The aim of MAST is to make the master's thesis in teacher education practical and relevant across educational levels and subjects. A challenge with the master's thesis in teacher education so far has been little variation in method and partly low perceived relevance with regard to daily teaching in the classroom.

NOKUT (2024) therefore recommends allowing room for academic, empirical and methodological breadth, and that the work on the master's thesis should be able to contribute to future-oriented school development.

In MAST, we will look at different types of master's, from purely empirical assignments to assignments where students develop and test a resource or a teaching plan.

OsloMet

From natural science, social studies and norwegian:

• Kirsti M Jegstad
• Katarina Pajchel
• Nanna Paaske
• Anne Kristine Øgreid
• Kristin Torjesen Marti

University of Inland Norway

From natural science and social studies:

• Anne Bergliot Øyehaug
• Kariin Sundsback

University of South-Eastern Norway

From natural science and social studies:

• Anja Gabrielsen
• Karstin Bornholdt

University of Helsinki

• Antti Laherto
• Katriina Maaranen

University of Iceland

• Rannveig Björk Þorkelsdóttir
• Jóna Guðrún Jónsdóttir

Academic advisory board

• Doris Jorde (UiO)
• May Britt Postholm (ILU)
• Kristin Helstad (OsloMet)
• Laufey E Löve (U. of Iceland)
• Ka Ching Cheung (Educ. Univ. of Hong Kong)
• Martin Sillasen (ViA Univ., Denmark) 

Ten schools

Primary and secondary schools from:

• Malvik
• SkaunTrøndelag
• Lørenskog
• Hamar
• Ringsaker
• Notodden