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
Admiraal, Wilfried
;
Putra, Heka Arcana
(2025).
Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Student Engagement: Rethinking Pedagogies.
Mário, Cruz,; Daniela, Mascarenhas,; Ricardo, Queirós, (Ed.).
Building Teaching Competencies for AI-Driven and Inclusive Learning | IGI Global Scientific Publishing. p. 1-68.
IGI Global.
https://doi.org/https://www.igi-global.com/gateway
Wang, Linyuan; Vetten, Arjen de;
Admiraal, Wilfried
; Rijst, Roeland van der
(2025).
The Relationship Between Students’ Pre-Class Learning Behaviors and Student Engagement in Tutorials.
Active Learning in Higher Education.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874251367661
Jin, Xinglin; Tigelaar, Dineke; Want, Anna van der; Admiraal, Wilfried (2025). The characteristics of expert feedback in vocational teachers’ professional learning. Australian journal of adult learning. Vol. 62.
Max, Kusters,; A.C., Rushton, Elizabeth; Arjen, De Vetten,;
Admiraal, Wilfried
; Roeland, Van der Rijst,
(2025).
Teacher agency in universities: Exploring underlying beliefs and agentic orientations when navigating university teaching practices.
Teaching in Higher Education.
Vol. online first.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2025.2562584
Xin, Zhang;
Admiraal, Wilfried
; Saab, Nadira
(2025).
Factors affecting teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching in primary education.
Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice.
Vol. 31.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2024.2389384
Schoots, Anja; Tigelaar, Dineke E. H.;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2025).
Curriculum guidelines for the development of student agency in secondary education: A systematic review.
Curriculum Journal.
Vol. 36.
https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.318
Mohammadi, Zohre Zenouzagh;
Admiraal, Wilfried
; Saab, Nadira
(2025).
Empowering students’ agentive engagement through formative assessment in online learning environment.
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00498-7
Haenen, Janine; Vink, Sylvia; Sjoer, Ellen;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2025).
Motivating students with optimal challenge in an open learning environment.
Social Sciences & Humanities Open.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101577
Liu, Xu; Mearns, Tessa;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2025).
Construction and reconstruction of Chinese foreign language teachers’ identity in an intercultural context: A longitudinal multiple case study.
Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies.
Vol. 157.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2025.104963
Rios, Alejandro Jiménez; Plevris, Vangelis; Nogal, Maria;
Admiraal, Wilfried
(2025).
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Civil and Structural Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review.
Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
Vol. 151.
https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-2103