has been an increased focus on the importance of the environment
for the development of elite athletes. In order to understand the factors that contribute
to or limit an athlete’s sporting development, ...
Utmark i endring
(2021)
In Norway, the outfields [utmark] are understood as mainly un-cultivated countryside areas such as forest and upland and make up over 70 per cent of the country’s land area. The outfields are the grounds for land uses such ...
Chapter 3 Mestrer jeg trenerrollen?
(2018)
"The purpose of this study was to examine factorial, convergent, discriminant, and criteria
validity of a multi-dimensional scale measuring coaching efficacy (Feltz, Chase, Moritz, &
Sullivan, 1999). The sample consisted ...
Chapter 11 Prinsipper ved test–retest-reliabilitet
(2018)
"The study aim was twofold: 1) Review basic principles of test-retest reliability,
and 2) investigate the reliability of a test procedure of a one-minute time trial on an ergometer
bicycle in relatively well-trained young ...
Å satse på dosenter
(2020)
"From an international standpoint, the docent position in Norway is unique, insomuch as it is a top academic position equivalent to a professorship. This book combines a thorough examination of the docent’s role and place ...
Aksjonsforskning i Norge: Teoretisk og empirisk mangfold
(2017)
Action Research in Norway. Theoretical and empirical diversity is an anthology consisting of twenty scientific articles from the fields of education, health, science centers, arts and working life. The anthology provides ...
De gamle stier
(2021)
"This book takes the reader on a historical and theological journey through intense awakenings, decisive church foundations and dramatic schisms in southwestern Norway from the 1820s to the present. Based on extensive ...
ICILS 2023
(2024)
ICILS, the International Computer and Information Literacy Study, examines fourteen-year-olds’ digital competence and algorithmic thinking. The purpose of the study is to survey how well young people are prepared for ...
Forvaltning av dyrevelferd i Norge
(2022)
Animal Welfare Management in Norway is about how authorities can best promote high standards of well-being and respect for animals. In Norway, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has primary responsibility for ensuring ...
The Agrarian Life of the North 2000 BC AD 1000
(2017)
The 14 articles presented in this publication represent some of the latest and most relevant research on rural settlement and farming from the Late Neolithic through the Early Medieval Period in Norway. It deals with the ...
Dealing with Expectations and Traditions in Research
(2018)
"When considering societal expectations and traditions in research, assumptions are often an integral aspect – particularly in the disciplines pertaining to organization studies. The objective of this anthology is to ...
Religion og etikk i skole og barnehage
(2019)
School and kindergarten are central arenas for issues concerning values and ethics. The authors ask: What does students in junior high school learn about the relationship between science and religion? How do students in ...
Når musikken gir mening.
(2017)
As the title of this treatise indicates, the topic is communication about quality. The author explores the general possibilities and limits of linguistic communication regarding the quality of grade school concerts, with ...
HR i møte med det nye arbeidslivet
(2023)
This anthology is the second in a series of books from the Department of Management and Organization at Kristiania University College. HR in Today’s Working Life builds on the book Leading People in Today’s Working Life ...
Kunstens betydning?
(2022)
Why do children and young people need art? How do we rationalize the significance of art in society? This anthology is based on research carried out by members of the multidisciplinary research group Art and Young People ...
Chapter 11 The Triad of Uncertainty
(2018)
"This chapter sheds light on interaction (samhandling) between scientists
and politicians. What happens when the latter gives the former a role in an effort to
ensure that society is not exposed to an unforeseen calamity? ...
Theatre and Democracy
(2021)
Theatre and Democracy: Building Democracy in Post-war and Post-democratic Contexts is the outcome of a longstanding collaboration between two centers of applied theatre education and research in South-Africa and Norway, ...
Kirkelig organisering og ledelse
(2021)
" What is unique about leadership and leadership roles in the Church of Norway? In what ways does the Church’s organization reflect its mission? These are among the questions raised by the transition from state church to ...
Chapter 10 Når dommeren i fotball dømmer feil …
(2018)
"The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of situations when top referees
in soccer make an incorrect decision. Two expert panels, consisting of four top referees and
four top players respectively, assessed ...
Chapter 25 Military Strategies for Samhandling in Unforeseen Situations
(2018)
"The purpose of this chapter is twofold. Firstly, a rather paradoxical situation
will be discussed. Even though most military practitioners seem to agree
on the characteristics of war, two almost diametrically-opposed ...
Å kjøpe for Norge
(2021)
"How does the public sector manage the vast sums spent annually on goods and services? For individual municipalities, counties, and state agencies it is, in practical terms, about obtaining resources that enable them to ...
Chapter 5 Human Interaction
(2018)
"During military exercises, crisis situations give the participants mood experiences.
By exploring the concept of “mood”, our aim is to contribute to the development
of new interaction theory. We will explore three ...
Form og formidling knytt til nynorsken
(2022)
The starting point for this issue of Skriftkultur is the 150th anniversary of Ivar Aasen’s launch of a national language, which at the time lacked freedom of choice in form and conjugation, but has since developed, for ...
Chapter 6 Idrætspsykologi med et community psykologisk afsæt
(2018)
"The overall purpose of this study was to examine how a transformative and community
psychological approach could affect a socially challenged neighbourhood and participants´
perceptions of involvement (young boys, 12–16 ...
Studentaktiv læring
(2019)
"Quality in teaching is a recurrent theme in discussions of higher education. We hear about unqualified lecturers and poor instruction, about classes that obfuscate rather than illuminate the subject matter, and teaching ...
Fengslende sosiologi
(2018)
"Prison has always been an attractive object for study in the field of sociology. Few other areas of modern society demonstrate social reality’s fundamental ideas so clearly and obviously than prison. Social deviance and ...
Motivasjon i fokus
(2025)
Motivation in Focus: Self-Determination Theory, in Theory and Practice sheds light on how Self-Determination Theory (SDT) can be applied in the workplace, education, health, sports and the arts. This anthology provides a ...
20 år med fysikkprestasjoner i fritt fall
(2019)
"The book discusses various challenges and solutions related to the coordination of health and welfare services. Coordination is central to creating integrated services for users with complex needs. In order to understand ...
Kvensk grammatikk
(2017)
Kvensk grammatikk is a comprehensive presentation of the structure of the Kven language, a Baltic-Finnic minority language in Norway. The grammar has been reviewed and approved by Kvensk språkting, the decision-making body ...
A God of Time and Space
(2019)
"This book is a collection of essays on Bob Dylan and religion. The eight scientific essays present new perspectives on the subject, aiming to elucidate the role played by religion in Bob Dylan’s artistic output and in the ...
Hvorfor vokser steder?
(2018)
"Why do some places grow while others are shrinking? What are the most important driving forces behind increases in the number of inhabitants and jobs? How can places affect their own growth? This book is written for those ...