Blar i USN Open Archive på forfatter "Thomas, Paul"
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Absenteeism and the new 10% ruling in Norway: A case study
Thomas, Paul; Hennum, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study considers the issue of absenteeism in Norwegian high schools with a particular focus on the new controversial 10% ceiling, which began in August 2016. Data was obtained through documentary sources and participant ... -
Delegitimizing multicultural education: populist politicians in Norway and the weaponizing of the autobiographical genre
Thomas, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The rise of populism in Norway has witnessed sustained efforts at undermining multicultural education. Given their distrust of established and mediated channels of public communication, several populist politicians seem ... -
Shadow Schools-Tamil Educational Success in Norway
Thomas, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper considers Tamil educational success in Norway. Employing Bourdieu’s cultural capital as a conceptual lens, the factors that drive Norwegian-Tamil parents’ educational ambitions for their children are explored. ... -
The call for muslim schools in Norway: The Political Debate
Thomas, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Using a critical discourse analysis method, this study explores media coverage of six online newspapers and their coverage of the Muslim school debate in Norway in 2014, when ermission was initially granted, and then ... -
The history syllabus in post-genocide Rwanda: Implications for teacher education
Thomas, Paul; Skinstad Van der Kooij, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This case study examined the questions: How are relations between Hutus and Tutsis portrayed in recent History syllabi in post-genocide Rwanda, and how may the narrative about these relations affect efforts towards educating ... -
Whose Vision 2020? The World Bank’s development and educational discourse in Rwanda
Thomas, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)n this paper, I argue that the World Bank’s development strategy in Rwanda is unsuitable for long-term sustainability. By applying content analysis I consider the strategic goals as outlined in the World Bank’s Rwanda – ...