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Björn Åstrand

Contact

E-mail
bjorn.astrand@umu.se
Phone
+46 70 642 42 12

Works as

Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies Section: History
Location
A, Humanisthuset, HUM.K.100 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Equity in education as a matter of justice at a time of globalization: the complex nature, interrelated dimensions, and dual interplay
The Palgrave handbook of global social problems
Francia, Guadalupe; Åstrand, Björn
Alternative Paths of reform? Exemplary Programs, Critical Inquiry, and Increased Professionalism
Transforming teacher preparation across nations: principles travel. context matters, Teachers College Press 2025 : 186-209
Åstrand, Björn
Inspiring contributions from the Network on Knowledge and Quality across School Subjects and Teacher Education (KOSS)
Journal of Education for Teaching, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 50, (1) : 194-197
Åstrand, Björn
Quality in teaching and teacher education: key dilemmas and implications for research, policy and practice
Quality in teaching and teacher education: international perspectives from a changing world, Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers 2023 : 352-376
Madalińska-Michalak, Joanna; Åstrand, Björn; Snoek, Marco
The education of teachers in Sweden: an endeavour struggling with academic demands and professional relevance
Teacher education in the nordic region: challenges and opportunities, Springer 2023 : 75-158
Åstrand, Björn
Siikavaaralaiset och det möjligas livsvärld
Brevet: ögonblickets rader från pergament till e-post, Möklinta: Gidlunds förlag 2022 : 285-313
Bergenheim, Åsa; Åstrand, Björn
En likvärdig skola är ingen omöjlighet
När skolan blev en marknad: trettio år med friskolor, Stockholm: Natur och kultur 2022 : 288-306
Åstrand, Björn
Svensk lärarutbildning – en akademisk professionsutbildning med förhinder
Lærerutdanning i nordiske land, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 2020 : 90-119
Åstrand, Björn
En likvärdig skola: en grundutmaning för samhälle, skola och profession
Att leda mot skolans mål: vägval och möjligheter, Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB 2020 : 21-42
Åstrand, Björn
Den svenska skolan och coronapandemin: om skolans likvärdighet och segregation
Externa perspektiv. Segregation och covid-19, 6
Åstrand, Björn
Swedish teacher education and the issue of fragmentation: Conditions for the struggle over academic rigor and professional relevance
Overcoming Fragmentation in Teacher Education Policy and Practice, Cambridge University Press 2017 : 101-142
Åstrand, Björn
Privatization or public investment? A global question
Global education reform: How privatization and public investment influence education outcomes, Routledge 2016 : 1-15
Adamson, Frank; Åstrand, Björn
Global education reform: How privatization and public investment influence education outcomes
Routledge 2016
Adamson, Frank; Åstrand, Björn; Darling-Hammond, Linda
From citizens into consumers: The transformation of democratic ideals into school markets in Sweden
Global education reform: How privatization and public investment influence education outcomes, Routledge 2016 : 73-109
Åstrand, Björn
Conceptual Understandings of Democracy and Values as Aspects of Teacher Quality: The Case of Teacher Education in Sweden
International Perspectives on Education and Society, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015, Vol. 27 : 385-412
Åstrand, Björn
Svensk skola i ett nordiskt perspektiv: observationer och perspektiv
Gymnasiepædagogik, Odense: Institut för Kulturvidenskaber, syddansk Universitet 2014, (94) : 55-68
Åstrand, Björn
Conflicting Ideas on Democracy and Values Education in Swedish Teacher Education
Crossing Boundaries for Learning – through Technology and Human Efforts, Helsinki: CICERO Learning Network, Helsinki University 2014 : 223-252
Åstrand, Björn
Diversity and homogeneity: notions on the role of higher education in democratic societies
Higher Education Reforms: Looking Back – Looking Forward, Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana 2013 : 44-69
Åstrand, Björn
Svensk historielärarutbildning i ett komparativt perspektiv med utgångspunkt i alumners omdömen om sin utbildning
Sjunde årliga konferensen inom nationella nätverket för historiedidaktisk forskning, Linköpings universitet, 23-24 april 2013
Åstrand, Björn
En splittrad historia: Sambandet mellan kursplaner i historia för gymnasieskola och högre utbildning
Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education, Karlstad: Karlstads universitet 2012, (2) : 1-30
Nygren, Thomas; Åstrand, Björn
Contemporary challenges for quality assurance in teacher education: the Swedish example – do central inspections impede local quality cultures?
Quality assurance and teacher education: international challenges and expectations, Oxford: Peter Lang Publishing Group 2012 : 85-114
Åstrand, Björn
Does Teacher Education Matter?: Newly Graduated Teachers’ Evaluations of Teacher Education in Sweden
Reflecting Education, London, UK: Institute of Education, University of London, UK 2012, Vol. 8, (2) : 6-22
Åstrand, Björn
Advancing Quality Cultures for Teacher Education in Europe: Tensions and Opportunities
Monographs on Journal of research in teacher education
Hudson, Brian; Zgaga, Pavel; Åstrand, Björn
Aspects of recent reforms of teacher education in Sweden
Posodobitev pedagoških študijskih programov v mednarodnem kontekstu: Modernization of study programmes in teachers' education in an international context, Ljubljana: Pedagoška fakulteta, University of Ljubljana 2006 : 72-84
Åstrand, Björn
Akademins betydelse - synpunkter på skapandet av det förflutnas bilder: medieforskning och historisk forskning
Hvor går historiedidaktikken?: historiedidaktikk i Norden 8, Trondheim, Norge: Institutt for historie og klassiske fag, Norges teknisk-naturvetenskaplige universitet 2004 : 179-187
Åstrand, Björn
Tortyr och pinligt förhör - våld och tvång i äldre svensk rätt
Forskningsrapporter från Institutionen för historiska studier vid Umeå universitet, 15
Åstrand, Björn
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Research groups

Group member
History and education