Field of study
Young people and drugs Early intervention Working life research Substance use Supported employment Norwegian Labour and Welfare Offices Alcohol- and drug prevention Place then train Work inclusion Vulnerable youth
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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IPS in the Nordic Region
The project aims to map the status, organization, and experiences with Individual Placement and Support (IPS) across the Nordic countries.
Completed research projects
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ExitAge
The objective of the project is to increase the knowledge about the oldest workers and their experiences, as well as how companies handle work exit and the change in mandatory retirement age.
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NEET: Preventing sick leave and marginalization in young adults
Despite the increasing costs of early school leaving and failures to integrate into the adult workforce, it is still unknown what the determinants to unhealthy school-to-work transitions are.
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Sustained employment of 'hard-to-place' citizens in small and medium sized enterprises: A mixed-method study in Norway and the Netherlands (ENGAGE)
We aim to develop new knowledge about how small and medium sized enterprises (SME) can contribute successfully to the sustained workplace inclusion of vulnerable ‘hard-to-place’ citizens, and can be supported effectively in doing so.
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Work in Progress
Work in Progress aims to promote successful social and professional trajectories among youngsters leaving institutional care.
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Youth inclusion in rural areas
In this project, we will study Vekstverket, Atico Solør Kompetanse AS, an initiative that has been operating for around five years in a rural area with high youth exclusion, and which so far appears to have achieved good results.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira
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Tøge, Anne Grete
;
Bråthen, Magne
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Frøyland, Kjetil
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Spjelkavik, Øystein
; Bond, Gary R.
(2025).
Assessing Program Fidelity Patterns within the IPS for Young Adults in Norway.
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2528910
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira
;
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
Spjelkavik, Øystein
;
Tøge, Anne Grete
;
Bråthen, Magne
(2025).
Enhancing implementation of the Individual Placement and Support for Young Adults programme in Norway: identifying challenges and facilitators.
European Social Work Research (ESWR).
https://doi.org/10.1332/27551768Y2024D000000027
Frøyland, Kjetil
; Breit, Eric;
Spjelkavik, Øystein
(2025).
Engaged employers - engaged workplaces? Exploring workplace resistance to work inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwD).
WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815251335786
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
Bull, Helen
;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
;
Berget, Gerd
;
Spjelkavik, Øystein
; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter
(2024).
Work inclusion of marginalised groups in a troubled city district—How can active labour market policies improve?.
Social Policy & Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13058
Frøyland, Kjetil
(2024).
Inclusion of vulnerable youth in school or work – How can individually tailored professional support contribute?.
Children and Youth Services Review.
Vol. 163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107790
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
Nordberg, Tanja Haraldsdottir
(2024).
Wadel’s concept of ‘incorporation’: A means of improving sustainable work inclusion?.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
Vol. 2025.
https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.147335
Frøyland, Kjetil
; Bråten, Ragnhild Haugli; Røhme, Mina Henni; Sandnes, Elias; Poots, Christopher Markhus
(2024).
Hva slags læring genererer NAV arbeidslivssenters prosessbistand i virksomheter med arbeidsmiljøproblemer?.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet.
Vol. 41.
https://doi.org/10.18261/spa.41.2.2
Enehaug, Heidi
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Spjelkavik, Øystein
;
Falkum, Eivind
;
Frøyland, Kjetil
(2021).
Workplace Inclusion Competence and Employer Engagement<sup>1</sup>.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.128260
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
TERJESEN, Hans Christoffer Aargaard
(2020).
Workplace perceptions of older workers and implications for job retention.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.v10i2.120819
Frøyland, Kjetil
(2019).
Arbeidsinkludering av utsatt ungdom.
Glemmestad, Hanne Solfrid; Kleppe, Lise Cecilie (Ed.).
Arbeidsinkludering i sosialt arbeid. p. 172-190.
Fagbokforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4720230
