About
Maren Svendsen Folkvord is a researcher in the childhood, family and child welfare section at the Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University. She holds a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Oslo (2021). The master’s thesis is about differences in digital and bodily interaction between people, as well as the creation and feeling of community and intimacy. Folkvord’s research interests includes children and youths, digital communication, digital tools in education, body and emotions, gender, exclusion, inclusion, friendship and community.
Research groups
Research projects
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Consequences of the Pandemic for Living Conditions and Equality
In this project we will investigate the consequences of the pandemic for living conditions for children and young people, equality in families and for individuals, including children and adults with disabilities.
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Evaluation of the Children's and Family Agency's arena flexible team for child welfare
The project will generate knowledge that can shed light on whether the Children and Family Agency's arena-flexible team is functioning as intended and whether there is a need for changes in the measures.
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Key Inclusive Development Strategies for Life-Long Learning (KIDS4ALLL)
KIDS4ALLL aims to pilot an innovative action that will experiment a learning method and learning environment in formal, non-formal and informal educational contexts to address the integration challenges of migrant children.
Publications and research
Research reports
Ugreninov, Elisabeth
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Bjørnshagen, Vegar
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Vedeler, Janikke Solstad
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Folkvord, Maren Svendsen
; Finjarn, Christine
(2023).
Arbeid, helse og tilrettelegging under og etter koronapandemien. En studie av yrkesaktive og studenter med funksjonsnedsettelser og langvarige helseproblemer.
ISBN: 978-82-7894-841-5.
103 p.
NOVA/OsloMet .
Vol. 2023.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3105340