The research group focuses thematically on professional practices towards children and youth (0-23 years), at the system, group, and individual levels, and in various welfare state institutions.
The inclusion of children and youth is defined as one of the government’s societal missions in response to the challenge of an increasing number of children and youth experiencing exclusion. The research in this group contributes to knowledge production with societal benefits for the work on the inclusion of children and youth.
The group is part of the research network Children, Childhood, and Everyday Life, which is linked to the PhD program across Molde University College and Volda University College: PhD in Health and Social Sciences.
Aims
- Belonging and professional development, including supervision of PhD candidates
- Developing projects for applying for external funding
- Support in the process of ongoing projects, with the possibility of invitation into established projects
- Developing collaboration between experienced and less experienced researchers to support the development of research competence within the institution
The working language of the group normally is Norwegian, go to the Norwegian page for information about meeting schedule.