Diana Holmqvist

Associate Professor

Adult education researcher and teacher with an interest for educational organisation and teacher's work.

Research projects

My research interests include organisation of education and its consequences for those involved in education. My PhD research concerns the organisation of Swedish Municipal Adult Education through public procurement and what this means for teachers’ work. The project explores questions such as “How is national education outsourcing policy being enacted by different municipalities?”, "How do teachers navigate points of tension that arise from this organisation?" and "How are teachers construed and valuated in procurement documents?"

Research

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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.

Teaching

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Adult Learning and Global Change, Master's Programme, 60 credits

Concentrates on the global tendency for governments to encourage citizens to educate themselves. Offered online in collaboration with two other universities: UBC in Vancouver and U of Western Cape in Cape Town,

Publications

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CV and Commisions

CV

2016-2017 Conference administrator, 3rd International ProPEL Conference 2017
2016-2017 Acting secretary for ESREA – the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults)

Commisions

2020 – Reviewer Journal of Education Policy
2016-2019 Editorial Assistant, European

Organisation

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.

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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.