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Exit, voice or loyalty? VET stakeholders’ response to large scale skilled emigration from Poland
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Context: The topic of this paper is how mass emigration of skilled workers affects national policies, and employers’ willingness to invest in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Poland. In the wake of EU enlargement ... -
Are evaluative cultures national or global? A cross-national study on evaluative cultures in academic recruitment processes in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Studies on academic recruitment processes have demonstrated that universities evaluate candidates for research positions using multiple criteria. However, most studies on preferences regarding evaluative criteria in ... -
Systemic intermediaries and the transition toward forest-based bioeconomy in the North
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The activities of cluster initiatives operating as systemic intermediaries and supporting networking activities have been discussed in prior studies. We integrate insights from the cluster theory and the literature on ... -
University characteristics and probabilities for funding of proposals in the European Framework Programs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Previous studies have pointed at participation in the European Framework Programs for Research and Innovation as elite driven, foremost by large and prestigious universities. By analyzing all proposals (including rejected ... -
Prepared for higher education? Staff and student perceptions of academic literacy dimensions across disciplines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article explores beginner student and staff perspectives of study preparedness across higher education institutions and disciplines in Norway, focusing on writing, reading and academic working skills. Drawing on focus ... -
Bibliometrics in academic recruitment: A screening tool rather than a game changer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper investigates the use of metrics to recruit professors for academic positions. We analyzed confidential reports with candidate evaluations in economics, sociology, physics, and informatics at the University of ... -
Changing research on research evaluation: A critical literature review to revisit the agenda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The current range and volume of research evaluation-related literature is extensive and incorporates scholarly and policy/practice-related perspectives. This reflects academic and practical interest over many decades and ... -
Valorization of bio-residuals in the food and forestry sectors in support of a circular bioeconomy: A review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This literature review focuses on valorization of bio-residuals from the brewery, dairy, slaughterhouse and forestry sectors. Bio-residuals are organic wastes, side streams, or residues that remain at the end of the ... -
Socioeconomic indicators to monitor Norway's bioeconomy in transition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Bioeconomy is a concept increasingly used to circumscribe that part of the economy which depends on the utilisation of biomass. Recent empirical analyses of the European Union bioeconomies have adopted a definition of ... -
Climate-friendly but socially rejected energy-transition pathways: The integration of techno-economic and socio-technical approaches in the Nordic-Baltic region
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A framework to account for social acceptance in the modelling of energy-transition pathways is outlined. The geographical focus is on the Nordic-Baltic energy region and the technological focus is on onshore wind power and ... -
How a SPOC might facilitate in-service teachers' interactions in professional development
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Online professional development programs for teachers are much discussed. Teachers are obliged to continuously renew their skills in teaching methodology to keep pace with changing demands in society. Providing flexibility ... -
International student mobility and the transition from higher education to work in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether international student mobility (ISM) has an impact on the transition from higher education to work. Two measures of labour market outcomes are investigated: unemployment ... -
"From terrible teen to terrific trainee": Norwegian cases of innovative workplace-school collaboration to educate young people to become skilled workers in modern manufacturing industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Contemporary debates over "the factory of the future" show that industries will need vocational workers that are empowered and skilled to act as decision-makers and controllers, holding technical and social skills of a ... -
Jack-of-all-subjects? The association between individual grade variance and educational attainment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper uses detailed register information on students in lower secondary school in Norway to study the importance of the second moment of individual grade distribution: grade variance. Students receive discrete-value ... -
Lojalitet i spill. Eierskap i implementering av et matematikkdidaktisk tiltak i Oslo-skolen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Temaet for artikkelen er betydningen av lojalitet overfor implementeringen av et matematikkdidaktisk tiltak i ungdomsskoler og videregående skoler i Oslo. Matematikklærere kurses i didaktiske verktøy og gir elever som ... -
Examining national citation impact by comparing developments in a fixed and a dynamic journal set
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In order to examine potential effects of methodological choices influencing developments in relative citation scores for countries, a fixed journal set comprising of 3232 journals continuously indexed in the Web of Science ... -
Explaining the variations of definitions in gifted education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Whether we need to agree on a definition of giftedness and whether a general definition is even necessary for the field to move forward has been debated across several paradigms. This article explores variation in definitions ... -
Effect of firms' age on their use of highly skilled workers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)We aim to contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship by examining the relationship between firms’ age and their use of highly skilled workers, measured by employees with higher education. A panel data set of Norwegian ... -
'One size fits all'? Ensretting av nasjonale tiltak for å hindre frafall i videregående opplæring i Norge. Tilfellet Ny GIV Overgangsprosjektet
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Tiltak for elever som sliter og står i fare for å falle ut av videregående skole, har i stor grad vært oppfattet som et lokalt anliggende. En helt ny form for sentralstyrt satsing mot frafall ble lansert av Kunnskapsdepartementet ... -
ECE teachers' views on play-based learning: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In recent years, play-based learning (PBL) has attracted attention, debate and controversy across different national contexts. There is no definitional consensus which may have undesirable consequences for enacting its ...
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