B28 Multicultural pedagogy in kindergarten, school, and teacher education (2PRLU20-27)

The course will be organised as six half-day online seminars from November 2025 to February 2026, with lectures, discussions and presentations by the participants. Professor Jonas Yassin Iversen is responsible for the course.

Practical information

Course name: B28. Multicultural pedagogy in kindergarten, school, and teacher education (2PRLU20-27)
PhD programme: Teaching and Teacher Education (PROFF) at the Faculty of Education at University of Inland Norway (INN)
ECTS credits: 4 (2)
Language of instruction: English
Registration deadline: 1 October 2025
Registration: Please use the registration form
Seminar dates:
- 2025: 7 November, 21 November, 5 December
- 2026: 16 January, 30 January, 13 February
Type of seminars: Online
Number of participants: up to 15
Course description and syllabus

The course will be organised as 6 half-day seminars with lectures, discussions and presentations by the participants. The whole course will be offered online. There is no registration fee.

Content

Through this course you will explore and critically discuss contemporary perspectives and debates within the research field of multicultural pedagogy. Moreover, you will be introduced to current theoretical perspectives on and methodological approaches to cultural, religious, and linguistic diversity within kindergarten, school, and teacher education. Finally, you will consider different perspectives on the relationship between theory to practice in multicultural pedagogy. This course will give you an updated overview of the forefront of research in multicultural pedagogy, award you with knowledge about professional ethical issues in the field and prepare you to make use of these insights in your own research.

Participation

This is a course at the PhD level, which means that it is primarily intended for those who are admitted to a PhD-programme. PhD candidates from programmes other than UTVIT may participate as single course (“enkeltemne”) students and earn ECTS credits as detailed above.

In the event that there are more applicants than spaces, candidates will be prioritized as follows:

PhD candidates at UTVIT
Other PhD candidates at INN
PhD candidates from other institutions
Employees at INN with a relevant master and involved in active research

Elective courses are offered on the condition that an adequate number of students have enrolled for the course. Where this is not possible, UTVIT PhD candidates may be allowed to take an independent study reading course. Independent study reading courses are subject to the same syllabus and documentation requirements as other elective courses.