Blar i Brage INN på forfatter "Skrefsrud, Thor Andre"
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Intercultural learning in diverse schools: obstacles, opportunities, and outlooks
Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The emergence in recent years of the concept of intercultural learning has raised questions about how the notion relates to a pedagogy that fosters openness, exploration, and critical thinking. In this article, the author ... -
Multicultural School Festival as a Creative Space for Identity Construction – From a Minority Parent Perspective
Dewilde, Joke; Kjørven, Ole Kolbjørn; Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
Multicultural school festivals as a creative space for identity construction – the perspective of minority parents
Dewilde, Joke; Kjørven, Ole Kolbjørn; Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this article, we explore how minority parents construct and promote cultural identities through a multicultural school event in Norway. Such events respond to the call for diverse and inclusive initiatives to facilitate ... -
The reception of Vygotsky in pedagogical literature for Norwegian teacher education
Faldet, Ann-Cathrin; Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In this article, we study the reception of Vygotskian theory in pedagogical literature for Norwegian teacher education. The article analyzes three widely used textbooks for pre-service teachers in the five-year integrated ... -
Revisiting studies of multicultural school events from the perspective of strategic essentialism
Dewilde, Joke; Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article discusses schools’ use of multicultural school events as a practice designed to enhance inclusion and to prevent prejudice and negative intergroup attitudes in school. While prior research has largely criticized ... -
A transcultural approach to cross-cultural studies: Towards an alternative to a national culture model
Skrefsrud, Thor Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The conventional tendency to identify culture as a delimited system of beliefs, values, and practices continues to capture the imagination of policymakers, educators, and practitioners. In particular, Geert Hofstede’s ... -
Young people’s experiences and meaning-making at a multicultural festival in Norway
Dewilde, Joke; Kjørven, Ole Kolbjørn; Skrefsrud, Thor Andre; Sæther, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article explores young people’s experiences and meaning-making at a multicultural festival. Multicultural festivals aim to promote inclusion and challenge problem-oriented discourses in current debates on diversity ...