Associate Professor
Arne Bygstad
Field of work
(Teahers education) Pedagogy - General Pedagogy. Epistemological and Ontological subjects. Tradition of Cultural History. National educationprogram / School management - Organizational learning, semiotics and understanding of reality. Semiotic communication model. School culture and cultural development National program for development in Secondary schools - Classroom-management. Learning Organizations. School culture and cultural development Project "Learning environment". Guidance in Primary Schools (11 schools) - Assessment for learning, pedagogical platform, curriculum understanding, school / home-cooperation, epistemological topics. School culture and cultural development
Courses taught
- Different Educational/Pedagogical Themes/Concepts
- Curriculum Theory and studies
- School organization and management
- Classroom management
- Organizational learning
- Organizational Culture
- Semiotics and communication
- School culture
- Learning Culture and Learning environment
- Cooperation between School and home
- Philosophical themes (epistemology, ontology, ethics)
- Values, value systems, anthropology
Research areas
- National program for development in Secondary schools
- School - home - cooperation
- Pedagogic development work in elementary school
- Pedagogic platforms in elementary school
- National Curriculum - General part
- ICT and learning
- Vygotskij and theory of Cultural History
- Quality Reform in Norwegian Universities
Research groups
- Digital competence in teacher education and schools
- Pedagogic lesdership and management
- Pedagogic Research Group
- National program for development in Secondary schools
- Measures against dropping out of High School
- Quality Reform Project
- Golem
- TEDS-M