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Walking barefoot vs. with minimalist footwear–influence on gait in younger and older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: In recent years, minimalist footwear has been increasingly promoted for its use in sportive and recreational activities. These shoes are considered to function naturally like barefoot walking while providing a ... -
Water and Insularity as Structural Elements in D.H. Lawrence’s The Rainbow and Women in Love
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article argues that the element of water (supplemented by the presence of islands and an island existence) serves as a wide-ranging and thus typically modernist leitmotif in the duology The Rainbow and Women in Love, ... -
We learnt a lot: Challenges and learning experiences in a southern african—north european municipal partnership on education for sustainable development
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigates a reciprocal partnership between two cities in Namibia and Sweden to deepen the understanding of challenges and learning outcomes in a project on education for sustainable development. Since 2008, ... -
“We Must All Be Ready for Major Changes”: Visiting Climate for Change at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article analyzes a current exhibition, Climate for Change, which opened at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum in 2019. By engaging with the way in which the exhibition constructs a “we,” the article proceeds to examine ... -
“We Must All Be Ready for Major Changes”: Visiting Climate for Change at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article analyzes a current exhibition, Climate for Change, which opened at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum in 2019. By engaging with the way in which the exhibition constructs a “we,” the article proceeds to examine ... -
Weapons in Legal Rituals: Between Myth and Reality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article seeks to explore the significance of weapons in legal rituals mentioned in sources, such as sagas and laws. Similarities in the phrasing of various types of sources give reason to believe that it is possible ... -
What affords being creative? Opportunities for novelty in light of perception, embodied activity, and imaginative skill
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)An affordance perspective highlights how resourceful the ecology is for creative actions of all sorts; it captures how creativity is grounded in materiality. In contrast to “canonical affordances” (i.e., “ready-to-hand,” ... -
What do coaches orchestrate? Unravelling the 'quiddity' of practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The general purpose of this article is threefold. Firstly, it is to further the notion of coaching as orchestration through developing insight into precisely how and what coaches orchestrate. Secondly, it is to firmly ... -
What happened and why? Considering the role of truth and memory in peace education curricula
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper is an exploration of challenges arising in the interplay between a standardised peace education curriculum and a localised post-conflict setting. Drawing on interview data from two Kenyan schools, the paper ... -
What I learned by doing craft when I got terminal cancer On woodcarving and psychophysical wellbeing from an insider perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this paper I use theory on craft and psychophysical wellbeing to extract insights on the value and meaning I found in woodcarving after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. I continued to carve wood throughout ... -
What if I was harmful? Reflecting on the ethical tensions associated with teaching the dominant mathematics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)What are the effects of teaching the dominant mathematics on the wholeness and integrity of the cultural, social and linguistic resources of diverse communities? In this text, I seek to capture the risks associated with ... -
What is musical meter?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)This article discusses the concept of musical meter, its most common definitions and their implications for musical analysis. It is shown that the concept has been notoriously difficult to define and that the core of the ... -
When assessment defines the content—understanding goals in between teachers and policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Education policy development internationally reflect a widespread expansion of learning outcome orientation in policy, curricula and assessment. In this paper, teachers’ perceptions about their work are explored, as goals ... -
‘When it’s something that you want to do.’ Exploring curriculum negotiation in Norwegian PE
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Student participation in curriculum negotiation has been widely regarded as beneficial for student engagement, motivation, and learning. Within the physical education (PE) context however, several scholars claim ... -
When Terror Strikes: The 2015 Paris Attacks in Religious Education Classrooms in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Terrorism is commonly considered to be a controversial issue in religious education (RE). RE teachers find it a challenging topic to address, and many avoid it altogether. This article explores the question of addressing ... -
Who am I? How Newly Arrived Immigrant Students Construct Themselves Through Multimodal Texts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article presents a study of how teenage immigrant students, newly arrived in Norway, constructed themselves discursively through a number of identity texts. Drawing on theories from New Literacy Studies, Critical ... -
Whose Vision 2020? The World Bank’s development and educational discourse in Rwanda
(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 – ... -
Why are you talking like that, sir? Il-Limbi, phonology and class in contemporary Egypt
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article investigates the phonological patternings in the speech of il-Limbi, an immensely popular character in Egyptian comedy; and it stands therefore at a crossroads between cultural studies and linguistics. Il-Limbi ... -
Why Can the Flipped Classroom Frustrate Students? Experiences from an Engineering Mathematics Course
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper explores students’ experiences with a flipped classroom in a first-year engineering mathematics course with 118 students. While most students were satisfied with the flipped classroom and expressed appreciation ... -
Why Education for Sustainable Development Needs Early Childhood Education: The Case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-11)With this article, the author intends to outline a legitimising basis for implementing education for sustainable development (ESD) in early childhood education, in juridical, pedagogical and political terms. Starting from ...