Louise Malmström

Lecturer

Publications

2026

Louise Malmström, Filippa Millenberg, Anders Hallqvist (2026) Vad är en folkhögskola? Om vuxenutbildning och vuxnas studier: en grundbok, p. 123-143 (Chapter in book)

2025

Louise Malmström, Filippa Millenberg, Anders Hallqvist (2025) Vad är en folkhögskola? Om folkhögskolan: en särskild utbildningsform för vuxna, p. 51-71 (Chapter in book)

Louise Malmström (2025) Specialpedagogik på folkhögskola? Om folkhögskolan: en särskild utbildningsform för vuxna, p. 141-156 (Chapter in book)

Helena Colliander, Jonas Forsmark, Louise Malmström, Filippa Millenberg (2025) Folkhögskolans pedagogik och didaktik Om folkhögskolan: en särskild utbildningsreform för vuxna, p. 119-140 (Chapter in book)

Louise Malmström (2025) Learning for political leadership: The value of knowledge based on intra-party logics among social democratic leaders

News

50-year-old aims to foster democracy

The Folk High School Teacher Programme at Linköping University has turned fifty. But its aim of strengthening and developing democracy is just as relevant as when it started – if not more.

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.