Background and activities
The primary research interest since the late 1980s has been disability research, and in particular research that are policy relevant. Most of my research has a profile named problemoriented empiricisms - that is, practical empirical research on sosial problems. I have addressed topics such as integration and deinstitutionalisation, children and adults, education and employment, and social reforms. I have been a member of three public committtes addressing disability policies, was a member of the Equalisation and discrimination tribunal for gour years, and chaired the Norwegian State Council on Disablity for four years.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2018) Personer med utviklingshemming og arbeid – arbeidslinje eller fasttrack til kommunal omsorg?. Fontene forskning. vol. 11 (2).
- (2017) Successful schooling for pupils with intellectual disabilities: the demand for a new paradigm. European Journal of Special Needs Education. vol. 32 (4).
- (2017) Successful schooling: a complex phenomenon. European Journal of Special Needs Education. vol. 32 (4).
- (2017) Prevalence, Trends and Custody Among Children of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities in Norway. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities. vol. 30 (3).
- (2017) Marriage, Separation and Beyond: A Longitudinal Study of Families of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a Norwegian Context. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities. vol. 30 (1).
- (2017) Når politikken treffer bakken : Arbeidsavklaring og oppfølging av unge funksjonshemmede i Nav. Fontene forskning.
- (2016) Scandinavian disability policy: From deinstitutionalisation to non-discrimination and beyond. Alter - European Journal of Disability Research. vol. 10 (2).
- (2016) Self-reported health and sickness benefits among parents of children with a disability. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. vol. 18 (3).
- (2014) Negotiating individual accommodation in higher education :. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. vol. 16 (4).
- (2014) Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective. Alter - European Journal of Disability Research. vol. 8 (1).
- (2013) Two decades of disability research in Norway - 1990-2010 :. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. vol. 15 (Supplement).
- (2012) Disability measurements: impact on research results. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. vol. 14 (4).
- (2012) After normalization reforms - Changing drivers of change. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. vol. 56 (7-8).
- (2012) Normalization Fifty Years Beyond-Current Trends in the Nordic Countries. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. vol. 9 (2).
- (2011) Ageing and health status in adults with intellectual disabilities: Results of the European POMONA II study. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. vol. 36 (1).
- (2011) The impact of living arrangements and deinstitutionalisation in the health status of persons with intellectual disability in Europe. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. vol. 55 (9).
- (2011) Educational arrangements and social participation with peers amongst children with disabilities in regular schools. International Journal of Inclusive Education. vol. 15 (5).
- (2010) Measuring disability in survey research: comparing current measurements within one data set. Alter - European Journal of Disability Research. vol. 4 (3).
- (2010) The P15-a multinational assessment battery for collecting data on health indicators relevant to adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. vol. 54.
- (2010) Long term developments after deinstitutionalization. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities. vol. 23 (5).