Interdisciplinary Child Research
The PhD Programme in Interdisciplinary Child Research is routed in the social studies of children and childhood research. This research paradigm has an analytical focus on how childhood, children's everyday lives and their welfare are intricately interwoven in a historical, cultural and societal context. A strong emphasis on a child(ren's) perspective(s) is paramount in the centre's research portfolio.
The main objective of the PhD programme is to refine and enhance the scientific development of the candidate so that (s)he is equipped with the competencies and qualifications for a career in academia. The normal length of study is three (3) years, which consists of a mandatory course load of 30 credits and the written PhD thesis. The research training programme aims to qualify the candidate for carrying out sound professional research and investigative work, teaching at the university and college level, and performing analytical work which demands special competency within the field of child and childhood related issues.
The programme is relevant for candidates with a master's degree in one or more of the following disciplines: sociology, social anthropology, geography, education, psychology, history, social work, early childhood education and care, philosophy.
With its interdisciplinary platform, the PhD programme and the staff members' fields of interests provide a broad selection of themes and perspectives from which to choose for a PhD project. The PhD candidates enrolled in the programme are closely integrated and active in the centre's international research milieu. Completed and on-going PhD projects span both a "North" and "South" perspective, some of which include:
- Children's Rights as Citizens
- Asylum Children's Rights and Experiences with Settlement in Norway
- Day-Care Centre Policy, Inclusion, Quality and Learning
- Day-Care Personnel's Practices and Values in Relation to Children with Special Needs
- Children, Media and Consumption
- Children and Obesity
- Family, Children and Welfare Policy
- Childhood, Local Knowledge and Social Infants in Zambia
- Childrearing Practices, Religion and Culture in Rural Pakistan
Acceptance into the PhD programme requires that the candidate can document funding for a three (3) year period either from a national (Research Council of Norway, SIU, NORAD, District College in Norway) or international institution (EU or national foundation from the candidate's home country).
Research
Research activity and projects at Norwegian Centre for Child Research
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