Kjartan Skogly Kversøy

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What if I don’t want confidentiality when asked to participate in qualitative research?

Not so long ago I was asked to participate in qualitative research. This was an in depth intervju and I was assured anonymity. I said that I would only participate under my full name. The...

01 January 2019 1,348 6 View

Have you read John Dewey's powerful book "Democracy and Education" from 1916?

I am looking for RG members who have read this book. And would really like to know what caught your attention in the book and what you discovered reading it.

01 January 1970 8,277 8 View

How can we recover the role of philosophy in modern science?

John Dewey (1917) writes in his article "The need for recovery of philosophy" - in the book "Creative intellegence: Essays in the pragmatic attitude") that philosophy is useless unless it is about...

01 January 1970 2,417 4 View

For you, what is reflective research?

In the book "Reflexive Methodology" the authors Mats Alvesson and Kaj Sköldberg (2009) challenges researchers to reflect systematically over their research methodology. For you, what is reflective...

01 January 1970 6,317 6 View

How can a society that gives all traditions equal rights be realized?

In the book «Science in a Free Society», Paul Feyerabend is concerned with the power challenges between specialists and the people the problems actually concern. He askes the above given question:...

01 January 1970 3,744 6 View

What are your views on the claim that schools often are the one place in the world were it is most difficult to get experience?

What are your thoughts on the claim that schools are so set apart, so isolated from the ordinary conditions and motives of life, that it is the one place in the world where it is most difficult to...

01 January 1970 7,033 2 View

Do you know examples of good university level books that are free online?

Through projects like https://www.gutenberg.org a lot of old books that are past their copyright period (often 70 years or more old) are being made available free online. For many students this is...

01 January 1970 884 11 View

For you, what does it mean that your research is relevant?

I am worried about the reasons we do and publish research. One of the challenges is how we understand relevance. What does it mean that the research you do is relevant?

01 January 1970 8,769 16 View

What makes you like an article?

There are some articles that engage me and challeges my thinking. I would love to hear what makes you like an article?

01 January 1970 1,726 5 View

What awakens your interest and makes you pay attention when you are listening to a lecture?

I am very interested to hear what awakens your interest and makes you pay attention when you are attending a lecture? Do you think that this is any different than what triggers your students?

01 January 1970 2,630 9 View

What are the more common types of knowledge used by professionals, and what research is therefore required?

There is criticism that the education and research that in many cases is offered in universities is not as relevant as it could be. Some companies even offer their own education and training...

01 January 1970 6,346 3 View

How historical is the Mahabharata in its descriptions of what can be thought of as the founding of the city of Delhi?

In trying to understand the beginnings of the city of Delhi in India the Mahabharata is often thought of as one of its oldest sources. How historical do scholars today believe the Mahabharata is...

01 January 1970 6,159 2 View

Does anyone know about articles related to the development of wooden pencil production in India?

There is a large production of wooden pencils in India. It would be very interesting to get to know more about how this industry developed in India. Does anyone know about articles related to...

01 January 1970 8,952 15 View

Is free or strict child rearing the key for a countries economic development and success?

In your opinion, is it trust and cooperation developed through independent and free child rearing, or hard work with focus on reaching the top through strict child rearing, that, in your opinion,...

01 January 1970 1,450 5 View

How fast should we expect a student to reply to emails from their official university email account?

Many university employees will claim that, depending on the institution's policies, they can require that their students check email frequently. What would you say it is to be reasonable in...

01 January 1970 9,316 3 View

How can patients with damage to the brain in areas that contain executive functions best train new ways of living?

Patients with damage to the brain in areas that contain executive functions can often struggle with getting in to action and handeling a lot of information at the same time. How can these patiens...

01 January 1970 4,806 1 View

How can we further develop our schools that to a greater degree tap into the motivational forces within youth?

For youth, as for everyone else, life here and now is important and urgent. It is not easy to be continuously motivated for preparing for an unknown future. Motivational energy seems to be closely...

01 January 1970 2,496 2 View

How can teachers facilitate the development of empathy?

It can be claimed that the emergence of a better world in many ways is connected to our ability to understand the situation of other people. How can teachers facilitate this development of empathy?

01 January 1970 3,019 5 View

How can we write academic texts that are easier to understand and to a larger degree engage our students?

Many students struggle with understanding academic texts. On one side this can possibly be due to the amount of effort the struggling students use to understand the texts. I would also like to...

01 January 1970 8,922 8 View

How can a master projects and their documentation, to a greater degree, become usefull and benefit society?

Master students typically put a lot of work into their master projects and documentation. How can we facilitate this work in a way that it can be usefull and benefit society to a greater degree?...

01 January 1970 8,032 3 View

How can we better inspire students to read more and more effectively?

I am concerned that students do not read enough and do not read effectively? Does anyone have successful experiences with this?

01 January 1970 5,011 20 View

What do I do when the students would like to take over some of the teaching?

In one of my courses we had been working a lot with enmancipation and participation. One of my very capable students challenged me, in a pleasant way, and asked if the students could take turns at...

01 January 1970 10,068 15 View

What are the most common assessment practices among teachers/academic staff in the schools/universities you know?

What are the most common assessment practices among teachers/academic staff at the schools/universities you know? ... and do you know anything about the students' preferences when it comes to...

01 January 1970 3,736 30 View

How can we do more of what actually makes learning in schools happen?

It is a simple fact that what students experience is relevant for them in their life here and in the future, and what is interresting and engaging, brings more learning energy «to the table». How...

01 January 1970 2,256 18 View

What strategies do you have to empower your students?

It is a challenge to get students to take control over their own learning process. What strategies do you have to empower your students? How do you take an active role to facilitate this? What...

01 January 1970 9,243 7 View

Does your university offer academic guidance in groups? What are important factors for successful for collective academic guidance?

Universities like Aarhus University and Oslo Metropolitan University offer academic guidance in groups of four to eight students. Does your university offer collective academic guidance? What is...

01 January 1970 9,207 3 View

What are the benefits of a school meal were the children get time to eat together in groups?

In many schools in Norway children bring their own food, often a simple sandwich, and are told to eat their food individually, not talking, in the middle of the school day within 10-15 minutes. I...

01 January 1970 7,174 7 View

How can classrooms become interesting and fun places for exploration where learning is positive effect more than a goal in itself?

Children and youth love to explore things that are interesting. How can we utilize this positive energy in our schools? How do classrooms look that makes this work? I am looking for examples.

01 January 1970 5,567 33 View

What do you really need to learn at school?

When I sum up the things I remember, the shining moments and what I feel I actually learned through my 12 first years at school, the sum of it all seems surprisingly small. I feel the need to...

01 January 1970 7,336 11 View

How do you understand the differences between guidance and counselling?

It would be interesting to hear if there are any practical differences, if any, in how guidance and counselling are done at your university/school. How do you understand the differences between...

01 January 1970 563 9 View

If you could make changes to the primary and secondary school curriculum in your country, what you like to change?

Some claim that the primary school curriculum is outdatet and not relevant for the world our children and youth live in and in the future will work in. If you could make changes to the primary and...

01 January 1970 1,984 6 View

Are there any real reasons to keep on learning handwriting in school?

Children in many countries do very little handwriting anymore. Is this really a problem? Is it time to stop using time to learn handwriting in school? What can we gain from this? What do we lose?

01 January 1970 3,891 13 View

"Children learn what they live" - How can schools become living society's that generate citizenship and confidence in the children's own abilities?

The teacher John Taylor Gatto was selected New York State's Teacher of the Year in 1991. He argues that: "Children learn what they live" (Ayers 2004, p. 37). He claimed that schools of today are...

01 January 1970 7,972 7 View

What is it about William Ayers? (His words remind me why I am a teacher)

He writes: "I came to teaching when I was 20 years old. I visited a friend's classroom where a group of happy youngsters embraced me and drew me into their play, an enchanted world of their own...

01 January 1970 237 2 View

How do you give credit to co-researchers that do the practical exploration and experiments in a research project, but do not write?

I am interested in hearing on how different researchers give credit to co-researchers that do essential practical exploration work and experiments in their projects, but are not taking part...

01 January 1970 6,874 7 View

What can teacher students learn from telling each other about their best experiences with teachers and learning during their own education?

I have a challenge that it would be interesting to get other teacher educators to try out with their own students. I have asked my own teacher students to tell me and each other about their best...

01 January 1970 5,519 20 View

In education, teaching and learning, is there more reason to be concerned about small screens than large shared screens?

Dr. Sugata Mitra claims than we should not be worried about children that share screens in learning situations. Computer screens can be participatory, social and generate good learning...

01 January 1970 4,508 2 View

What is the reason you became an academic?

Career guidance can for some be an important element in their choice of career. For some it is tradition og the wishes from parents. For some there was a path of many more or less intended...

01 January 1970 5,711 6 View

How can teacher students develop further and not only be copies of the teachers they had at school?

I am concerned about the development of teacher students. Often the habit of their own school years as students/pupils is deeply embedded in their own way of teaching. This is no problem if the...

01 January 1970 6,706 31 View

Does anyone know of articles about the Japanese steel Tamahagane?

I am looking for articles about Tamahagane steel. Both articles about what this steel was used for and how the actual steel itself was made. I have heard translations of "Tamahagane" both as...

01 January 1970 232 3 View

Do you know books/articles written before 1970 that are still relevant for your akademic work? If so, can you give an example?

Do you know books/articles written before 1970 that are still relevant for your akademic work? If so, can you give an example? In some programmes at bachelor and master level there seems to be a...

01 January 1970 6,655 7 View

What medium do the students at your university prefer for taking notes and reading?

Recently youth, age 16-19 in upper secondary schools in Norway, were asked what were their preferred medium was for taking notes and for reading. They surprised us. The majority answered that they...

01 January 1970 8,384 12 View

Do you use arts-based approaches to enrich the learning processes for your students?

Arts-based approaches can enrich the learning process for students and enhance professional competence and identity. Do you use arts-based approaches to enrich the learning process for students?...

01 January 1970 1,444 16 View

When you are in a development or learning process, do you prefer "pencil and paper" or your computer?

I find that my computer often limits my thinking. I feel much more free in my thinking when I have paper and pencil. When you are in a development or learning process, do you prefer "pencil and...

01 January 1970 532 17 View

What exercises do you use in class to help the students to interact and collaborate?

My students often make comments that they feel that they learn better if they get time to think individually, discuss further with the student sitting beside them and finally share their...

01 January 1970 4,706 43 View