Jan Tøssebro
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
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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) 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) Normalization Fifty Years Beyond-Current Trends in the Nordic Countries. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. vol. 9 (2).
- (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).
Books
- (2019) Hverdag i velferdstatens bofellesskap. Universitetsforlaget. 2019. ISBN 978-82-15-03238-2.
- (2014) Oppvekst med funksjonshemming. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2014. ISBN 978-82-05-45898-7.
- (2010) hva er funksjonshemming. Universitetsforlaget. 2010. ISBN 9788215014227.
- (2009) Funksjonshemming - politikk, hverdagsliv og arbeidsliv. Universitetsforlaget. 2009. ISBN 978-82-15-01439-5.
Part of book/report
- (2019) Disability. Children’s Rights in Norway: An Implementation Paradox?.
- (2018) Idealer og realiteter - perspektiv og eksempel fra forskning om funksjonshemming. Marginalitet,sårbarhet, mestring. Metodiske utfordringer i praksisnær forskning.
- (2017) Active Citizenship through community living : a muliti-level perspective. The Changing Disability Policy System: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe Volume 1.
- (2017) Operational definitions of disability: Usable in comparative research on Active Citizenship?. The Changing Disability Policy System: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe Volume 1.
- (2015) Disabled Children and Welfare Policy en the Nordic Countries : Historical Notes. Childhood and Disability in the Nordic Countries : Being, Becoming, Belonging.