About
I am a professor of educational sciences with a PhD from Switzerland. Before moving to Norway, I spent many years conducting research on dropout from apprenticeship training, including factors that promote or hinder re-entry after contract termination, and I taught in vocational teacher education. Since 2017, I have worked at the Department of Vocational Teacher Education, where I teach on the master’s programme in vocational pedagogy. My 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. Currently, I am leading 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 Vocational education 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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Implementation and practice of the training practice scheme in the counties
The project examines how the training practice scheme — a two-year, practice-based pathway in upper secondary VET — is implemented and used by Norwegian counties to reduce dropout and include more students in vocational education and training.
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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
Solberg, Stine
;
Schmid, Evi
(2026).
'We Go as Far as We Can Without Losing Sleep Over It': Self-Care Among Vocational Teachers in Schools in Disadvantaged Areas.
Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi Katarina; Maunula, Minna; Knudsmoen, Hege; Faldet, Ann-Cathrin (Ed.).
A Nordic Perspective on Teacher Well-being in Educational Contexts. p. 32-46.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003589938-4
Kverneggen, Kari-Anne Helleberg
;
Schmid, Evi
; Andresen, Silje
(2026).
Vocational Teachers' Work at the Boundary of School and Work: A Scoping Review.
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.13.2.4
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
