Idunn Seland

About

Idunn Seland is associate professor affiliated with the school leadership programme at Oslo Metropolitan Unversity, Norway. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and a master in political science. She specializes in policy for citizenship and integration in the Nordic welfare state. Her main research interests are education policy, among those policy principles behind religious education and citizenship education. Seland has experience as project manager for research-based evaluation of education- and welfare policy. Her methods are qualitative, but she frequently collaborates with quantitatively oriented colleagues.

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Social sciences Sociology

Subject areas

Welfare state Citizenship Youth Education policy Integration politics School

Research groups

Research projects

Democracy, Equality, Learning and Mobilisation for Future Citizens (DEMOCIT)
The aim of DEMOCIT is to partake in reducing a growing civic empowerment gap within Norwegian democracy.
DigiGen – The Impact of Technological Transformations on the Digital Generation
DigiGen aims to develop knowledge about how children and young people use and are affected by the technological transformations in their everyday lives.
Evaluating the Ombudsman against Bullying
NOVA is responsible for a research-based evaluation of the regional ombudsman office.
Gender, Youth and Leisure
This project explores gendered patterns in youths’ leisure activities.
Inequality in Youth – A Qualitative, Longitudinal Research Database
Inequality in youth is a qualitative, longitudinal research database on youths in Norway, intended to be a parallel to the quantitative Ungdata surveys.
International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 (ICCS)
The ICCS 2016-study investigates students’ knowledge and understanding of societal values, civic society and political systems.
Leisure activities for Children and Youth in a Gender Equality Perspective
In this project, NOVA will review research from the last ten years that address children and youth’s leisure time in combination with perspectives on gender, gender equality and gender stereotypes.
What Characterizes Adolescents Attending Municipal Youth Clubs in Terms of Well-being?
The purpose of the study is to investigate municipalities’ potential to actively use youth clubs to promote issues concerning adolescents’ health and well-being.

Scientific publications

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer ; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Kapella, Olaf; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Sisaks, Merike (2022). Conditions contributing to positive and negative outcomes of children's ICT use: Protocol for scoping review. 14 p. Societies. Vol. 12.
file:///C:/Users/iduse/Downloads/societies-12-0012

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2021). The digital generation. Representations of a generational digital divide. Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne; Britt, Slagsvold (Ed.). Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States. p. 133-152. Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003129592-8

Seland, Idunn ; Huang, Lihong ; Arensmeier, Cecilia; Bruun, Jens; Löfström, Jan (2021). Aims of citizenship education across Nordic countries: Comparing school principals' priorities in citizenship education 2009-2016. Biseth, Heidi; Hoskins, Bryony; Huang, Lihong (Ed.). Northern Lights on Civic and Citizenship Education: A Cross-national Comparison of Nordic Data from ICCS. p. 43-63. Springer.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-

Biseth, Heidi ; Seland, Idunn ; Huang, Lihong (2021). Strengthening Connections Between Research, Policy, and Practice in Norwegian Civic and Citizenship Education. Malak-Minkiewicz, Barbara; Torney-Purta, Judith (Ed.). Influences of the IEA Civic and Citizenship Education Studies: Practice, Policy, and Research Across Countries and Regions. p. 147-159. Springer.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-

Eriksen, Ingunn Marie ; Seland, Idunn (2020). Conceptualizing Well-being in Youth: The Potential of Youth Clubs. Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1103308820937571

Seland, Idunn ; Andersen, Patrick Lie (2020). Hva kjennetegner ungdom som går på norske fritidsklubber og ungdomshus?. Nordisk tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning (NTU). Vol. 1.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2535-8162-2020-01-02

Sletten, Mira Aaboen ; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie ; Pedersen, Eirin ; Seland, Idunn (2019). Grenser for skolens ansvar? Skolelederes perspektiv på mandat i det frafallsforebyggende arbeidet. Nordisk Administrativt Tidsskrift. Vol. 96.

Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Seland, Idunn (2018). Eksamens- og standpunktkarakterer – to sider av samme sak?. Acta Didactica Norge. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.5617/adno.6276

Seland, Idunn ; Huang, Lihong (2018). Literacy som aspekt ved norske elevers demokratiforståelse. Skolens bidrag til elevers lærling om demokrati undersøkt gjennom læreplaner og karakterer i fire fag. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning. Vol. 18.

Hegna, Kristinn ; Ødegård, Guro ; Seland, Idunn (2018). Ungt medborgerskap. Kunnskap, mobilisering og deltakelse. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning. Vol. 18.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/71246

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Research reports

Seland, Idunn ; Aldrich, Richard; Ayllón, Sara; Barbovschi, Monica; Barbuta, Alina; Brugarolas, Pablo; Casamassima, Gianna; Drossel, Kerstin; Eickelmann, Birgit; Gosme, Elizabeth; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Hyggen, Christer ; Lado, Samuel; Lafton, Tove ; Kapella, Olaf; Karatzogianni, Athina; Kazani, Aggeliki; Labusch, Amelie; Mifsud, Louise ; Olabode, Shola; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Roth, Maria; Schmidt, Eva-Maria; Shorey, Holly; Sisask, Merike; Symeonaki, Maria; Teidla-Kunitsõn, Gertha; Zinoveva, Liudmila (2022). Understanding children and young people as digital citizens. 155 p. DigiGen - The impact of technological transformations on the digital generation.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/99969

Seland, Idunn ; Kjøstvedt, Anders Granås (2022). Lærerutdanning for å styrke ungdoms demokratiske deltakelse. Casestudie i fire nordiske land. ISBN: 978-82-7894-815-6. 166 p. NOVA. Vol. 2022.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3046091

Seland, Idunn ; Andersen, Patrick Lie ; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie (2021). Fritidsklubber i det lokale folkehelsearbeidet. Sluttrapport. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.

Finnvold, Jon Erik ; Seland, Idunn ; Tveito, Siri Berg; Schoyen, Mi Ah ; Aarset, Monica Five (2020). Familiens betydning. Kunnskapsoversikt om hverdagsliv, omsorg, samlivsbrudd og familiestøttende tiltak. 121 p. Velferdsinstituttet NOVA.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/3919

Seland, Idunn ; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie ; Løvgren, Mette ; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (2020). Evaluering av ordning med fylkesvise mobbeombud for barnehage og grunnskole. Utvidelse til landsdekkende ordning 2018–2020. ISBN: 9788278947456. 154 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/5929

Eriksen, Ingunn Marie ; Seland, Idunn (2019). Ungdom, kjønn og fritid. ISBN: 978-82-7894-701-2. 66 p. NOVA, OsloMet. Vol. 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/1324

Andersen, Patrick Lie ; Seland, Idunn (2019). Fritidsklubber i et folkehelseperspektiv Ungdataanalyser 2015–2017 og analyse av statlige dokumenter 2007-2017. ISBN: 978-82-7894-685-5. 50 p. NOVA, Oslomet. Vol. 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/1312

Seland, Idunn ; Persson, Marlene ; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie (2019). Barn og unges fritid i et kjønns- og likestillingsperspektiv. Litteraturgjennomgang. ISBN: 978-82-7894-699-2. 73 p. NOVA, OsloMet. Vol. 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/1323

Seland, Idunn ; Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Lødding, Berit; Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Rønsen, Ester (2018). Sluttrapport fra evaluering av forsøk med halvårsvurdering med én eller to karakterer i norsk. ISBN: 978-82-327-0344-9. 176 p. Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning NIFU.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2503428

Seland, Idunn ; Caspersen, Joakim ; Markussen, Eifred; Sandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde (2017). Sluttrapport fra evaluering av pilotering av lærerspesialistordningen i norsk og realfag. ISBN: 978-82-327-0308-1. 170 p. Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning NIFU.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2472651

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Dissemination

Seland, Idunn (2023). Intersecting knowledge on young people's well-being in use of ICT: Bridging the gaps in research on children's and adolescents' everyday lives. NERA conference 2023/SES-5 NW13-A (parallel session). The Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA). DigiGen - the impact of technological transformati

Seland, Idunn (2022). Mange unge sier ikke sin mening høyt: – Voksne må lytte til oss.
https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/ytringsfrihetskommisj

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2022). Media tegner et overdrevent og skremmende bilde av barn og unges nettbruk.
https://forskning.no/barn-og-ungdom-data-mobbing/m

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2022). Media lager skremmebilde av ungdom og sosiale medier.
https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsnyheter

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2022). Mediene oppmuntrer til digital generasjonskonflikt. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikk/i/jaxx

Eriksen, Ingunn Marie ; Seland, Idunn (2022). Fritidsklubben som beskyttelse av sårbare ungdommer. Lundgren, Charlotte (Ed.). Psykisk oppvekst. Barn og unges psykiske helse fra 0-25 år. p. 281-287. Rådet for psykisk helse.

Seland, Idunn (2022). Explaining children's and young people's use of digital technology: a conceptual model. DigiGen Final conference: the impact of technological transformations on the digital generation. DigiGen consortium, COFACE Families Europe.

Seland, Idunn (2021). Om ungdomsklubbers betydning og sårbare ungdommer.
https://lektorlomsdalen.no/2021/05/ll-336-idunn-se

Seland, Idunn (2021). Stengte fritidsklubber har vært et stort tap for ungdommer. file:///C:/Users/Iduse/Downloads/skolelederen-03_2

Seland, Idunn (2021). Her finner de retning og selvtillit.
https://www.dagen.no/Nyheter/2021-03-11/Her-finner

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Idunn Seland

About

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Subject areas

Research groups

Educational leadership

Youth Research

Research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Research reports

Dissemination