Ingunn Marie Eriksen

Research projects

• 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.

• 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.

• Literacies for Health and Life Skills

  The “Literacies for Health and Life Skills” (HLS) project aims to develop and implement a new didactic approach that will enable pre-service teachers to facilitate the development of young people´s health and life skills.

• Parenting and Youth Sports: Inequality in Young People’s Leisure Time Activities?

  The focus of this project is how parents influence young people's leisure activities.

• Participation in Sports among Norwegian Youth

  The aim of the research project is to gain new knowledge about the social position and status of sport participation among young people in Norway.

• Stress among Youths

  In this project, we aim to gain knowledge about how and why youths experience stress and stressors.

• The Future of Nordic Youth in Rural Regions: A Cross National Qualitative Longitudinal Study in Four Nordic Countries

  The research project aims to understand the experiences of rural youth, their sense of belonging and hopes for the future. It will study similarities and differences between the Nordic countries.

• 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.

• Young people’s Well-being and Civic Participation During the Norwegian Coronavirus Lockdown

  This research project investigates how young people experienced the Norwegian coronavirus lockdown.