About
About
Kristin Walseth is professor of physical education at the Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education within the Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University.
Research
Her research focuses on physical education, health and diversity issues in education. Her ongoing NRC funded project targets the new cross-curricular topic 'Public Health and Life Skills' in school. Her most recent publications are on young people, social media and body issues.
Kristin Walseth is also involved in education research with diversity perspectives. She has published articles on physical education and gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religion. She has previously been involved in sport research, her Ph.D. thesis (2006) is on sport as an arena for integration of minority youth.
Teaching
Kristin Walseth gives lectures and is responsible for courses in teacher education at bachelor-, master-, and Ph.D. level. She is currently main supervisor for two doctoral candidates.
Collaboration and assignments
Editorial board member for 'Sport, Education & Society'.
Ongoing research collaboration with researchers from UK, US, and New Zealand.
Field of study
Educational research Higher education studies Physical education Diversity and Inclusion
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Aasland, Erik; Strand, Emilie; Thorjussen, Ingfrid M.;
Walseth, Kristin
(2026).
Teachers’ constructions of female Students of Color as ‘the other’ in physical education.
Sport, Education and Society.
https://doi.org/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/fu
Wold, Dag Erik;
Sandell, Martin Blaauw
; Backman, Erik;
Jensen, Rein M.
;
Walseth, Kristin
(2025).
I bevegelse bort fra friluftslivsutdanningens opprinnelige danningsideal? En scoping review om forskning på friluftslivsutdanning i UH-sektoren.
Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education.
https://doi.org/10.23865/jased.v9.6469
Langnes, Tonje Fjogstad
;
Kilanowska, Jolanta
;
Walseth, Kristin
; Oliver, Kimberly
(2024).
Opening our eyes to student-centered practice. Learning from preservice teachers' experiences.
Shilcutt, Jackie; Oliver, Kimberly; Luguetti, Carla (Ed.).
An Activist Approach to Physical Education and Physical Activity. Imagining What Might Be.
Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3645727
Walseth, Kristin
;
Langnes, Tonje Fjogstad
;
Lund, Siv
;
Bratten, Judith Helene
(2024).
Tverrprofesjonelt samarbeid om Folkehelse og livsmestring i skolen.
Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO).
Vol. 18.
https://doi.org/10.5617/adno.10167
Vita, Sandro Claudio;
Walseth, Kristin
;
Langnes, Tonje Fjogstad
(2024).
How do we teach about ethnic and cultural diversity in PETE? A discourse analysis of interviews from Norway, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Canada.
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2024.2413065
Aartun, Iselin
; Lambert, Karen;
Walseth, Kristin
(2023).
How pupils’ playfulness creates possibilities for pleasure and learning in physical education.
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2023.2235372
Eriksen, Ingunn Marie
;
Walseth, Kristin
; Standal, Øyvind Førland
(2023).
Bakgrunn for temaet Folkehelse og livsmestring.
Walseth, Kristin; Standal, Øyvind Førland (Ed.).
Folkehelse og livsmestring - med utgangspunkt i fagene.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3505370
Eriksen, Ingunn Marie
;
Stefansen, Kari
;
Langnes, Tonje Fjogstad
;
Walseth, Kristin
(2023).
The formation of classed health lifestyles during youth: A two-generational, longitudinal approach.
Sociology of Health and Illness.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13695
Walseth, Kristin
; Khan, Hummam
(2023).
Minoritetsstudenters møte med friluftsliv i kroppsøvingslærerutdanningen.
Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education.
Vol. 7.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3088331
Eriksen, Ingunn Marie
;
Walseth, Kristin
(2021).
Med kropp som prosjekt.
Ødegård, Guro; Pedersen, Willy (Ed.).
UNGDOMMEN. p. 153-172.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.142.ch7
