Mira Aaboen Sletten

Research projects

• Adolescents in Oslo in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  The aim of the study was to map young people’s everyday life and quality of life, and how they experience the COVID-19 pandemic while they were still subject to strict restrictions.

• Computer gaming – an inclusive youth arena?

  This PhD project will explore the potential for computer games as an arena for inclusion in youth.

• Evaluating the Ombudsman against Bullying

  NOVA is responsible for a research-based evaluation of the regional ombudsman office.

• Follow-up Research – Living Conditions, Upbringing and Education. Area Studies in Loddefjord and Olsvik

  The theme of this project is the process and implementation of an area initiative in the Municipality of Bergen.

• Including Children and Young People in the Voluntary Service

  The purpose of this project is to look into how well different groups of young people are included in the volunteering, and what tools organisations and authorities use to include these young people.

• Qualification and Social Inclusion in Upper Secondary Vocational Education and Training (SAFETY-VET)

  The main objective of the project is to generate knowledge about factors of importance for attainment in and completion of upper secondary VET among student groups with a potential risk of non-completion or drop out. We also study the importance of gender-segregated educational choices and young people's educational and occupational aspirations.

• Ungdata

  Ungdata is a cross-national data collection scheme, designed to conduct youth surveys at the municipal level in Norway. NOVA administers the national database which is used as a basis for many research projects.

• Ungdata plus. A longitudinal study of boys and girls in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway

  Ungdata plus will collect data on what children and young people in Vestfold and Telemark (Norway) do in their leisure time and examine how this is related to their health and quality of life, and important life outcomes as adults – such as education, work and family life.