Professor

Ane Bergersen

Department of Pedagogy, Religion and Social Studies
Ane Bergersen
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Field of work

Appointed at Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane / Sogn og Fjordane University College, Faculty for Teaching Education in 1993 as an Assistant Professor in Sociology. The main topics have been social inequality, gender, diversity, global understanding, socialisation, power relations, and the social sciences for preschool teachers and teachers. Teaching practice in the following subjects: Social Science/ICT/ Diversity/ Organisation Theories & Leadership for preschool teacher students, Social Science/ Gender and Leadership/ ICT/ Intercultural competence and diversity/ Didactics/Education and Sustainability for Teacher students. Global Knowledge for social workers, teachers, preschool teachers, nurses, and health/sports students. Several publications describe some of the experiences and learning outcomes both student groups have achieved (Bergersen, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Bergersen & Muleya, 2019, 2025; Klein, Larsen & Bergersen, 2022; Bergersen & Massao, 2025), Massao & Bergersen, 2024; Conolly et al, 2025). In-service programmes like Adult Education and Diversity, Women and Leadership, Intercultural facilitation in international projects etc. Developed and coordinated most of these subjects.

Since 2015, I have worked as an Associate Professor in Sociology, focusing on three main competencies: gender & Leadership, Intercultural competence, and contextual learning. Professor in Social Sciences since 2022 in the three areas: intercultural competence, internationalization in higher education, and Social Sciences Didactics. Coordinating student mobility between Zambia (93 students) and Norway (500 students), been an international coordinator for ten years at the faculty level and initiated a lot of projects and agreements. International projects and advisor in Namibia in 2005 - 2007, in Zambia since 2002 - 2025, and ongoing projects in cooperation with the Teacher Education and University in Zambia. Leader- team for research group (FLEKS) and have presented and published at international and national level for several years. See details below.



Courses taught

  • Global Knowledge
  • Education and Sustainability
  • Leadership and Diversity in Preschools
  • Social Sciences in Teacher Education
  • Leadership, cooperation and development 
  • Diversity in vocational education (in-service)
  • Intercultural competence before/after student mobility


Research areas

  • Intercultural competence in kindergartens and schools
  • International studentmobility and learning outcome
  • Norwegian students' transformative learning from a three month stay in Zambia
  • Education and sustainability
  • Whiteness theory and studentmobility
  • Cultural-sensitive teaching
  • Intercultural competence and bildung
  • Pedagogical leadership
  • Ethical dilemma and Social Science Didactics 
  • Decolonialization in the Nordic


Research groups

Courses taught
  • MGUSA201, Social studies 1, module 2 - Introduction to social studies 2, 25/26
  • MGUSA301, Social studies 2, module 1 - Specialization in social science 1, 25/26
  • MGUSA401, Social studies 2, module 2 - Specialization in social science 2, 25/26, subject responsible
  • PPUA306, Postgraduate Certificate in Education 2, 25/26
  • YFL814, Inclusive education and motivation in multicultural and multilingual student groups in vocational education and training, 25/26
  • YFL815, Inclusive education and motivation in multicultural and multilingual student groups in vocational education and (part 2), 25/26

Publications