Henrik Nordvall

Professor

Henrik Nordvall is professor of adult education research and the director of Mimer - The Swedish Network for Research on Popular Education at Linköping University. Current research projects include topics such as the pedagogy of education in political parties and the interaction between knowledge traditions in non-formal adult education in Eastern Africa.

Publications

2025

Filippa Millenberg, Henrik Nordvall (Editorship) (2025) Mimerbladet Mars 2025

2024

Henrik Nordvall (2024) Låt dialogen var idealet Folkbildning för demokrati En dokumentation av demokratikonferenser 2023–2024: En dokumentation av demokratikonferenser 2023–2024, p. 27-29 (Chapter in book)

Maria Arriaza Hult, Henrik Nordvall (2024) Det demokratibärande cirkelledarskapet: Att leda studiecirklar inom politiska partier

Helene Elvstrand, Ronny Högberg, Henrik Nordvall (2024) Analysarbete inom fältforskning Handbok i kvalitativ analys, p. 248-263 (Chapter in book)

Filippa Millenberg, Henrik Nordvall (Editorship) (2024) Mimerbladet September 2024

Research

A room full of people raising their hands.

The pedagogy of education in political parties

The project studies internal education in the Swedish parliamentary parties. "Education" here includes all forms of organized practices that are staged in order to contribute to the learning processes of the participants.

Interaction between knowledge traditions in non-formal adult education

The project investigates how interaction between different knowledge systems and learning traditions are of importance for the design of non-formal adult education activities in Eastern Africa.

CV

2021
Professor in adult education research, Linköping University

2017
Associate professor in adult education research, Linköping University

2013-
Mimer - The Swedish Network for Research on Popular Education at Linköping University

2012
Associate Professor in Education, Örebro University

2008
PhD in Educational research with special focus on adult learning, Linköping University

2002
MA in History, Umeå University

2002
BA in Political Science, Umeå University

News

Sofia Nyström och Henrik Nordvall in front of a window that reflects the blue sky.

New course takes the UFO issue seriously

UFO – from tin foil hat to research topic. This is the name of a single-subject course that starts in the spring 2025 at LiU. It will approach the UFO issue in a serious way while looking at the question of what constitutes knowledge and truth.

Folk high schools give second chances

In 2018, more than a million people participated in courses and study circles arranged by folk high schools and study associations. Louise Malmström and Henrik Nordvall work with questions concerning non-formal education.

Organisation

A group of adult students in a classroom.

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.

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.