Professional Practice in the Health and Welfare Sector
The research group is rooted in the fields of social work and social educator (vernepleie), and focuses on developing knowledge about professional practice, learning, and service development within the health and social care sectors.
The group has a particular interest in how research-based knowledge is applied in practice, and how professionals interact with users, families, and colleagues in complex care and educational contexts.
Current research projects span from the development of digital learning environments and student-centered teaching methods in higher education, to studies of relationships and collaboration in services for people with intellectual disabilities, as well as in the fields of psychiatry and substance use. The group also explores inclusive practices in schools and physical education, recovery-oriented therapeutic work, and structures for sustainable international mobility in education.
The group’s theoretical foundation is interdisciplinary, drawing on humanistic, social science, and natural science perspectives. Members combine professional experience with research expertise, contributing to practice-oriented knowledge development in close collaboration with education, service providers, and users.
Ongoing research projects
- Digital undervisning og læringsmiljø i fleksible utdanningstilbud
- Bruk av forskningsbasert kunnskap i tjenesten til utviklingshemmede
- Jigsaw cooperative learning compared to traditional teaching on anatomy and physiology knowledge in higher education
- Funksjonalitet og motiverande effektar av ein kommunikativ AI-driven mobil læringsapplikasjon i store klasserom og grupper i høyere utdanning
- Saman betrar vi praksis. Samarbeid om meir inkluderande kroppsøving for barn og unge (IMPRATO)
- Praksis ein arena for læring hverandreundervisning/studentdreven undervisning
- Relasjonen mellom vaksne med utvigklingshemming som mottek profesjonell hjelp i kvardagslivet, deira foreldre og tenestytarane som gir praktisk bistand.
- ADHD: på kva måte hjelp det barn å få diagnosen?
- Utviklingsarbeid: SIM arena og ferdighetstrening ved vernepleiestudiet
- Ut i verden! Strukturer for varig internasjonal mobilitet
- Recovery og miljø terapautisk arbeid i fagfeltet psykiatri og rusavhengighet
- Behandlingsintegritet i omsorgstjenestene
