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Research projects


LOITASA 2002 – 2012 (The language of Instruction in South Africa and Tanzania)
Funding from:  NUFU
Partners: Prof.Justinian Galabawa, Dr.Martha Qorro, Prof. Fikini Senkoro, Dr. Azaveli   Lwaitama, (all University of Dar es Salaam), Prof.Zubeida Desai, Dr. Nomlomo Vuyokazi    (University of Dar es Salaam)
Research Assistants: Greta Gudmundsdottir and Torill Aagot Halvorsen

LOISA 2003 – 2005 The language of Instruction in South Africa
Funding from: The Norwegian Research Council (NFR) and HRC (the Human Research    Council in  South Africa)
Partners: Prof. Zubeida Desai and Dr. Vuyokazi Nomlomo
Research Assistants: Halla Holmarsdottir and Vuokazi Nomolomo (both have now received   their doctorates in connection with the project)

NETREED  2001 – 2008 (NETwork for Research and Evaluation of Education in Developing countries)
Funding from: The Norwegian Research Council (NFR)
Research Assistants: Ragnhild Tungesvik (2001 – 2003), Greta Gudmundsdottir (2003- 2005), Torill Aagot Halvorsen (2005 – 2007), Line Kjølstad Gran 15 Sept.2007 -)

The language of Instruction in South Africa and Tanzania 2001 - 2004
Funding from : The Norwegian Research Council (NFR)
Research Assistant: Halla Holmarsdottir

Education in Africa 1989 - 1999
Funding from: NORAD, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Students who have written their theses in connection with the project:
Astrid Tolo, Øyvind Ørbeck-Sørheim, Rune Hansson, Ingunn Bremnes, Titus Tenga,  Kari Aas, Marianna Mietinnen, Ragnhild Tungesvik, Kjersti Okkelmo, Hege Grov, Annette Nyquist, Tone Holtan, Elisabeth Grimstad, Johnny Aasen, Torunn Henriksen, Dag Aasland, Kostas Koupolos

Peace education  1980 - 1989
Funding from: International Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Disarmament, Sweden
Students who have written their theses in connection with the project: Anne Halvorsen

Gender socialization 1979 - 1986
Funding from: NAVF (The Norwegian Research Council), Mannsrolleutvalget (A government appointed committee studying the male role)
Research assistant:  Bjørnar Sarnes

Mønsterplanprosjektet  (The curriculum of the basic schools development project) 1977 - 1981
Funding from: KUD (Ministry of Education)
Students who have written their theses in connection with the project:
Pål Reinholdt, Lasse Heyerdahl-Larsen, Maja Wergeland Jensen, Ellen Raaum


Former research projects web-sites LOITASA   NETREED   Birgit's old Website  

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