Research group Educational Research in Citizenship Competences (ERiCC)
The research group of Education Research in Citizenship Competences (ERiCC) defines competence as acquisition and mobilization of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values through a process of reflection, anticipation and action to meet complex demands in order to develop the interrelated competences to broaden, deepen and develop pluralistic democracy.
Group description
The research focus of the ERiCC research group includes the aspects of teaching and learning, learning environments and various educational policy documents. Our research embraces a range of theoretical frameworks, design-based research and mixed methods approaches together with stakeholders involved in various educational levels in formal and informal learning settings.
In order to enhance learners’ citizenship competences and the related teaching practices, to date, our research topics include:
- controversial issues and argumentation
- critical and creative thinking
- culture and aesthetics
- montessori education
- social, ecological and economical sustainable development
- teacher professionalization.
Research seminars
Group members
Group managers
Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren
Professor
Members
Maria Calissendorff
Senior lecturer
Kajsa Falkner
Senior lecturer
Per Gynther
Senior lecturer
Frans Hagerman
Senior lecturer
Michael Håkansson
Senior lecturer
Caroline Ignell
Senior lecturer
Eva Edman Stålbrandt
Senior lecturer
Eva-Maria Tebano Ahlquist
Senior lecturer
