Fenna Verkerk
About
I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Teacher Education at NTNU. I am affiliated with the INCLUschool project and my research is about pupils' voices on inclusion at school.
Background
- Bachelor of Education Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Master in Childhood Studies NTNU Trondheim
- Work experience as a special education teacher in a Norwegian kindergarten
Research interests:
- Methods and ethics in research with children and young people
- Children`s rights
- Inclusion (at school)
- Marginalization
- Children`s experiences at school
- Special needs education
- Decolonization theories
- Early childhood research
More information about the PhD project:
https://www.ntnu.edu/ilu/research/pupil-voices-on-inclusion-in-school
Research
Publications
Outreach
2026
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Conference lectureVerkerk, Fenna. (2026) "Skolen er viktig for meg på grunn av at jeg liker skolen, det er mange gøye ting, og jeg lærer masse". Praksisnær kunnskapsutvikling for en inkluderende skole
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Blog postUthus, Marit; Verkerk, Fenna; Aas, Hanne Kristin. (2026) Inclusive education – between policy and practice - EERA Blog.
2025
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LectureVerkerk, Fenna. (2025) Hvordan forskes det på elevenes stemmer om inkludering i skolen?. Kunnskapslunsj
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Conference lectureVerkerk, Fenna; Aas, Hanne Kristin; Uthus, Marit. (2025) Student voices on inclusive education - Scoping review on sample, Data collection tools and Themes. ECER
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LectureVerkerk, Fenna. (2025) Insights in the inclusive education system in Norway. Minor Teaching English Abroad
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Conference lecture
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Conference lectureUthus, Marit; Verkerk, Fenna. (2025) Students’ agency in a research project aimed to get new insights into inclusive education. Nera Conference 2025
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Conference lectureVerkerk, Fenna; Uthus, Marit. (2025) Exploring the possibilities and challenges of student agency as an outcome of participatory research with students on inclusion. BARN Conference II
2024
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LectureVerkerk, Fenna. (2024) Workshop elevsamtaler - Hvorfor er det viktig med elevsamtaler?. INCLUschool workshop
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Conference lectureKneppers, Anneke Margje Alida; Verkerk, Fenna. (2024) Inclusive education and inequality issues in Norway. Minor Teaching English Abroad online sessions
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Conference lectureVerkerk, Fenna. (2024) Children`s voices on inclusive education - decolonial perspective?. EERA summerschool 2024
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LectureVerkerk, Fenna. (2024) Norwegian kindergartens and their focus on outdoor education. Visit from kindergartenleaders from Germany