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.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Stratification Labour Labour market Social inequalities Youth Education Immigration Educational choice Educational field
Countries
Research groups
Research projects
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IMaT – Inclusive Mathematics Teaching: Understanding and developing school and classroom strategies for raising attainment
This project aims to strengthen mathematics teaching in Norwegian primary and lower secondary schools.
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Persistent Passion for Professional Education: Consequences for student completion and dropout (PERSIST)
The primary objective of this project is to examine dropout from higher education, with special focus on previously under-studied professional programmes.
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ProTrust: Status and trust in occupational groups
ProTruSt is based on a large survey and provides information on occupational prestige in various professions and professions.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Helland, Håvard; Wiborg, Øyvind Nicolay; Kittelsen Røberg, Karl Ingar
(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
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.
25 p.
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.
30 p.
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.
Serediak, Olga; Helland, Håvard
(2022).
Family background and the likelihood of pursuing a university degree abroad: heterogeneity in educational fields.
British Journal of Sociology of Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2022.2132471
Helland, Håvard; Ljunggren, Jørn (2021). Arbeidere og yrkesstatus i Likhets-Norge. Ljunggren, Jørn; Hansen, Marianne Nordli (Ed.). Arbeiderklassen. p. 293-312. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Helland, Håvard; Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth
(2021).
Degree completion in short professional courses: does family background matter?.
Journal of Further and Higher Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.1998394
Strømme, Thea Bertnes; Helland, Håvard
(2020).
Parents’ educational involvement: Types of resources and forms of involvement in four countries.
British Educational Research Journal (BERJ).
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3609
Skogen, Ketil; Helland, Håvard; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter
(2018).
Concern about climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and landscape change: Embedded in different packages of environmental concern?.
Journal for Nature Conservation.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2018.06.001
Helland, Håvard; Wiborg, Øyvind N
(2018).
How do parents’ educational fields affect the choice of educational field?.
21 p.
British Journal of Sociology.
Vol. 70.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12370
