The purpose of this article is to explore school leaders’ perceptions about multilingualism with regard to learning and social integration for minority students in an upper secondary school. The analysis is based on interviews with school leaders and a social…

This article presents the rationale behind a 10 ECTS course in “Intercultural learning” which is an integral part of a new master’s program for teachers of English and German at Østfold University College: “Fremmedspråk i skolen”. We present the content…

This paper reports on mathematics and science teacher concerns using Inquiry based strategies in their teaching. Two different surveys were conducted, one with 24 teachers to become future instructional leaders on Inquiry Based Learning (IBL), and one with 75 teachers…

The present article presents an investigation of Norwegian students of English as a foreign language (EFL) and their pragmatic competence in English. The importance of developing such a competence receives a strong focus in the English subject curriculum. However, very…

This paper argues for a framework of three features that characterize powerful teacher education. Based upon research in the U.S. on effective programs, this emerging research suggests that teacher education programs need to promote a clear vision of teachers and…