Division of Education and Sociology (APS)

Work life brings both challenges and personal satisfaction to people. At the Division of Education and Sociology we educate tomorrow’s HR consultants and students who will be able to take on future challenges of work life, through their deep knowledge in Pedagogy and Sociology. Research in the division contributes to knowledge about conditions and prerequisites for a sustainable work life, which include areas such as learning, innovation, leadership, gender equality, working conditions and health.

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GROWL: Greening of Working Life

To meet climate goals, the world of work must undergo a transformation. The GROWL research group focuses on the people, organizations, and policies involved in the green transition of working life.

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Leadership in hybrid work

An increasingly large part of the work in the future will likely take place remotely with the support of digital tools. The project studies the challenges hybrid work creates for leadership concerning employee well-being and work performance.

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Nordic research group: Robots and AI in Working Life

The Nordic research group “Robots and AI in Working life” (RAiW) aims to strengthen and develop sociological research within the areas of robotization and ai-fication in working life and advance the state of knowledge.

Publications

2024

Diana Holmqvist, Filippa Millenberg (2024) Carving space to learn for sustainable futures: A theory- informed adult education approach to teaching European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Vol. 15, p. 299-315 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Andersson, Song-ee Ahn, Johanna Köpsén (2024) Editorial: Spring 2024 Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 14, p. iii-v (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Andreas Ruschkowski, Johanna Köpsén, Andreas Fejes (2024) The formulation of the policy of education based on a scientific foundation and proven experience at folk high schools in Sweden (1974-2024)
Hanna Fernemark, Nadine Karlsson, Janna Skagerström, Ida Seing, Elin Karlsson, Emma Brulin, Per Nilsen (2024) Psychosocial work environment in Swedish primary healthcare: a cross-sectional survey of physicians' job satisfaction, turnover intention, social support, leadership climate and change fatigue Human Resources for Health, Vol. 22, Article 70 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Elin Karlsson, Nadine Karlsson, Hanna Fernemark, Ida Seing, Janna Skagerström, Emma Brulin, Per Nilsen (2024) A Cross-Sectional Survey of Swedish Primary Healthcare Nurses' Discontent With Their Current Job Journal of Nursing Management, Vol. 2024, Article 2786600 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
David Redmalm, Clara Iversen, Marcus Persson (2024) Can robots lie?: A posthumanist approach to robotic animals and deceptive practices in dementia care Journal of Aging Studies, Vol. 71, Article 101272 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Marcus Persson, Andreas Wallo (2024) Digital automation and working life of HR practitioners: a gender analysis of the implications for workforce and work practices Gender, Technology and Development (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hanna Fernemark, Maria Hardstedt, Janna Skagerström, Ida Seing, Elin Karlsson, Per Nilsen, Kristina Gorel Ingegerd Schildmeijer (2024) Primary healthcare in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in Sweden BMJ Open, Vol. 14 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Diana Holmqvist, Kathryn Telling (2024) Pragmatic sociology and the economics of convention: Introducing a 'novel' approach to English-speaking education research European Educational Research Journal, Vol. 23, p. 601-608 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Christian Ståhl (2024) Dark resonance: On the possibility of resonance with death Acta Sociologica (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Marcus Persson (2024) Robotdjur och människor: Om serendipitet, Illusionen av robotars autonomi och behovet av vårdpersonalens kompetens Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, Vol. 101, p. 166-176 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Maria Gustavsson, Oliviu Matei, Laura Andreica, Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist, Daniel Persson-Thunqvist (2024) Design of a Collaborative Network for Mapping Digital Skills for Industry 5.0 Navigating Unpredictability: Collaborative Networks in Non-linear Worlds, p. 147-157 (Conference paper) Continue to DOI
Peter Nilsson, Maria Gustavsson (2024) Implementation of a magnet hospital model: attracting and retaining healthcare staff in a Swedish hospital Journal of Health Organization & Management, Vol. 38, p. 329-343 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Elena Ahmadi, Daniel Lundqvist, Gunnar Bergstrom, Gloria Macassa (2024) Managers in the context of small business growth: a qualitative study of working conditions and wellbeing BMC Public Health, Vol. 24, Article 2075 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Tina Lidström (2024) Teachers' values in a space of change: The idea of teacher assistants as re-negotiation of teacher professionalism Education Inquiry (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Andreas Ruschkowski, Johanna Köpsén, Andreas Fejes (2024) The formulation of the policy of education based on a scientific foundation and proven experience at folk high schools in Sweden
Johanna Köpsén (2024) Book Review: A Research agenda for Skills and Inequality in SOCIOLOGISK FORSKNING, vol 61, issue 2, pp 237-238 Sociologisk forskning, Vol. 61, p. 237-238 (Article, book review) Continue to DOI
Viktor Vesterberg (2024) Knowledge, power, learning and diversity in recruitment processes Researching Work & Learning International Conference June 172024at Linköping University, Sweden (Conference paper)
Kristina Säfsten, Maria Gustavsson (2024) Research methodology 2.0: For engineers and other problem-solvers
Tina Lidström (2024) Teacher assistants' values in a discursive space: emerging change and re-negotiation of teacher professionalism in Sweden Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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