About
Veerle Garrels is professor in special needs education. She holds a doctoral degree in special education from the University of Oslo; in her PhD-project, she conducted research on student-directed learning and self-determination for students with intellectual disability. Her research interests include quality of life, living conditions, and equal access to justice for people with neurodevelopmental disorders, school-work transitions for young adults with intellectual disability, and qualitative research methodology.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Special needs education Education
Subject areas
Individualized instruction Special education Transition to adulthood Augmentative and alternative communication Rule of law Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Vunerability Neurodevelopmental disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders Life transission Self-determination theory Intellectual disability and work Developmental disabilities Diversity and Inclusion Investigative interviewing
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Staying on Track – completion in vocational education and training
A longitudinal interview study following vocational students with low grades from lower secondary education through upper secondary vocational education and training (VET).
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Supporting Content and Language Learning Across Diversity (SCALED)
The aim of the SCALED project is to develop a new online course: interactive and self-study mode that can be adapted to onsite use.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Næss, Kari-Anne Bottegård; Engevik, Liv Inger; Garrels, Veerle ; Moljord, Gøril ; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten (2025). Barn og unge med utviklingshemming - deltakelse, utvikling og læring. Befring, Edvard; Næss, Kari-Anne B. (Ed.). Spesialpedagogikk. p. 444-480. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten;
Garrels, Veerle
; Dean, Evan Edward; Wendelborg, Christian
(2025).
Characteristics of Workplaces and Employers That Embrace Cognitive Diversity on the Work Floor.
14 p.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Vol. 63.
https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-63.2.105
Schmid, Evi
;
Garrels, Veerle
;
Skåland, Børge
(2024).
The continuum of rapport: Ethical tensions in qualitative interviews with vulnerable participants.
18 p.
Qualitative Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941231224600
Schmid, Evi
;
Garrels, Veerle
(2024).
Ethical Pitfalls in Research with Young People: How Can They Be Identified and Addressed?.
Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research.
Vol. 33.
https://doi.org/10.1177/11033088241254230
Garrels, Veerle ; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten (2024). Å lære fra dem som har fått jobb. Garrels, Veerle; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten (Ed.). Jobbklar med utviklingshemming - Praktisk hjelp til å lykkes. p. 49-64. Universitetsforlaget.
Garrels, Veerle ; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten (2024). Jobbklar med utviklingshemming - Praktisk hjelp til å lykkes. ISBN: 9788215071817. 165 p. Universitetsforlaget.
Solberg, Stine
;
Laundal, Øyvind
;
Garrels, Veerle
(2023).
Scoping Review of Positive Mental Health Research for Students in Vocational Education and Training.
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training.
https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.10.2.6
Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten;
Garrels, Veerle
(2023).
Tolk, mekler, regissør og pedagog – jobbspesialisters egenskaper og roller overfor unge voksne med lett utviklingshemming i møte med arbeidslivet.
Spesialpedagogikk.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/107975
Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten;
Garrels, Veerle
(2023).
Norwegian teachers’ efforts in preparing students with mild intellectual disability for working life?.
European Journal of Special Needs Education.
Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2023.2172895
Garrels, Veerle
; Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten
(2023).
Caregivers’ Experiences with School–Work Transitions for Their Children with Disorders of Intellectual Development.
12 p.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031892
