History of the Department of Child and Youh Studies

The Department of Child and Youth Studies and the Apple grove
The Department of Child and Youth Studies and the Apple grove. Photo: Ylva Carlsdotter

The Department of Child and Youth Studies was established in 2008, following a merger of the Stockholm University of Education and Stockholm University.

2019-06-03: The department moves to newly renovated locals in Frescatibackehusen on four floors. This means that all four departments end up in the same building.

  • Department of Child and Youth Studies (BUVA)
  • Department of Early Childhood Education (FUFF)
  • Center for Child Cultural Research (CBK)
  • Technical-administrative department (TA)

2017-08-01: Mats Börjesson takes over as head of department and Anne-Li Lindgren as deputy head of department.

2013-04-01: Nihad Bunar takes over as Deputy Head of Department.

2012-12-20: Leisure pedagogy / leisure center pedagogy moves from Campus Konradsberg to Frescati garden.

2012-07-01: The Department of Leisure Education / Leisure Home Education (now within the Department of Child and Youth Studies) is added from the Department of Educational Sciences with a focus on technical, aesthetic and practical knowledge traditions.

2011-08-01: Ann-Christin Cederborg takes over as head of department. Gunnar Åsén takes over as Deputy Head of Department.

2011-01-01: The department changes its name to the Department of Child and Youth Studies.

2011-01-01: The department for Early Childhood Education is added from the Department of Didactics and Pedagogical Work. DoPA is closed down. Preschool didactics moves from Campus Konradsberg to Frescati garden.

2010-06-10: Preschool didactics was established as a subject in education at doctoral level by the Faculty Board of Social Sciences at Stockholm University.

2010-08-01: Ann-Christin Cederborg takes over as Deputy Head of Department.
2009 The department is moving from Campus Konradsberg to Frescati hage.

2008-07-01: Karin Aronsson takes over as head of department.

The department is moving within Campus Konradsberg.

Gunilla Preisler takes over as head of department and Peg Lindstrand takes over as deputy head of department. Previously, Child and Adolescent Science belonged to the Stockholm University College of Education, Department of Individual, External and Learning.

The Center for Child Cultural Research moves to the Department of Child and Adolescent Science from the Department of History. Center for the History of Child Cultural Research.

The Department of Child and Youth Studies is established at Stockholm University.

2007-12-13: Child and youth science will be a main area at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University.

2004 September: Child and Youth Studies is established as a subject in the doctoral program at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University.

1956
The Stockholm University of Education starts.

1878
Stockholm University is formed. History of Stockholm University.

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