About
Wilfried Admiraal is a social psychologist and full professor at the Centre for the Study of Professions of Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway. His research interest is in teaching, teacher education, teachers, and the teaching profession. Current projects relate to attrition of early-career and late-career teachers, schools as a safe and democratic learning environment, and students’ and teachers’ information literacy. More information on projects, boards, PhD supervision, and publications can be found on his personal homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/wilfriedadmiraal/.
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-3420
Field of study
Teacher research Teacher professionalism Teaching Teacher Education Teacher professional development Teachers
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Meta-Scientific Literacies in the (Mis-)Information Age
An international research project addressing the role of education in response to the flood of public disinformation and mistrust against science and research.
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Teacher Education for a Future in Flux - TEFF Academy
An international research project addressing the need for joint training and further education that help teachers cope with recent challenges in schools.
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Virtual Immersion for Student Awareness of Climate Change
An international research project investigating how Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to raise student awareness of climate change, its consequences and possible responses.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Kusters, Max; Rushton, Elisabeth A.C.; Rijst, Roeland van der;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2026).
Relational dimensions of teacher agency: Five purposes for exercising agency in university.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies.
Vol. 176.
https://doi.org/https://www.sciencedirect.com/scie
Røe, Yngve; Lukic, Marko;
Johansen, Safora
;
Admiraal, Wilfried
;
Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Building digital competence for future healthcare through hands-on AI experience.
Frontiers in Education.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/https://www.frontiersin.org/journa
Wurth, Anneke; Tigelaar, Dineke; Hulshof, Hans; Jong, Jaap de;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2026).
Teachers' experiences with feedback in L1-oral language teaching practices.
L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature (L1-ESLL).
Vol. 26.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5369847
Ertugruloglu, Errol; Mearns, Tessa;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2026).
Transition or enrichment? Form-focused language scaffolding strategies across Dutch secondary bilingual education classes and Dutch reception classes.
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (JMMD).
Vol. online first.
https://doi.org/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/fu
Admiraal, Wilfried
; Saab, Nadira; Guo, Pengyue
(2026).
Online collaborative project-based learning in higher education: Students’ motivation, collaborative learning, and perceived outcomes.
Active Learning in Higher Education.
Vol. online first.
https://doi.org/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/e
Rumianstev, Tamara; Rijst, Roeland van der;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2026).
Sustainable curriculum innovation through educational design research in conservatoire education.
The Curriculum Journal.
Vol. Online first.
https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.70037
Hei, Miranda de; Altorf, Dulci; Kuijlenburg, Daphne; Lerink-Mulderink, Margriet; Mueller, Elke;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2026).
The added value of equitable multistakeholder co-creation in higher education.
International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP).
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v10i1.6681
Liu, Xu; Mearns, Tessa;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2026).
For me, it is important to maintain self while adapting.” Understanding Chinese foreign language teachers’ identity in an intercultural context.
Asia Pacific Journal of Education.
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2024.2342550
Kusters, Max; Vetten, Arjen de; Rushton, Elisabeth A.C.; Rijst, Roeland van der;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2025).
Agency in universities: Three types of agentic actions.
Studies in Higher Education.
Vol. online first.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5335416
Wurth, Anneke; Tigelaar, Dineke; Hulshof, Hans; Jong, Jaap de;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2025).
Teacher’s and students' experiences and appreciation of feedback in the L1-oral language classroom.
Social Sciences & Humanities Open (SSHO).
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/https://www.sciencedirect.com/scie