The teaching profession and didactics
Mikael Berg Hedström is an associate professor (docent) of pedagogical work and can respond to questions about the teaching profession and subject didactics. His research focus is subject content, methods and objectives. He has a particular interest in study trips to historical locations and the educational value of these. Mikael is also interested in the professional development of teachers.
Literacy education in preschool and primary and lower secondary school
Tarja Alatalo is a professor of educational work. She can answer questions about literacy education in preschool, the preschool class and lower secondary school. Working alongside Swedish researchers, she focuses her research on reading in all school subjects. She also conducts research on the teaching of reading and writing in different subject areas in preschool class and the potential to develop teaching. In a Nordic project, she researches on language, reading and writing practices in preschool. Her field of expertise is reading aloud.
Multilingualism, mother tongue and national minority languages in schools and preschools
Boglárka Straszer is a professor of Swedish as a second language. She is interested in how linguistic attitudes and hierarchies affect children’s and pupils’ learning, identity, and equitable educational conditions. Her research thus centres on linguistic rights and multilingual identity, with a particular focus on mother tongue instruction, study guidance in the mother tongue, and national minority languages in schools and preschools. She is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to translanguaging, multilingual development in families and schools, and teaching in linguistically heterogeneous school environments.
National assessment, mathematics and ethical aspects of education
Anette Bagger is a professor of educational work and can answer questions about the ethical aspects of the governance and delivery of education, first and foremost in mathematics and national assessment in primary and lower secondary school and adapted compulsory school. Her work focuses on aspects of quality, equality, accessibility and inclusion.
ADHD and neuropsychiatric impairments
Madeleine Michaëlsson is an associate professor (docent) of educational sciences with a specialisation in educational work. She can respond to questions both about ADHD and other neuropsychiatric impairments as well as about teacher education and the history of education.
AI in language teaching
Sylvi Elsner, Senior lecturer in German, works on issues related to how students can develop a critical and reflective use of AI in academic contexts. A central focus of her work is how AI tools can support, rather than replace, the writing process, and how students can identify the strengths, risks, and limitations of using AI in academic writing. This forms part of a broader effort to strengthen students’ AI literacy. Sylvi also works with didactic questions in language teaching, particularly how AI can be integrated into grammar and writing courses in ways that enhance students’ awareness, analytical skills, and creativity. Her focus is on developing teaching formats in which AI is used as part of a well‑designed pedagogical approach that promotes critical thinking.
