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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Research

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Technology and emotions in elderly care

Digital work tools can facilitate care work for caregivers but also challenge traditional care ideals. This project explores how caregivers manage their emotions when using digital technology in relation to care recipients.

Isometric virtual office with business people working together and mobile devices: business management, online communication and finance concept.

Work environment management: conditions and consequences

The work environment is important for people in working life. Still, there is a lack of knowledge regarding management of work environment and health, and what impact this has for how the work environment develops.

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An inclusive labour market?

Increased demands in working life have resulted in many people being outside the regular labor market. This research project examines labour market policy measures for jobseekers with disabilities.

Publications

2025

Agneta Blomberg, Gunnel Hensing, Monica Bertilsson, Carin Staland-Nyman, Christian Ståhl, Lisa Bjork (2025) Mental well-being and work capacity: a cross-sectional study in a sample of the Swedish working population BMC Public Health, Vol. 25, Article 3046 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hanna Fernemark, Janna Skagerström, Ida Seing, Elin Karlsson, Per Nilsen (2025) What Makes a Difference?: Exploring Organizational Initiatives and Conditions for a Favorable Psychosocial Work Environment in Swedish Primary Healthcare Journal of Healthcare Leadership, Vol. 17, p. 477-492 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
David Redmalm, Clara Iversen, Marcus Persson, Elin Thunman (2025) Robot dilemmas: Deception and digital emotional labor in dementia care work Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Christian Ståhl (2025) Meeting utopia halfway: A hauntological approach to resonant conversations with utopian futures in times of climate crisis European Journal of Social Theory (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Johanna Köpsén (2025) Yrkesutbildning då och nu Lära till yrkeslärare, p. 69-80 (Chapter in book)
Eva Lövbrand, Cecilia Enberg, Veronica Brodén Gyberg (2025) The Will to Decarbonize: Problematizing European Just Transition Governance Environmental Policy and Governance, Article eet.70019 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ronny Högberg, Johanna Köpsén (2025) Organisation och styrning av yrkesutbildning inom skolväsendet Lära till yrkeslärare, p. 81-109 (Chapter in book)
Per Andersson, Susanne Köpsén, Johanna Köpsén (2025) Att vara yrkeslärare: yrkesdidaktiska utmaningar Lära till yrkeslärare, p. 367-382 (Chapter in book)
Susanne Köpsén, Johanna Köpsén, Per Andersson (Editorship) (2025) Lära till yrkeslärare
Elaine Sjögren, Gun Sparrhoff, Karin Valeskog (2025) Ett lärosätes resa att synliggöra pedagogisk skicklighet: när det blir viktigt på riktigt! Pedagogisk meritering i och för förändring, p. 51-73 (Chapter in book)
Sanaz Nikghadam-Hojjati, Eda Marchetti, Maria Gustavsson, Filipa Ferrada, Ana Inês Oliveira, Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist, Anna Fogelberg Eriksson, Oliviu Matei, Jose Barata, Sepideh Kalateh, Nataša Božić, Simona Stojanova, Said Daoudagh, Laura Andreica (2025) Gender-Responsive Research and Innovation: Issues and Initiatives Sustainability, Vol. 17, p. 6215-6215 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Mattias Elg, Andreas Wallo, Ulrika Harlin (2025) En guide för partssamverkan vid kriser och osäkerheter
Jason Martin, Andreas Wallo, Mattias Elg (2025) Uppdragsledarskap: Att leda utan att vara chef
Christian Ståhl, Daniel Lundqvist, Cathrine Reineholm (2025) Improving work environments through regulation: A literature review on the influence of regulation, inspection practices and organizational conditions in European workplaces Safety Science, Vol. 191, Article 106917 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Andreas Wallo, Cathrine Reineholm, Daniel Lundqvist, Helene Öhman (2025) Exploring leadership for workplace learning in hybrid work settings
Mattias Nylund, Per Andersson, Andreas Fejes, Johanna Köpsén (2025) Teachers transformation of curricula in Swedish adult education and its implications for the purpose of education Journal of Curriculum Studies (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Marcus Persson, Clara Iversen, David Redmalm (2025) Robot animals and the emotional labor of caregivers How that robot made me feel, p. 107-125 (Chapter in book) Continue to DOI
Olof Hjelm, Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist, Jörgen Eklund, Marianna Lena Kambanou, Eleftherios Spyrou (2025) Grön omställning i svenska små och medelstora industriföretag: Åtta strategier för ett verkningsfullt stödsystem
Ellinor Tengelin, Lisa Bjork, Linda Corin, Gunnel Hensing, Carin Staland-Nyman, Christian Ståhl, Monica Bertilsson (2025) Managers' Use of Organizational Resources when Supporting Employees with Common Mental Disorders: A Swedish Qualitative Study Journal of occupational rehabilitation (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Minna Salminen-Karlsson, Anna Fogelberg Eriksson (2025) Towards Pay Equity: An exploratory study of national wage statistics in the Nordic countries

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