About
Evi Schmid is professor in educational sciences. She holds a doctoral degree in educational sciences from Switzerland; in her PhD project, she conducted research on dropout from apprenticeship training and factors that promote or hinder re-entry after an apprenticeship contract termination. She has been working at the Department of Vocational Teacher Education since 2017 and teaches on the master’s programme in vocational pedagogy, among other things. Her research interests include learning and conditions for learning in school and in the workplace, dropout and completion in upper secondary education, school-to-work transitions and teachers’ relational work in school. She currently leads the project School4Work (Vocational Teachers as Facilitators in the School-to-Work Transition).
Field of study
Learning environment Youth Youth Research Educational choice Drop-out Vocational pedagogic Fag og yrkesopplæring High School Apprentice Alternative learning arena Educational transitions Diversity and Inclusion
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Vocational Teachers as Facilitators in the School-to-Work Transition (School4Work)
We will develop knowledge that will enable vocational teachers to facilitate students’ transition from the school-based part of vocational education and training (VET) to apprenticeship.
Completed research projects
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Beyond access: improving quality of early years reading instructions in Ethiopia
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of education for primary grades in Ethiopian schools.
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Staying on Track – completion in vocational education and training
A longitudinal interview study following vocational students with low grades from lower secondary education through upper secondary vocational education and training (VET).
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Bonoli, Lorenzo; Kammermann, Marlise;
Schmid, Evi
(2025).
Inclusion for All: A Look at Upper Secondary Education in Norway and Switzerland.
Quintana-Murci, Elena; Salvà-Mut, Francesca; Stalder, Barbara E.; Nägele, Christof (Ed.).
Towards inclusive and egalitarian vocational education and training: Key challenges and strategies from a holistic and multi-contextual approach. Proceedings of the 6th Crossing Boundaries Conference in Vocational Education and Training, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, 21 to 23 May 2025. p. 76-82.
VETNET.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15365278
Schmid, Evi
;
Solberg, Stine
(2025).
Hvordan bygge gode relasjoner til elever? Ti tips fra erfarne yrkesfaglærere.
Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift.
Vol. 109.
https://doi.org/10.18261/npt.109.2.2
Larsen, Ida Kristine;
Schmid, Evi
(2025).
Hvordan vurderes elevenes praksis i faget yrkesfaglig fordypning? En kvalitativ studie i salgs- og reiselivsfaget.
Nordisk tidsskrift for utdanning og praksis.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.23865/up.v19.6696
Schmid, Evi
;
Garrels, Veerle
;
Skåland, Børge
(2024).
The continuum of rapport: Ethical tensions in qualitative interviews with vulnerable participants.
Qualitative Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941231224600
Schmid, Evi
;
Solberg, Stine
(2024).
“With a twinkle in my eye”: vocational teachers’ relational work in schools in disadvantaged areas.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2024.2434813
Schmid, Evi
;
Garrels, Veerle
(2024).
Ethical Pitfalls in Research with Young People: How Can They Be Identified and Addressed?.
Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research.
Vol. 33.
https://doi.org/10.1177/11033088241254230
Schmid, Evi
; Nordlie, Gøril Stokke; Jørstad, Beate
(2024).
Workplace Learning Environment and Participation in Work Communities: A Qualitative Comparison of Stayers’ and Leavers’ Perceptions and Experiences.
Vocations and Learning.
Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-024-09351-4
Schmid, Evi
(2023).
Anonymisering av kvalitative data: utfordringer og eksempler fra skole- og utdanningsforskningen.
Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift.
Vol. 107.
https://doi.org/10.18261/npt.107.3.6
Schmid, Evi
;
Haukedal, Christiane Lingås
(2022).
Identifying resilience promoting factors in vocational education and training: a longitudinal qualitative study in Norway.
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training.
Vol. 14:11.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-022-00139-1
Garrels, Veerle
;
Skåland, Børge
;
Schmid, Evi
(2022).
Blurring Boundaries: Balancing between Distance and Proximity in Qualitative Research Studies With Vulnerable Participants.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM).
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221095655
