Martin Øystese
About
I am an historian and assistant professor at the Department of Teacher Education at NTNU.
I have completed my teacher training at NLA in Bergen, and have a master in history from the University of Bergen. I have, among other things, worked as an elementary teacher for eight years, before transferring to the university.
I have worked with Reformation history, and my master thesis, Med ordet som våpen. Husittane og ålmenta (Armed with words, the Hussites and the public sphere), seeks to answer how the public sphere served as a battle ground during Hussite wars in the 1420’s and 1430’s.
I have also been engaged in a project commemorating the teachers protest. Norwegian teachers opposition against Quislings government. The project has resulted in the podcast Lærarkrigen mot Quisling (The teachers war on Quisling). I have also participated in the podcast episode 1100 Norwegian teachers fought Hitler - and won.
My interests also span social science didactics and ways. I am especially interested in mediation of history and use of historic narrative.
From 2023 - 2025 I worked with the project Det er ikkje svaret som opplyser, men spørsmålet (It’s not the answer that enlightens, but the question). In this project, I used multiple-choice questions to enhance the amount of, and the quality, of students interaction with their curriculum. It was the students themselves who were to formulate questions to the curriculum, and we found that this helped most of them to read more and to read with intent.
I am also connected to the project InDeep, a project that researches deep learning in the Norwegian school system. In this project my focus is on the use of Re:searchers, characters made to help pupils to work systematically with chosen problems.
Publications
2026
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Øystese, Martin;
Bråten, Oddrun Marie Hovde.
(2026)
UtForskarane: utforsking i KRLE og samfunnsfag.
Non-fiction chapter
2022
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar Inge;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Lærarkrigen mot Quisling: Episode 3.
utdanningsforskning.no
Popular science article
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar Inge;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Lærarkrigen mot Quisling: Episode 2.
utdanningsforskning.no
Popular science article
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar Inge;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Lærarkrigen mot Quisling Episode 1.
utdanningsforskning.no
Popular science article
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Om krig og gløymsel.
Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)
Commentary
2015
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Øystese, Martin.
(2015)
Med ordet som våpen. Husittane og ålmenta.
Universitetet i Bergen
Master thesis
Journal publications
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar Inge;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Lærarkrigen mot Quisling: Episode 3.
utdanningsforskning.no
Popular science article
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar Inge;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Lærarkrigen mot Quisling: Episode 2.
utdanningsforskning.no
Popular science article
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar Inge;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Lærarkrigen mot Quisling Episode 1.
utdanningsforskning.no
Popular science article
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Eikeseth, Unni;
Grut, Gunnar;
Øystese, Martin.
(2022)
Om krig og gløymsel.
Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)
Commentary
Part of book/report
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Øystese, Martin;
Bråten, Oddrun Marie Hovde.
(2026)
UtForskarane: utforsking i KRLE og samfunnsfag.
Non-fiction chapter
Student thesis or dissertation
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Øystese, Martin.
(2015)
Med ordet som våpen. Husittane og ålmenta.
Universitetet i Bergen
Master thesis
Teaching
Courses
- MGLU3109 - Introduction to Social Studies Education Part 1 (1-7)
- MGLU1107 - Introduction to Social Studies Education Part 1(1-7)
- MGLU1507 - Introduction to Social Studies Education Part 1 (5-10)
- MGLU3509 - Introduction to Social Studies Education Part 1 (5-10)
- MGLU5522 - Field Practice, Teacher Education (5-10) Year 4 and 5
- MGLU3520 - Field Practice, Teacher Education (5-10) Year 3
- MGLU2520 - Field Practice, Teacher Education (5-10) Year 2
- MGLU1520 - Field Practice, Teacher Education (5-10) Year 1
Outreach
2026
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Conference lecture
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2026) Kampen om framtida - Læraraksjonen 1942. Kurs for tillitsvalgte i utdanningsforbundet
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2026) Kampen om framtida - Læraraksjonen 1942. Samling for tillitsvalgte i voksenopplæringa
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Lecture
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2026) Kampen om framtida - Læraraksjonen 1942. Kurs for tillitsvalgte i utdanningsforbundet
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Other presentationLunga, Peter Sigurdson; Øystese, Martin. (2026) Den andre middelalderen: tematisk og didaktiske retninger i en ny lærebok. Faglig forum
2025
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Conference lecture
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Conference lectureØystese, Martin. (2025) “It’s not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” Use of Multiple-Choice questions in the Norwegian teacher education. NoFa X: The10th Nordic Conference on subject didactics
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2025) “Det er ikkje svaret som opplyser, men spørsmålet.” Bruk av fleirvalsspørsmål i lærarutdanninga. “Det er ikkje svaret som opplyser, men spørsmålet.” Bruk av fleirvalsspørsmål i lærarutdanninga.
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Conference lectureØystese, Martin. (2025) "It's not the answer that enlightens, but the question." Use of Multiple-Choice questions in social science education. Status, selection and functions of ‘knowledge’ in history, geography and social sciences education: On the relationship between school, academic and public knowledge
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Lecture
2024
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LectureEikeseth, Unni; Øystese, Martin. (2024) Lærarkrigen mot Quisling – podcast og undervisingsopplegg om ei dramatisk hending i noregshistoria. Kunnskapslunsj
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2024) Historisk narrativ i LK20: Identitet utan historie?. Foredrag for forskargruppa Danning, verdier og kulturarv, frå INN
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Conference lectureØystese, Martin. (2024) "It's not the answer that enlightens, but the question." Use of Multiple-Choice questions in the Norwegian teacher education. IRAHSSE-konferansen
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Conference lectureØystese, Martin. (2024) "Det er ikkje svaret som opplyser, men spørsmålet". Bruk av fleirvalsspørsmål i lærarutdanninga. HIPOLS-seminar
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LectureLunga, Peter Sigurdson; Veier-Olsen, Martin; Øystese, Martin. (2024) Skisse til ny lærebok i europeisk middelalderhistorie: Didaktisk og tematisk konsept. Internseminar Middelaldersenteret
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Lecture
2023
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Lecture
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Conference lectureØystese, Martin. (2023) Historical narrative agency in the Norwegian curriculum: Creating identities without a History?. Educating active and democratic citizens in challenging times - Exploring the past, present and future of social studies in the Nordic countries
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Conference lecture
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2023) Children & the Middle Ages. Teaching Middle Age history. Oppstartsseminar for forskingsgruppa MIDDAK
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2023) Reformatory history: The hussites. Oppstartsseminar for forskingsgruppa MIDDAK
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2023) Kampen om Framtida - Læraraksjonen 1942. Forelesning og undervisning ved Cissi Klein
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2023) Mellomalderens rolle i skulen: Frå nasjonalepos til gløymsle?. Norske historiedager
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Conference lectureØystese, Martin. (2023) "Det er ikkje svaret som opplyser, men spørsmålet." Bruk av fleirvalsspørsmål i lærarutdanninga. Samfunnsfagskonferansen 2023
2022
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2022) History and empathy: Deep learning, historical empathy and the emotive narrative in social studies. Educating active and democratic citizens in challenging times - Exploring the past, present and future of social studies in the Nordic countries
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LectureMaliks, Jakob Mattias; Øystese, Martin. (2022) Demokratiseringen av skolen: Folkeskoleloven, Venstre og oppgjøret med embetsmannsstaten. Midtnorsk historieseminar
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Feature article
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LectureØystese, Martin. (2022) Fagleg innleiing og avslutning i samband med framsyning av filmen The Teachers Protest. Filmframsyning The Teachers Protest
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Conference posterEikeseth, Unni; Øystese, Martin; Grut, Gunnar; Nyhagen, Monika S.. (2022) Rull-opp: Læreraksjonen 1942. Filmframsyning The Teachers Protest