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Håvard Helland

Håvard Helland

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Stensberggata 29, 0170 Oslo
  • Office number: sg409
Phone
  • Office: +47 672 35 358
E-mail
  • havard.helland@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Helland is a sociologist (dr. polit. from the University of Oslo). Among his research interests are inequalities in education and in the labour market, social closure, educational choice, educational fields, ethnic minorities’ educational and labour market careers, the study of professions and professions’ labour markets, and social divisions within the highly educated middle class. He has mainly used quantitative methods and has taught several courses in such methods at both MA and Ph.D. level. He is regularly used as referee of scientific journals (both national and international), and was co-editor of Sosiologi i dag in the period 2004 – 2006. He has also led several research projects, and currently supervises six PhD-students at SPS.

Field of study

Stratification   Labour   Labour market   Social inequalities   Youth   Education   Immigration   Educational choice   Educational field

Research groups

Research projects

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Helland, Håvard ; Friedman, Sam Emmanual Taylor; Jarness, Vegard; Ljunggren, Jørn (2025). Is Misrecognition Recognised? Classed Perceptions of Occupational Status. Sociology.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385251363893

Winnæss, Pål; Flaatten, Sverre; Helland, Håvard (2025). Hvem politiet er. Larsson, Paul; Gundhus, Helene Ingebrigtsen; Granér, Rolf (Ed.). Innføring i politivitenskap. p. 122-145. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5324004

Helland, Håvard ; Holtar, Lasse ; Sjurgard, Kristin Vikan (2025). Spiller kvalifisering i VGO noen rolle for fullføring av høyere utdanning?. Uniped - Tidsskrift for universitets- og høgskolepedagogikk.
https://doi.org/10.18261/uniped.48.1.4

Drange, Ida ; Røberg, Karl Ingar Kittelsen ; Helland, Håvard (2025). How do second-generation ethnic minority professionals navigate towards higher-earner segments?. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2535447

Drange, Ida ; Helland, Håvard ; Hermansen, Are Skeie (2024). Unionization, licensure and workplace variation in pay inequality between immigrants and natives. Socio-Economic Review. Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwad075

Helland, Håvard ; Strømme, Thea Bertnes (2024). Social inequality in completion rates in higher education: Heterogeneity in educational fields. British Journal of Sociology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13075

Helland, Håvard ; Strømme, Thea Bertnes ; Thomsen, Jens-Peter (2024). Social inequality in dropout rates in higher education: Denmark and Norway. Studies in Higher Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2431588

Helland, Håvard ; Wiborg, Øyvind Nicolay; Røberg, Karl Ingar Kittelsen (2023). Who chooses fast-track programs in mathematics? The role of class origin, ethnicity, and gender among Norwegian lower-secondary students. European Societies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2023.2197988

Alecu, Andreea Ioana ; Helland, Håvard ; Hjellbrekke, Johannes; Jarness, Vegard (2022). Who you know: The classed structure of social capital. British Journal of Sociology. Vol. 73.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12945

Bakken, Anders ; Heggen, Kåre; Helland, Håvard (2022). Utdanning. Frønes, Ivar; Kjølsrød, Lise (Ed.). Det norske samfunn : bind 2. p. 179-205. Gyldendal Akademisk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4173767



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Textbooks

Helland, Håvard ; Øia, Tormod (2000). Forebyggende ungdomsarbeid. ISBN: 9788276745900. 254 p. Fagbokforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4404858



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Research reports

Sakyar, Rayad ; Steinnes, Thea Knutsen ; Helland, Håvard (2026). Mangfold, inkludering og likestilling ved Fakultet for helsevitenskap, OsloMet: Rapport fra Senter for profesjonsforskning, mars 2026 | Skriftserien. ISBN: 9788283647716. OsloMet Skriftserie.
https://doi.org/https://skriftserien.oslomet.no/sk

Sjurgard, Kristin Vikan; Holtar, Lasse ; Helland, Håvard (2023). Rekruttering til profesjonsutdanninger. ISBN: 9788283645569. 27 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3355043

Serediak, Olga; Helland, Håvard (2020). Inntak til Oslos videregående skoler. Analyse av simulerte inntaksmodeller. ISBN: 9788283642278. 166 p. Oslomet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4045661

Krange, Olve; Skogen, Ketil; Helland, Håvard (2017). Nordmenns holdninger til store rovdyr. Endringer fra 2010 til 2017. ISBN: 9788242631138. 28 p. Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2451994

Börjesson, Mikael; Ahola, Sakari; Helland, Håvard ; Thomsen, Jens-Peter (2014). Enrolment Patterns in Nordic Higher Education, ca. 1945-2010. Institutions, Types of Education and Fields of Study. ISBN: 9788232700387. 144 p. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2358910

Lauglo, Jon; Helland, Håvard ; Grøgaard, Jens B. (2008). Elevenes læringsutbytte: Hvor stor betydning har skolen?. ISBN: 9788272186011. 275 p. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3515674

Grøgaard, Jens Brandi; Helland, Håvard ; Lauglo, Jon (2008). Elevenes læringsutbytte: Hvor stor betydning har skolen? En analyse av ulikhet i elevers prestasjonsnivå i fjerde, syvende og tiende trinn i grunnskolen og i grunnkurset i videregående. ISBN: 9788272186011. 277 p. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/284701

Støren, Liv Anne; Helland, Håvard ; Grøgaard, Jens Brandi (2007). Og hvem stod igjen…? Sluttrapport fra prosjektet gjennomstrømning i videregående opplæring blant elever som startet i videregående opplæring i årene 1999–2001. ISBN: 9788272185267. 355 p. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/278656

Lødding, Berit; Helland, Håvard (2007). Alle får, men hvem får hva? Evaluering av Oslo kommunes inntaksordning til videregående opplæring i studieretning for allmennfag/utdanningsprogram for studiespesialisering. ISBN: 9788272185366. 127 p. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/279077

Lauglo, Jon; Helland, Håvard (2006). Fører frittstående skoler i videregående opplæring til sosial segregering?. 65 p. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2353948



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Dissemination

Helland, Håvard (2025). "Just deserts? Conceptions of fair income for different occupations in Norway". NORDPRO 2025: Legitimitet, magt og status i profesjonene. Nordisk nettverk for profesjonsforskning.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5338097

Helland, Håvard (2025). Automatiseringsteknologier og det meningsfulle arbeidets fremtid. CEDIC-konferansen 2025 "Ansvarlig digitalisering". CEDIC - OsloMet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3217032

Helland, Håvard ; Strømme, Thea Bertnes (2024). Developing Aspirations and Motivations of Low-Achievers in Four School-Contexts: the Impact of SES, Gender, and Immigrant Background. Tension, Trust and Transformation. European Sociological Association.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3917300

Helland, Håvard ; Strømme, Thea Bertnes (2024). Developing Aspirations and Motivations of Low-Achievers in Four School-Contexts: the Impact of SES, Gender. And Immigrant Background. European Sociological Association CONFERENCE, PORTO. European Sociological Association.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4368115

Wiborg, Øyvind Nicolay; Helland, Håvard ; Røberg, Karl Ingar Kittelsen (2024). Fast track Students in Mathematics. Self selection, Accelerated Learning or Teacher Bias in lower secondary school?. ECSR 2024 Conference. European Consortium for Sociological Research.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4569974

Strømme, Thea Bertnes ; Helland, Håvard (2023). Variation in social differences in dropout between educational fields. Nordpro-konferansen 2023. Nordpro.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4403694

Henden, Edmund ; Helland, Håvard (2023). Har covid 19 endret den sosiale statusen til bakkebyråkrater?. NORDPRP 2023- Nordisk profesjonsforskningskonferanse. NORDPRO.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5034608

Helland, Håvard ; Strømme, Thea Bertnes (2022). Variation in social differences in dropout between educational fields. The Research Network 10 (Sociology of Education) of the European Sociological Association’s biennial Mid-Term Conference. European Sociological Association's Research Network 10.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3693014

Helland, Håvard (2022). Fagforskjeller i frafall. Profesjonskonferansen 2022. Senter for profesjonsstudier, OsloMet - Storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4832254

Helland, Håvard ; Strømme, Thea Bertnes ; Thomsen, Jens-Peter (2021). Social inequalities in dropout from higher education – Denmark and Norway. ESA 2021. European Sociological Association.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4579469



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