Hilde Wågsås Afdal

Affiliation

Research groups

Professional Knowledge and Qualification

Research projects

Completed research projects

Renewed perspectives on research use in education (REPOSE)
This project aims to provide new analytical and methodological perspectives that will support researchers and practitioners in meeting the challenge of making productive use of research in education.

Publications and research

Scientific publications (33)

Lorentzen, Marte; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Mausethagen, Sølvi; Hermansen, Hege (2026). Research on research use in education: a systematic scoping review. Journal of Professional Capital and Community. p. 16-16
Lorentzen, Marte; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2026). Notions of the final thesis as “research-based” and “profession-oriented". Nordisk Tidskrift för Allmän Didaktik. Vol. 12. p. 58-77
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Leseth, Anne Birgitte; Jahreie, Josefine (2026). Navigating the ethical landscape of educational research: a systematic scoping review. Cogent Education. Vol. 13
Førde, Elin; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Otterstad, Ann Merete (2026). Interventions and Standardised Quality Assurance Programmes in Nordic Early Childhood Education and Care: A Scoping Review. Education Sciences. Vol. 16. p. 1440-1440
Mausethagen, Sølvi; Hermansen, Hege; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Lorentzen, Marte; Holmeide, Hanna (2025). A systematic critical review of research on ‘research use’ in education: Towards more profession-sensitive conceptualisations. Educational Research Review. Vol. 49. p. 100740-100740
Shavard, Galina; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Mausethagen, Sølvi (2024). Redefining teacher quality in the context of increased accountability in Norway: Professional ethics as practiced. Knudsen, Lars Emmerik Damgaard; Wiberg, Merete; Petersen, Karen Bjerg; Haastrup, Lisbeth (Ed.). Teacher Ethics and Teaching Quality in Scandinavian Schools: New Reflections, Future Challenges, and Global Impacts. Routledge
Maaranen, Katriina; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2024). Experienced autonomy in the curriculum and Didaktik traditions. Education Inquiry
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Maaranen, Katriina (2023). Teachers’ professional space for decision-making when planning: The cases of Finland, Norway, and the United States. Research in Comparative and International Education. Vol. 18. p. 507-527
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Lorentzen, Marte (2023). Bachelor- og masteroppgaver som uttrykk for forskningsbasering i lærerutdanningene. Mausethagen, Sølvi; Bøyum, Steinar; Caspersen, Joakim; Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Thue, Fredrik (Ed.). En forskningsbasert skole? Forskningens plass i lærerutdanning og skole. Universitetsforlaget
Nagel, Ilka Marie Luise; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2023). Teacher educators’ professional agency in facilitating professional digital competence. Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies. Vol. 132
Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Rye, Ellen Margrethe; Borgen, Jorunn Spord; Barstad, Kristin; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Mausethagen, Sølvi; Aasen, Petter (2022). Utbildning, lärande, forskning Slutrapport från en utvärderingsstudie av ULF-försöksverksamhet. Skriftserien fra Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge. Vol. 87
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Spernes, Kari Iren; Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun (2022). Academic reading as a social practice in higher education. Higher Education
Spernes, Kari Iren; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2021). Scientific methods assignments as a basis for developing a profession-oriented inquiry-based learning approach in teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education
Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun; Bjerke, Mari Emma Odberg; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2020). Begynneropplæring – et kjent, men uklart begrep: En analyse av læreres perspektiver. Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikk. Vol. 6
Maaranen, Katriina; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2020). Exploring Teachers’ Professional Space Using the Cases of Finland, Norway and the US. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2019). The promises and limitations of international comparative research on teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education. Vol. 42. p. 258-275
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Afdal, Geir Sigmund (2018). The making of professional values in the age of accountability. European Educational Research Journal. Vol. 18. p. 105-124
Schjetne, Espen; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Anker, Trine; Johannesen, Nina; Afdal, Geir Sigmund (2018). Empirical moral philosophy and teacher education. Martin, Christopher; Ruitenberg, Claudia W. (Ed.). Ethics in Professional Education. Routledge
Olson, Jennifer Rebecca; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Elken, Mari (2018). Multiple Institutional Logics in National Curricula: The Introduction of Learning Outcomes in Teacher Education and Engineering Education in Norway. Maassen, Peter; Nerland, Monika; Yates, Lyn (Ed.). Reconfiguring Knowledge in Higher Education. Springer Nature
Johansen, Gerd; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2018). Comparing and discussing positions on scientific literacy in teacher education and lower secondary school curricula. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research (ILJTER). Vol. 17. p. 99-126
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2018). Sandefjordsaken: Politisk styring, ansvarliggjøring og læreres profesjonelle praksis. Schjetne, Espen; Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Ed.). Å være lærer i en mangfoldig skole: Kulturelt og religiøst mangfold, profesjonsverdier og verdigrunnlag. Gyldendal Akademisk
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Spernes, Kari Iren (2018). Designing and Redesigning Research-based Teacher Education. Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies. Vol. 74. p. 215-228
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Damsa, Crina I. (2018). Research-Based Education: An Exploration of Interpretations in Two Professional Higher Education Programmes.. Maassen, Peter; Nerland, Monika; Yates, Lyn (Ed.). Reconfiguring Knowledge in Higher Education. Springer Nature
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2016). “Research-based” and “profession-oriented” as prominent knowledge discourses in curriculum restructuring of professional programs. Higher Education. Vol. Published ahead of print
Schjetne, Espen; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Anker, Trine; Johannesen, Nina; Afdal, Geir (2016). Empirical moral philosophy and teacher education. Ethics and Education. Vol. 11. p. 29-41
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Nerland, Monika (2014). Does Teacher Education Matter? An Analysis of Relations to Knowledge among Norwegian and Finnish Novice Teachers. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Vol. 58. p. 281-299
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Fra politikk til praksis - konstruksjon av læreres profesjonelle kunnskap.. Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift. Vol. 98. p. 469-481
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Det gode og det rette i profesjonsutøvelsen – hvordan blir det til? Et diskursanalytisk blikk på utviklingen av den etiske plattformen for lærerprofesjonene. Afdal, Geir; Røthing, Åse; Schjetne, Espen (Ed.). Empirisk etikk i pedagogiske praksiser : artikulasjon, forstyrrelse, ekspansjon. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Policy making processes with respect to teacher education in Finland and Norway. Higher Education. Vol. 65. p. 167-180
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Knowledge in teacher education curricula: Examining differences between a research-based program and a general professional program. Nordic Studies in Education. Vol. 32. p. 245-261
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2011). Profesjon som kunnskapskultur. Karlsen, Thorbjørn (Ed.). Gyldendal Akademisk
Afdal, Hilde; Afdal, Geir (2010). The hidden context : the dilemma of context in social and educational research. Kvam, Sigmund; Knutsen, Karen Patrick; Langemeyer, Peter (Ed.). Waxmann Verlag
Afdal, Hilde (2004). Hvordan møter det norske samfunnet høyere utdannede innvandrere - anerkjennelse eller stigmatisering?. Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift. Vol. 88. p. 115-127

Research reports (8)

Lorentzen, Marte; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Risan, Maiken; Holmeide, Hanna (2022). Bachelor- og masteroppgaven i lærerutdanningene. En kartlegging. 155 p.. Utdanningsdirektoratet
Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Rye, Ellen Margrethe; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Borgen, Jorunn Spord; Barstad, Kristin; Mausethagen, Sølvi; Aasen, Petter (2021). Utbildning, lärande, forskning En evalueringsstudie – delrapport 3. 130 p.. Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Bjordal, Fred Rune; Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun (2020). Femårig grunnskolelærerutdanning på masternivå – ny og utfordrende : Et følgeforskningsprosjekt ved Høgskolen i Østfold : Delrapport 2. 87 p.. Skriftserien fra Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge Horten
Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Rye, Ellen Margrethe; Barstad, Kristin; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Risan, Maiken; Aasen, Petter (2020). Utbildning, lärande, forskning En evalueringsstudie – delrapport 2. 100 p.. Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Myklebust, Runa Brandal; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Mausethagen, Sølvi; Risan, Maiken; Tangen, Truls Nilsen; Wernø, Ida Lyngstad (2019). Rekruttering av menn til grunnskolelærerutdanning for trinn 1-7. 137 p.. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Bjordal, Fred Rune (2019). 5-årig grunnskolelærerutdanning på masternivå - ny og utfordrende. Et følgeforskningsprosjekt ved Høgskolen i Østfold. Delrapport 1.. 89 p.. Skriftserien fra Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Schjetne, Espen; Anker, Trine; Afdal, Geir; Johannesen, Nina (2015). Etikk i profesjonell praksis : et forskningsprosjekt knyttet til Utdanningsforbundets implementering av Lærerprofesjonens etiske plattform. Høgskolen i Østfold
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Constructing knowledge for the teaching profession. A comparative analysis of policy making, curricula content, and novice teachers’ knowledge relations in the cases of Finland and Norway. Universitetet i Oslo

Dissemination (63)

Bjordal, Fred Rune; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Lundqvist, Ulla; Vähäsantanen, Katja; Mausethagen, Sølvi (2026). Teacher Professional Identity: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Review Studies. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)
Vrbova, Karla; Krange, Ingeborg Hognestad; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2025). Collaborative Writing With Digital Technologies In Junior And Senior High School English Second Language Classrooms – A Scoping Review | EERA. ECER 2025
Holmeide, Hanna; Skedsmo, Guri; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2025). Paper Presentation: Shifting Priorities in Teachers’ Professional Knowledge - A Relational Turn in Teaching (2008-2022). European Conference on Educational Research 2025
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Nielsen, Birgitte Lund; Krange, Ingeborg Hognestad (2025). Knowledge integration in teacher education through the use of simulation - Cases from Denmark and Norway. NERA 2025
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Lorentzen, Marte; Mausethagen, Sølvi; Hermansen, Hege (2024). Research on ‘research use’ in education: a systematic scoping review. AERA annual meeting 2024
Halverson, Sandra Louise; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Siddiq, Fazilat; Velden, Maja Van Der (2024). Argumenter mot akademisk boikott — kjente grep med lite hold. Khrono
Velden, Maja van der; Halverson, Sandra Louise; Rommetveit, Kjetil; Skjeggedal, Terje; Myong, Lene; Walton, Stephen John; Solberg, Mariann; Edeholt, Håkan; Nordkvelle, Yngve Troye; Rustad, Hilde; Engelsrud, Gunn Helene; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2023). Derfor trenger vi en akademisk boikott av Israel. Klassekampen
Brynildsen, Stine; Staal, Sigrun; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2023). S3-E2: Vurderingspraksiser og lærelyst i Fredrikstadskolen
Lorentzen, Marte; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2023). Final Thesis in Teacher Education. EARLI 2023
Staal, Sigrun; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Brynildsen, Stine (2023). Designing collaborative partnerships in research– the case of assessment practices. ATTE
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Spernes, Kari Iren; Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun (2022). Akademisk lesing som sosial praksis. Forskning på egen undervisning og pedagogisk praksis
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Maaranen, Katriina (2022). Teachers’ planning – dilemmas within and between the cases of Finland, Norway and the US. Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA 2022)
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Lorentzen, Marte (2022). BA and MA thesis in Techer Education: Organizational arrangements and forms of knowledge. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)
Nagel, Ilka; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk (2022). Teacher educators’ professional agency in facilitating digital competence. NERA 2022
Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun; Bjerke, Mari Odberg; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2021). Begynneropplæring en kjent men uklart begrep. Praksiskonferanse
Bjordal, Fred Rune; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2020). Teachers' professional knowledge in policy documents concerning digitalisation of Norwegian and Swedish compulsory school. NERA 2020
Trippestad, Tom Are; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2019). Etiske problemer knyttet til programmer som skal motvirke mobbing
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2019). Profesjonsetikk for ledere. Årskonferanse
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2019). Profesjonsetikk for lærere. Årskonferanse
Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Spernes, Kari Iren (2018). Critical reading as a social activity for the purpose of academic and professional learning in teacher education. ECER 2018
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2017). Praksis i grunnskolelærerutdanningene
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Damsa, Crina I. (2017). Research-based teacher education and engineering education. Research seminar
Hoff-Jenssen, Reidun; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Bjerke, Mari Oberg (2017). Basic skills beyond the school subjects? What do 1st-4th grade teachers identify and approach as ‘basic skills’?. ATEE 2017
Jordet, Arne Hilmar Nikolaisen; Haug, Peder; Nordahl, Thomas; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2016). Styrk pedagogikken!. p. 6-6
Schjetne, Espen; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Johannesen, Nina; Anker, Trine; Afdal, Geir (2016). Profesjonsetisk refleksjon i barnehagen. p. 60-62
Anker, Trine; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Johannesen, Nina; Schjetne, Espen; Afdal, Geir (2016). Et språk for etikk: Læreres profesjonsetiske forståelser og praksis. Bedre Skole. p. 64-67
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Afdal, Geir; Anker, Trine; Johannesen, Nina; Schjetne, Espen (2016). Læreres profesjonsetikk i fokus. Prismet. Vol. 67. p. 87-91
Olson, Jennifer Rebecca; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Elken, Mari (2015). When the logics of employability and learning outcomes align: The case of two professional study programs in Norwegian higher education. CHER conference
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Spernes, Kari Iren (2015). Research-based teacher education. Research methods as boundary objects. ATEE conference
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Kultur og anerkjennelse i en tid med radikalisering. Fagkurs
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Research based and practice oriented –challenges in the knowledge space of professional programs. ATEE Annual Conference
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Forskningsetikk. PHD kurs
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Anker, Trine (2014). Reflexivity and Quality in Research. Summer school, PHD students
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Comparison in research. Summer school for PHD students
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). Analyzing and discussing national program change processes as part of a wider societal knowledge space. 27th CHER Annual Conference
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2014). PROGRAM CHANGE PROCESSES, PRIOFESSIONAL EDUCATION AS PART OF A WIDER KNOWLEDGE SPACE. ProPEL International Conference 2014
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Akutt lærermangel om få år
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Enorm etterspørsel etter lærere
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Vil at fagfolk skal bestemme hvordan lærerutdanningen skal være
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Akutt lærermangel om få år
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Flere vil bli lærere også i Norge
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Flere vil bli lærere I Norge
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Flere vil bli lærere også i Norge
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Der bare 1 av 15 kommer gjennom nåløyet for å bli lærer
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Uten politisk innblanding
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). 1800 studenter kjemper om 120 studieplasser for å bli lærer
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Lærerutdanningens kunnskapsgrunnlag – en sammenligning av lærerutdanningen i Norge og Finland. Allmennlærerutdanning versus forskningsbasert lærerutdanning. Doktorgradskurs
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Politically versus academically anchored policy making processes; teacher education policy in Finland and Norway compared. Forskningskonferanse
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Forskningsetikk. Doktorgradskurs
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). A comparative analysis of teacher education policy in Norway and Finland. Forskningseminar
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Store forskjeller mellom norsk og finsk lærerutdanning
Johansen, Gerd; Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2013). Knowledge structures and tensions in science curricula – the cases of Norwegian secondary school and teacher education. ATEE
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Maassen, Peter (2012). Politically versus academically anchored policy making processes; teacher education policy in Finland and Norway compared. Paper presentasjon
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås; Nerland, Monika (2012). Teachers’ knowledge relations: An analysis of relations to knowledge among Norwegian and Finnish novice teachers. Paper presentasjon
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Constructions of knowledge for the teaching profession: Analyzing policy-making, curricula content and novice teachers stories in Norway and Finland. Paper presentasjon
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Does Teacher Education Matter? An Analysis of Relations to Knowledge among Norwegian and Finnish Novice Teachers. Papaer presentasjon
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Big differences in Finnish and Norwegian teacher education
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Politically versus academically anchored policy making processes; teacher education policy in Finland and Norway compared. Forelesning
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Does Teacher Education Matter?Teachers knowledge relations and the epistemic profile of the teacher education program. Forelesning
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2012). Studying abroad,- a cultural perspective. Forelesning
Afdal, Hilde Wågsås (2011). Searching for Knowledgeable Teachers in Curricula: comparing Norwegian and Finnish Teacher Education Curricula. Sixth Annual Conference of the International Education Program, Steinhart
Afdal, Hilde (2010). Teacher knowledge in Norway and Finland, - Historical, institutional and personal accounts. Norwegian National Graduate School in Educational Research, Track 4
Afdal, Hilde (2010). Policy processes for teacher education:The case of Norway and Finland. Consortium for Higher Education Researchers

These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.