As a professor of educational work, I promote teacher training and research that strengthens the scientific basis of education. I am responsible for the research subject Educational Work. In that position, I contribute to a high-quality doctoral education. I also supervise doctoral students.
Since gaining my Doctoral Degree in Educational Work from the University of Gothenburg in 2011, I have taught courses in Teacher Education and worked as a researcher at Dalarna University. With my research focus on Educational Work, I have focussed on questions relating to the work in schools, preschool and preschool class. Before embarking on an academic career, I was a primary school teacher for ten years.
Currently, I teach courses that focus on language and literacy on the University’s Doctoral Programme in Educational Work as well as its programmes in Primary and Teacher Education. I also teach commissioned professional development courses for practising teachers. Prior to this, I gained extensive experience in course management by teaching Swedish didactics courses that were part of the University’s programme in Primary School Teacher Education, doctoral-level courses and other courses that focus on core elements in the Educational Sciences. I also supervise doctoral students.
I work with researchers from Sweden and other Nordic countries. In one research project, we study how literacy is taught in different subject areas in the preschool class as well as ways in which to develop teaching. In other projects, we study teacher qualifications in mathematics and Swedish, grades 3 and 6; reading and reading motivation in grades 6 and 9; and reading aloud and writing in preschool.