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Andreas Fejes

Professor

Presentation

Andreas Fejes is professor and chair of adult education research at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Linköping University. Fejes’ current research projects are: 1. Citizenship education within and beyond adult and popular education, 2. The bibliometrics of the field of adult education research, 3. Marketization of adult education and its consequences.

Publications

2026

Andreas Fejes, Magnus Dahlstedt (2026) Migration and social mobility: a qualitative longitudinal study Journal of Education and Work (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2026.2707456
Andreas Ruschkowski, Johanna Köpsén, Andreas Fejes (2026) 50 years of evidence‑informed practice: Policy formation in Swedish adult education 1974-2024 International Journal of Lifelong Education, p. 1-19 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2026.2712918
Andreas Fejes (2026) From Hobby to Career: Occupational Choices in Brewing Education Vocations and Learning, Vol. 19, Article 4 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12186-026-09384-x
Minna Levin, Andreas Fejes, Sofia Nyström (2026) Utrikesföddas deltagande i vuxenutbildning Om vuxenutbildning och vuxnas studier: en grundbok, p. 291-310 (Chapter in book)
Ronny Högberg, Andreas Fejes, Johanna Mufic, Martin Lundberg (2026) Styrning och granskning av kommunal vuxenutbildning Om vuxenutbildning och vuxnas studier: en grundbok, p. 463-480 (Chapter in book)

News

Pupil studying

Segregation and inequality are results of marketised school system

Greater differences in study results between schools and increased segregation. These are examples of what the marketisation of the education system in Sweden has led to.
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Popular education important for asylum seekers’ social inclusion

Committed teachers in the popular adult education sector are quietly making a huge contribution with helping asylum seekers into Swedish society. And it’s not just educational, it's also social and humanitarian. All according to two fresh LiU studies.

Research

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Teachers' interpretation and application of curriculum and other governing documents in municipal adult education

Teachers working in municipal adult education (MAE) have a variety of laws and steering documents to relate to in their work. This research project investigates how teachers interpret and apply them in their planning and teaching.
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Migration, learning and social inclusion

What effect do different kinds of educational interventions aimed at learning the Swedish language have for migrants' inclusion in the Swedish labour market and society more widely? What do the migrants themselves have to say about this?
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Marketisation of adult education and its consequences

The focus in this project is on the marketisation of municipal adult education (MAE), and specifically the consequences of marketisation, through a tendering based procurement system, on teachers' work and profession.

CV, commissions and social media

CV 

2012 Professor of Adult Education Research 

2008 Associate professor in Education 

2006 PhD in Educational Research specializing in Adult Learning

Current commissions (selected) 

  • Editor of the European Journal for Research on the Education and learning of Adults
  • Member of the steering committee of the European society for research on the education of adults
  • Chair for the Swedish national program for research on popular education
  • Consluting editor for Adult Education Quarterly
  • Member of the international advisory board for Studies in the Education of Adults

Social media 

Twitter 

Research Gate 

Academia.edu

Google Scholar

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Organisation

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Division of Education and Adult Learning (PVL)

The division is one of the world’s most prominent university settings in the area of adult learning and hosts Sweden’s only Folk High School Teacher Training. Our research focuses on adult education as well as on vocational education.
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Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.