About
Silje Skeie is a PhD research fellow in Educational Sciences, where she is researching the inclusion of refugees into national education systems.
Skeie holds an M.Phil in education from the University of Oslo, and post-graduate education in early grade literacy in developing countries from the University of Massachusetts. Skeie's background is in international education as part of humanitarian- and development aid, and she is specialised in education in emergencies, and education in the context of forced displacement. She has been a member of several international committees and boards, including the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Steering Committee and the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) Steering group. Her research interests include:
- Education in emergencies, crisis- and conflict contexts
- Education and forced displacement (refugees and internally displaced populations)
- Inclusive education
- Gender transformative education
- Comparative and international education
- Humanitarian response, humanitarian systems and humanitarian & development architecture.
Field of study
Educationalsociology Pedagogy Development aid to education Humanitarianism Humanitarian issues Diversity and Inclusion Refugee education
Research groups
Publications and research
Research reports
Skeie, Silje Sjøvaag
; Gramshaug, Randi; Fosen, Gerd-Hanne
(2020).
Utdanning og covid-19. I rapporten Bistand i koronapandemiens kjølvann.
Direktoratet for utviklingshjelp - NORAD.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3530192
