About
I have competence in Social Research Administration and Research Cooperation as Research Director in Norwegian Social Research (NOVA)(from January 2011 until December 2015). From January 2014 NOVA was integrated with Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA). My responsibilty as Research Director was from Autumn 2014 the integration process: The new Centre for Welfare and Labour Research (SVA - Work Research Institute (AFI) and NOVA) integration in HiOA.
I am a sociologist by education, with 30 years of experience as researcher (NOVA and NIBR). My main research fields are: Child welfare services (CWS), Longitudinal studies of children and young adults with experience from CWS or other services, Cooperation between services for children and adolescents, Child Poverty. Have cooperated with researchers from different fields: Sociology, Psychology, Social work/policy, Law, Pedagogics, Antrophology, Medicine, Statistics (10 years of experience from Statistics Norway).
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Child care Poverty research Children and young people Welfare services Living conditions of children Health indicators Longitudinal studies
Research groups
Research projects
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Child Welfare in Norway 1990-2011
A register data study of Norwegian child welfare clients.
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Children's Level of Living: The Impact of Family Economy for Children's Lives
The aim of the project was to explore how income influence different aspects of children's lives.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne
(2018).
Regionale variasjoner i barneverntiltak: Et gammelt problem i ny drakt?.
Fontene forskning.
Vol. 11.
http://fonteneforskning.no/forskningsartikler/regi
Hydle, Ida Marie ; Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne (2018). Kan «Glassjenta» vise vei til nødvendige forvaltningsreformer i Norge?. Schönfelder, Walter; Andersen, Synnøve Thomassen; Kane, Aina Aune (Ed.). Handlingsrom i barnevernet. Muligheter og begrensninger for profesjonsutøveren. p. 207-227. Fagbokforlaget.
Kristofersen, Lars B ; Sverdrup, Sidsel (2013). Følger av oppvekst med rus og psykiske helseproblemer i familien. Hammer, Torild; Hyggen, Christer (Ed.). Ung voksen og utenfor. Mestring og marginalitet på vei til voksenliv. p. 110-128. Gyldendal Akademisk.
Winsvold, Aina; Kristofersen, Lars B (2012). Levekårene for unge voksne i barnevern - en tverrfaglig utfordring. Barn i Norge.
Kristofersen, Lars B (2009). Barnevernsbarn - i risikosonen også som voksne. Talseth, Randi; Vea, Ingeborg (Ed.). Barn i Norge 2009. Omsorgssvikt i offentlig regi. p. 18-27. Organisasjonen voksne for barn.
Kristofersen, Lars B (2008). Fritid og sosial deltakelse. Sandbæk, Mona (Ed.). Barns levekår. Familiens inntekt og barns levekår over tid. p. 149-162. NOVA.
Clausen, Sten-Erik; Kristofersen, Lars B (2008). Barnevern 1990-2011: En longitudinell studie av registerdata. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern. Vol. 85.
Kristofersen, Lars B (2008). Barns opplevelse av familieøkonomien og egne økonomiske ressurser. Sandbæk, Mona (Ed.). Barns levekår. Familiens inntekt og barns levekår over tid. p. 163-172. NOVA.
Kristofersen, Lars B (2008). Barns skolehverdag: Prestasjoner, sosiale relasjoner og trivsel. Sandbæk, Mona (Ed.). Barns levekår. Familiens inntekt og barns levekår over tid. p. 127-148. NOVA.
Holm-Hansen, Jørn ; Firsov, Mikhail V.; Kristofersen, Lars Bjarne ; Malik, Larisa S.; Mardakhaev, Lev V.; Myrvold, Trine (2005). Alternatives to orphanages in Northwest Russia: Preconditions and obstacles in policy development. Holm-Hansen, Jørn (Ed.). Placement of Orphans – Russian and Nordic experiences. p. 62-79. NIBR- OsloMet.
