Area of research:

Special Education. Focus on teachers dealings with children with withdrawn behavior in ordinary classroom activities.

Professional concerns:

Special Education, problem behavior, introvert/withdrawn behavior, classroom management, inclusive school, the teacher role, teacher-pupil relations, reading and writing difficulties, qualitative research method.

Conference-presentations:

 The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Istanbul, Turkey, 10.09.2013-13.09.2013. Paper presentation: "Withdrawn Behavior In A School For All".

The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Istanbul, Turkey, 10.09.2013-13.09.2013. Paper presentation: "The Researcher's Reflexivity in the Analyzing Process".  

FoU i Praksis (National conference in Norway), Stjørdal, Norway, 22.04.2013-23.04.2013. Paper presentation: "Including withdrawn pupils - what does the classteacher do in the classroom?"

The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Cádiz, Spain, 18.09.2012-21.09.2012. Paper presentation: «Silent in class. Focus on introvert behavior in one Teacher’s classroom” 

FoU i Praksis (National conference in Norway), Trondheim, Norway, 23.04.2012-24.04.2012. Paper presentation: «Silent in class». Phd-project presentation.        

 

Publications:     

Sæteren, A.L. (2016). Dealing with children with withdrawn behavior. A narrative study of one teacher's dealings with a child with withdrawn behavior in ordinary classroom activities. PhD-thesis, Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, NTNU.

Sæteren, A.L. (2016). Langsomhet i samtalen om tallet 18. I T. Moen (red.), Positive lærer-elevrelasjoner: En fortelling fra klasserommet, 85-96. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.

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