Research groups
Areas of responsibility
My university career started when I graduated with a master's degree in education, including teacher education in 1987 and a PhD in Education in 2000 at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. Until the autumn of 2020, I have worked at Åbo Akademi University as a professor, dean and vice-rector. I am interested in educational issues in general, but especially university education, university teaching and teacher education. At UiA, I have scientific responsibility for university pedagogy.
Research
My previous research has mainly focused on subject didactics. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in quality issues at the university, especially for quality in education and teaching. I am currently active in a project about quality culture at university.
More information: https://www.uia.no/senter-og-nettverk/uia-puls-pedagogisk-utviklings-og-laeringssenter/forskning-og-utvikling/culture-for-quality-in-higher-education
Selected publications
Nygren-Landgärds, C., Mårtensson, L. B., Pyykkö, R., Bjørnestad, J. O. & von Schoultz, R. (2022) Quality culture at Nordic Universities. European Journal of Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2022.2116066
Nygren-Landgärds, C. (2021) Forskning på bredden av vetenskapsområdet. In S. Westerlund, K. Borg, M. Porko-Hudd, V. Lindberg (red.) Slöjdkunnande i förändring. Techne Series. Vol 28 Nr 4/2021. https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/techneA/article/view/4734
Elo, J. & Nygren-Landgärds, C. (2020) Teachers’ perceptions of autonomy in the tensions between a subject focus and a cross-curricular school profile: A case study of a Finnish upper secondary school. Journal of Educational Change. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10833-020-09412-0
Nygren-Landgärds, C., Elo, J., Landgärds, I. & Engelholm, M. (2018) Educational benefits of external projects in school. In Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 54-65.
Nygren-Landgärds, C. (red.) (2013) Med målsetting om å forholde seg vitenskaplig i lærerutdanningen. Del 2, artikler av lærere i lærerutdanningen vid Høgskolen i Telemark, avdeling for estetiske fag, folkekultur og lærerutdanning, Notodden. Nätpublication i Techné Series.. http://research.abo.fi/converis/publicweb/Publication/26140?share=false&cntpers=false&reqstfulltxt=false&reports=false&lang=1
Nygren-Landgärds, C. (2011) University teaching is based on research. http://world.edu/university-teaching-based-research/
Nygren-Landgärds, C. (red.) (2011) Med målsetting om å forholde seg vitenskaplig i lærerutdanningen. Del 1, artikler av lærere i lærerutdanningen vid Høgskolen i Telemark, avdeling for estetiske fag, folkekultur og lærerutdanning, Notodden(A ; 17/2011). Notodden: NordFo, nordiskt Forum för Forskning och Utvecklingsarbete inom utbildning i slöjd
Tuition
I mainly teach university pedagogy, with a focus on quality issues, pedagogical leadership, educational development and research-based teaching.
Short biography
2020 - Professor in Education at University of Agder, Norway
2010 - 2019 Vice-Rector of Educational Affairs at Åbo Akademi University, Finland
2010 - 2014 Rector for Åbo Akademi Univerisy´s campus in Vaasa, Finland
2006 - 2020 Professor II in didactics at University of South-Eastern Norway
2005 - 2009 Dean for the Faculty of Education at Åbo Akademi University, Finland
2005 - Professor in Education, focus on craftscience at Åbo Akademi University, Finland (on leave).
1998 - 2004 Lecturer in didactics with focus on craft at Åbo Akademi University, Finland
1987 - 1997 University teacher at Åbo Akademi University, Finland