Publications
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Samtaler mellom profesjonelle og barn som har psykisk syke eller rusavhengige foreldre
(2020)
"This scholarly monograph is based on a doctoral dissertation, On Holding Part of a Child’s Life in One’s Hands. Conversations between Professionals and Children with Mentally Ill or Substance Addicted Parents: An Ethical ...
Religiøst medborgerskap
(2020)
"This anthology examines and elucidates how variation in ability (physical and cognitive) as a human condition impacts participation in religious communities and theology and diakonia as professional disciplines. Functional ...
Verdier i barnevern
(2020)
"Values in Child Welfare Service discusses how child welfare services are influenced by social, cultural and personal values. The primary objective of this anthology is to contribute to debate on how frameworks, ideologies ...
Rom og sted
(2020)
"Within the humanities, the concepts space and place have been the subject of renewed interest as theoretical resources over the last years, inspired by recent developments within the social sciences, and in particular ...
Erling Kristvik
(2020)
Erling Kristvik (1882-1969) was a central figure in the Norwegian educational system in the 20th century. He was known for being the principle of Volda University College from 1930, as well as a writer of textbooks for ...
Aksjonsforskning i Norge, volum 2
(2020)
"The purpose of this anthology is to show different perspectives on epistemology, research roles and contexts in action research. Contributors are researchers who have extensive experience in combining practice development ...
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 ...
Varslingsklokken
(2020)
Berte Kanutte Aarflot lived in the Northwestern region of Norway in the 19th century. In this book, her great-great-grandson gives the first overview of her written work and puts it in the context of her time. Aarflot, a ...
Tru på Vestlandet
(2020)
Religious faith is big part of every day life in Western Norway, both historically and in present time. This book seeks to convey a new understanding of the religious traditions of the region in a time of big cultural change.
Oppvekst og livstolkning
(2020)
What is the meaning of friendship? Can the meaning of life be found in football fan culture? What do pupils learn about the environment in ethics classes in schools and what does a young refugee girl think about God? This ...
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 ...
New Teachers in Nordic Countries
(2020)
This research based anthology is the result of a collaboration between teacher educators, researchers and representatives of teacher organizations in Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Some initial ...
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 ...
Vilkår for nynorsk mellom barn og unge
(2020)
"Any scholarly conversation about literacy as a cultural phenomenon connected to specific written languages ought not overlook the issue of intergenerational transmission. That is, how and to what extent the written language ...
Dødshjelp i Norden?
(2020)
"‘Should assisted dying be legal?’ is a question that has been and continues to be actively discussed throughout the Western world, leading several countries to change their laws in recent years. This anthology provides a ...
NLA Høgskolen
(2020)
NLA University College celebrated their 50-year jubilee in the 2018. As a part of the occation they hosted a seminar which in turn produced many of the contributions in this antology. This book seeks to discuss the place ...
Higher Education as Context for Music Pedagogy Research
(2021)
"This anthology presents music pedagogical research as a field of integrated reflection that transcends institutional and disciplinary barriers. The anthology aims to reinforce thinking, knowledge development and collaboration ...
Handlingsrom for profesjonalisert velferd:
(2021)
"How much room to manoeuvre do administrators of municipal social services feel they have in meeting organizational objectives? How much latitude do staff in these services have to utilize their own expertise in performing ...
Skandinavisk kobber
(2020)
Copper is an ancient product that has persisted into the advanced industrial age. Its production methods and uses have been radically transformed several times, and it has played a central role in the building of the modern ...
Musikkfilosofiske tekster
(2020)
"To pursue the philosophy of music is to contemplate music’s nature, essence, purpose, value, and function in our lives. While the aesthetics of music looks at music’s content, quality, meaning and importance, music ...
Aktuelle temaer i regnskap og revisjon
(2020)
"Topics in Accounting and Auditing is a scientific anthology with articles shedding light on relevant issues in financial accounting and auditing. The book also contains articles in the adjacent subject areas of non-financial ...
Ledelse av mennesker i det nye arbeidslivet
(2020)
"This book is the first in a series of publications from the Department of Leadership and Organization at Høyskolen Kristiania. Through 12 chapters, we highlight leadership-related issues concerning, among other things, ...
Levde lærerliv
(2020)
"Students from a number of classes that graduated from the teacher’s college in Volda during the 1900s maintained their connection over the years through what they called brevbøker, letters collected in book form. In sturdy, ...
Shame’s Unwelcome Interruption and Responsive Movements
(2021)
"Shame is a deeply problematic emotion that causes much trouble and pain in our lives, interrupting our immediate mode of being in the world and making us feel bad about who we are. Nevertheless, we use it in many contexts ...
Droner i sivilsamfunnet
(2022)
Civil drones are about to become a billion industry in Norway, and they are often touted as Norway´s new oil. But what exactly do we mean by civil drones, and how can we best ensure that they are used responsibly in society? ...
Kjønn og rett
(2022)
Women's law, gender equality and non-discrimination law have constituted fields of research at the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo for decades. Law establishes rights and obligations, legal protections and punishments ...
Samsang gjennom livsløpet
(2022)
This anthology deals with co-singing (Norwegian: samsang) in different life stages and various settings in a Scandinavian context. Co-singing forms an essential part of our shared cultural heritage. Co-singing involves all ...
Hvem styrte byene?
(2022)
This book, written by 12 authors, asks: Who governed the Nordic towns from c. 1500 to 1800? The book is inspired by pivotal studies undertaken by Finn-Einar Eliassen in the late 1990s concerning the progression of family ...
Utdanning i kunstfag
(2021)
This anthology presents research projects that examine the quality and tension in various forms of collaboration on teaching in and across different artistic disciplines, art forms and educational programs. The contributors ...
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 ...
Rettens landskap
(2021)
What gave rise to the Norse legal system? When? And where were the meeting places under this system located? These are questions that have long remained unanswered in Norwegian and Northern European history.
An overriding ...
Ung medvirkning
(2021)
How should we go about collaborating with children and adolescents? Young Participation: Creativity and Conflict in Planning explores how youth participation work in practical terms, in the context of urban development ...
Videoforskning på ulike læringsarenaer
(2021)
This book presents wide-ranging video research in pedagogical contexts that have previously received little notice. Video research is, and can be employed for, so much more that standing in a classroom and filming with a ...
Viking Age Swords from Telemark, Norway
(2021)
Viking Age Swords from Telemark, Norway. An Integrated Technical and Archaeological Investigation provides a metallographic analysis of 21 Viking Age swords found in the county Telemark in southeastern Norway. The book is ...
Profesjon og ledelse i Den norske kirke
(2022)
Ministers, deacons, catechists and cantors are among the church professionals laypeople meet in the context of worship, other church services, and congregational activities. These professionals are upholding a social ...
Tid for anerkjennelse
(2021)
2020 saw the 80th anniversary of the occupation of Norway on 9 April 1940 and the 75th anniversary of Norway’s liberation on 8 May 1945. The anniversaries provided an opportunity to reflect on these central events in ...
Hvem? Hvor mange?
(2023)
In a world marked by surging international conflicts, labour market globalisation, ever-widening economic inequities, steady improvement in the flow of information, and increasing possibilities for mobility over greater ...
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 ...
Erfaringer med institusjonell etnografi
(2023)
Originally developed by the Canadian sociologist Dorothy E. Smith, institutional ethnography is an approach to research that aims to explore and challenge power relations in society. In Norway and the other Nordic countries, ...
Effective Houses
(2023)
This book examines property rights, settlement structure and social organization in Norway’s Østlandet in the Iron age (500 BC–AD 1050). Inspired by ethnographical and anthropological studies, a model of a stateless, ...