Department of
Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies, Educational Philosophy, and General Education

About the department

The department is one of four departments at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University and is built around the Master's degree programmes in Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies - danish, - mathematics, - material culture and - music education; ICT-based educational design; General education; and Educational philosophy. The department's researchers are part of a number of research units.

Programmes

The descriptions of the programmes are only available in Danish.

Masters's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Danish)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Math)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Material culture)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Music education)

Master's degree programme in

General education

Master's degree programme in

ICT-based educational design

Master's degree programme in

Philosophy of Education

Research units

Publications

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Lindenskov, L. B., Søndergaard, B. D., Justesen, F., Hansen, S. & Scharup, J. (2025). At skabe broer: Matematiklærere og faglærere på erhvervsskolerne samarbejder om at udvikle undervisningsmateriale. Aalborg Universitet.

Holflod, K. & Hansen, E. A. (2025, Mar). Between preservation and transformation: looking back at the third cultural game jam in Aarhus. https://epic-we.eu/between-preservation-and-transformation-looking-back-at-the-third-cultural-game-jam-in-aarhus/

Kaasby, M. & Hornberger, N. (2025). Biliteracy Metaphor Analysis: Examining multilingual, multicultural pupils' interpretation of canon literature. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 24(2), 316-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348458.2022.2105220

Caeli, E. N., Pedersen, C. S., Zambach, S., Misfeldt, M. & Bundsgaard, J. (2025). Computer Science Education in Secondary School: A Real-Life Approach to Teaching Students Technology-Critical Aspects of AI. In ITiCSE 2025 - Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education: Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2 (pp. 727-728) https://doi.org/10.1145/3724389.3731271

Søndergaard, B. D., Lindenskov, L. B., Justesen, F., Hansen, S., Scharup, J., Granerud, L. S., Johansen, M. & Lindhardt, B. (2025). Creating bridges: Mathematics teachers and teachers of the craft at vocational schools collaborate on developing teaching material. In T. Sundtjønn (Ed.), ALM31 : Proceedings from hybrid conference for Adults Learning Mathematics, Lund, 1-2 July 2014 (pp. 36). Adults Learning Mathematics - A Research Forum. https://alm-online.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ALM31-_Proceedings_final-without-doi.pdf

Nørgård, R. T., Holflod, K., Eriksson, E. & Hansen, E. A. (2025). Cultural Game Jams: Inclusive, pluriversal, and transversal design approaches in game jams. Paper presented at NordMedia 2025, Odense, Denmark.

Eriksson, E., Costa, C. E., Goncalves, M., Nunes, I., Groen, M., Niederer, S., Holflod, K. & Nørgard, R. T. (2025). Cultural Game Jams with Youth: A Multiple-Site Case Study. In N. Yamashita, V. Evers, K. Yatani & X. Ding (Eds.), CHI EA 2025 - Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-8). Article 666 Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3706667

Bach, C. C., Gregersen, R. M., Højsted, I. H., Pedersen, M. K. & Jankvist, U. T. (2025). Design Implementation: the Transition from Design Principles to Implementation Principles. Implementation and Replication Studies in Mathematics Education, 5(1), 48-70. https://doi.org/10.1163/26670127-bja10025

Nørgård, R. T. (2025). De videregående uddannelser i en brydningstid: mellem tradition, teknologi og transformation. Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Tidsskrift, 20(38). https://doi.org/10.7146/dut.v20i38.157180

Kabel, K. (2025). Du og vi: Fra subjekter til litteraturfortolkning. In Kontekstualiseret grammatik i praksis KvaN.

Tannert, M., Kabel, K. & Bendixen, S. F. (2025). Elevers metasproglige repertoire om egne tekster i danskfaget. In W. Collin, I. S. Hansen, T. T. Hougaard & K. Schriver (Eds.), Møde om Udforskningen af Dansk Sprog (Vol. 20, pp. 373-387). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. https://projekter.au.dk/fileadmin/projekter/Muds.dk/rapporter/Muds20.pdf

Højgaard, T. (2025). Enhancing mathematical modelling competency through textbook design. Americal Journal of Education and Learning, 10(2), 95-116. https://doi.org/10.55284/ajel.v10i2.1504

Kaasby, M. (2025). Et kronotopisk møde mellem elever og kanonlitteraturens konceptuelle metaforer i en biliteracykontekst. [PhD thesis, Aarhus University].

Costa, C., Holflod, K., Nørgård, R. T., Gonçalves, M. D. C., Nunes, I. & Fernandes, P. A. (2025). Exploring Cultural Game-Making With Youth: A 20-Year Systematic Review. Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120251382358

Grønhøj, E. O., Wong, B. & Bundsgaard, J. (2025). Exploring young people’s perceptions and discourses of technology occupations through descriptive drawings and a questionnaire. Computer Science Education, 35(2), 267-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2024.2385876

Højgaard, T. (2025). Facilitating Students’ Development of Mathematical Competencies by Means of Textbook Design: A Danish Case Study. European Journal of Mathematics and Science Education, 6(2), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmse.6.2.127

Pio, F. (2025). Fire socialsystemer inden for dansk musiklæreruddannelse: Om forskellige forståelser af forholdet mellem musik og pædagogik. In Ø. Varkøy & S. G. Nielsen (Eds.), Musikkpedagogikk: mangfold og bærekraf (pp. 127-146). Cappelen Damm Akademisk. https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.253

Højgaard, T. & Sølberg, J. (2025). Forskere: Færre læringsmål garanterer ikke mere frihed til lærerne. Folkeskolen. https://www.folkeskolen.dk/fagplaner-faelles-mal-matematik/forskere-faerre-laeringsmal-garanterer-ikke-mere-frihed-til-laererne/4797144

Jensen, L. X., Christensen, I.-M. F., Stegeager, N., Stenalt, M. H., Nørgård, R. T. & Godsk, M. (2025). GenAI og danske tidsskrifter: Muligheder, retningslinjer og etiske problemstillinger. Abstract from Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Netværks Konference 2025, Kolding , Denmark.

Bülow, M. W. & Bang-Larsen, A. (2025). Generativ AI som dialogpartner i læremidler: – en undersøgelse af potentialer i læremiddelintegrerede bogbots. Unge Pædagoger, 86(2), 29-39. Article 4.

Christensen, M. V. & Kabel, K. (2025). Grammatikundervisning – på tværs af sprogfag. Sammenlignende Fagdidaktik, 8, 53-72. https://doi.org/10.7146/sammenlignendefagdidaktik.v2025i8.157362

Daugaard, L. M. (2025). Grievable and ungrievable lives in the language classroom: Notes on the reception of Ukrainian students in Danish schools. Abstract from EELC10 - 10th Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication, København, Denmark.

Caeli, E. N. & Bundsgaard, J. (2025, Feb 20). Hvorfor gider piger ikke it? Teknologiens Mediehus. https://www.version2.dk/holdning/hvorfor-gider-piger-ikke-it

Caeli, E. N., Caviglia, F. & Bundsgaard, J. (2025). ICT Use, Self-efficacy, and the Future of Eighth-Grade Students: a Qualitative Study of Gender Differences. TechTrends, 69(1), 233–243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-01017-1

Christensen, V., Hobel, P., Niss, M. & Stovgaard, M. (2025). Indledning. Sammenlignende Fagdidaktik, 8, 1-6. Advance online publication.

Berndsen, M. & Berg, B. W. (2025). Kan dåben flyttes? Døbefonden som medfortæller af dåbens betydning. Kirken i dag, (3), 32-34. https://www.kirkefondet.dk/udgivelser/magasinet-kirken-i-dag/oversigt/nr-2/2025.html

Berndsen, M. (2025). Kirkerummets Materielle Magt: Når atmosfære bruges som didaktisk åbning. Paper presented at Pre-Conference: Power and Powerlessness: , Aarhus.

Sattrup, L. & Knudsen, L. E. D. (2025). Konsulent og skoleforsker: Husk de æstetiske dimensioner i fagfornyelsen. Skolemonitor.

Jerg, K. & Thestrup, K. (2025). Kulturelle Mødesteder. BUKS - Tidsskrift for Børne- og Ungdomskultur, Årgang 41/2025(70), 153-168. Article 9.

Hansen, J. J. & Nørgård, R. T. (2025). Kursusdidaktik og Generativ AI på tværs af universiteterne.

Frandsen, H. V. (2025). La danse guidée: trois approches imprécises. In J.-P. Schneider & D. Schulthess (Eds.), Le mouvement: Actes du XXXIXe Congrès de l'ASPLF (Neuchâtel – 22-26 août 2023) Droz.

Fougt, S. & Augestad-Puck, M. R. (2025). Læselyst Rudersdal 2024: En systematisk undersøgelse om læselyst og læseglæde blandt folkeskolelever og forældre i Rudersdal Kommune.

Fougt, S. & Augestad-Puck, M. R. (2025). Læselyst Rudersdal - Kort version med opsummering og vigtigste anbefalinger: En systematisk undersøgelse om læselyst og læseglæde blandt alle folkeskoleelever i Rudersdal Kommune. Aarhus Universitet, DPU.

Elkjær, M. & Mørup, M. (2025). Learning from errors: co-clustering students’ answer types in a digital learning environment to verify task design on linear equations. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2025.2516437

Nørgård, R. T. (2025). Legende videregående uddannelser: Hvorfor, hvordan og hands-on. Abstract from Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Netværks Konference 2025, Kolding , Denmark.

Lindenskov, L. B. & Søndergaard, B. D. (2025, Apr 21). Mål og måling i erhvervsfagene. https://matematikdidaktik.dk/tema/maal-og-maaling-i-erhvervsfagene

Nørgård, R. T. & Holflod, K. (2025). Meeting in the middle: Cultural co-creation, transformative partnerships, and ecosystems for public good. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 57(2), 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2024.2384722

Højgaard, T. & Sølberg, J. (2025). Meningsfulde mål. Matematik, 1, 12-15.

Østergaard, W., Meidell Sigsgaard, A.-V., Heiden, T., Wulff, L. & Worm, C. (2025). Multilingualism in Danish pre-service teachers’ writing assignments: Between theory and practice. In A. R. Warren, J. Y. Iversen & B. Straszer (Eds.), Teacher education for working in linguistically diverse classrooms: Nordic perspectives (pp. 99-126). Language Science Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15147416

Holm, L. & Laursen, H. P. (2025, Aug 28). Når børn sammen udforsker skriftsproget. https://videnomlaesning.dk/viden-og-vaerktoejer/forskerklummen/2025/naar-boern-sammen-udforsker-skriftsproget/

Gjessing, E. (2025). Øjeblikkets skolearkitektur: En analyse af de rumlige momenters praksis med fokus på inklusion i skolen. [PhD thesis, Aarhus University].

Holflod, K. (2025). Om at mødes i et legende mellemrum: Når pædagoguddannelsen og læreruddannelsen lærer at lege sammen. In H. M. Skovbjerg, D. O. Hoff, M. Wistoft, S. Lehmann & R. Sørensen (Eds.), 12 perspektiver på legende tilgange på pædagog- og læreruddannelsen (pp. 26-35). Playful Learning DK. https://playful-learning.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Skovbjerg-et-al.-2025-12-perspektiver-paa-legende-tilgange-paa-paedagog-og-laereruddannelsen.pdf

Holflod, K. (2025). On Meeting in Shared Playful Spaces: learning to play together in social education and teacher education. In H. M. Skovbjerg (Ed.), 12 Perspectives on Playful Learning in Social Education and Teacher Education (pp. 26-35). Playful Learning DK. https://playful-learning.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Skovbjerg-et-al.-2025-12-perspectives-on-playful-learning-in-social-education-and-teacher-education.pdf

Dalsgaard, C. & Prilop, C. N. (2025). Partnerskaber mellem elever og AI: Nye arbejdsmetoder med generativ AI. Læring og Medier, 17(31), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.7146/lom.v17i31.150410

Holflod, K. (2025). Playful Higher Education Futures: Hopeful and Utopian Thinking in Pedagogy. In S. Abegglen, T. Burns, R. Heller, R. Madhok, F. Neuhaus, J. Sandars, S. Sinfield & U. G. Singh (Eds.), Stories of Hope: Reimagining Education (pp. 95-105). Open Book Publishers. https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0462.08

Nørgård, R. T. (2025). Reclaiming creativity in higher education: Towards a playful university. Abstract from Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Conference , Dublin, Ireland.

Heger, S. (2025). Skrivelyst: Forfatterskoler for børn i retorisk og børnelitterært perspektiv. [PhD thesis, Aarhus University, Danish School of Education - Department of Educational Theory and Curric. Studies, General Education and Educational Philosophy].

Holflod, K., Hansen, E. A. & Nørgård, R. T. (2025). Slow Jam: A recap of the final Cultural Game Jam in Aarhus, Denmark. https://epic-we.eu/slow-jam-a-recap-of-the-final-cultural-game-jam-in-aarhus-denmark/

Gunnes, T., Kirkebøen, L. J., Lindenskov, L. B. & Rønning, M. (2025). Small- and large-group instruction and a didactic method in mathematics for low-performing adolescents: results from a randomized field experiment. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 127(3), 613-652. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12581

Gjessing, E. (2025). 'Smart smutvej': - en vej til ny skolearkitektur udenom det pædagogiske personale. Unge Pædagoger, 86(1), 28-43. Article 3.

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Name	Job title	Email	Phone	Building
Beck, Niels Kristian	Assistant Lecturer	nbeck@edu.au.dk		1483, 651
Berndsen, Mette	PhD Fellow	metteberndsen@edu.au.dk	+4587151129	A, 307c
Blomhøj, Morten	Professor	blomhoej@edu.au.dk	+4521560754	A, 309c
Boie, Mette Alma Kjærsholm	Part-time Lecturer	mebo@edu.au.dk	+4525566626
Bols Slåttvik, Anja	PhD Student	absl@edu.au.dk	+4587151174	1483
Bülow, Morten Winther	PhD Student	mobu@ps.au.dk		1483
Bundgaard, Mette Amalie Fischer	PhD Student	mafb@edu.au.dk	+4587151134
Bundsgaard, Jeppe	Professor	jebu@edu.au.dk	+4531192607	A, 307f
Bussenius, Laura Østergaard	PhD Student	labu@edu.au.dk	+4587151158	1483
Caeli, Elisa Nadire	Postdoc	elisa@edu.au.dk	+4593508366	A, 301d
Caviglia, Francesco	Associate Professor	caviglia@edu.au.dk	+4541663378	1483, 652
Dalsgaard, Christian	Associate Professor	cdalsgaard@edu.au.dk	+4521664955	1483, 648
Daugaard, Line Møller	Associate Professor	linemd@edu.au.dk		1483, 649
de Thurah, Thomas Fabricius Cranil	PhD Student	thth@edu.au.dk	+4587151142	A, 303a
Ejersbo, Lisser Rye	Emeritus	lre@edu.au.dk	+4561342694	A, 105
Eliasson, Stine	Research Fellow	stel@edu.au.dk	+4587152112	A, 311c
Eriksen, Camilla Nordstrøm	PhD Fellow	cano@edu.au.dk
Færch, Julie Vangsøe	PhD Student	jvaf@edu.au.dk		A, 311c
Fougt, Simon Skov	Associate Professor	sifo@edu.au.dk	+4593521980	A, 301c
Gerster Johansen, Stine	PhD Student	sgj@edu.au.dk		A, 311c
Haastrup, Lisbeth	Associate Professor	liha@edu.au.dk		A, 307c
Hauer, Kristiane	Part-time Lecturer	hauer@edu.au.dk		A, 303a
Heger, Stine	Research Assistant	stine.heger@edu.au.dk	+4525580656	A, 303a
Heiden, Thomas	Part-time Lecturer	trhe1@edu.au.dk		A, 303a
Hejsel, Tina	PhD Student	th@edu.au.dk	+4587151159	1483
Højgaard, Tomas	Associate Professor	tomas@edu.au.dk	+4520567003	A, 309a
Holflod, Kim	Postdoc	kimh@edu.au.dk	+4587151195	1483
Hudlebusch, Tina	Special Consultant	tihu@edu.au.dk	+4523382444	A, 311a
Jankvist, Uffe Thomas	Professor	utj@edu.au.dk	+4587162941	A, 301b
Kabel, Kristine	Associate Professor	kabel@edu.au.dk	+4593521760	A, 307d
Knudsen, Lars Emmerik Damgaard	Associate Professor	lada@edu.au.dk	+4530226763	A, 307b
Laraignou, Anders Simmelkiær	PhD Student	ansl@edu.au.dk
Larsen, Line Kjærgaard	Research Assistant	lkl@edu.au.dk	+4587152334
Lauridsen, Anja Rousing	PhD Student	arla@edu.au.dk	+4587151206
Laursen, Helle Pia	Associate Professor	heen@edu.au.dk	+4587163874	A, 307f
Lindenskov, Lena	Emeritus	lenali@edu.au.dk	+4526306681	A, 105
Lindhardt, Eva	PhD Fellow	evli@edu.au.dk	+4587151132	A, 311c
Megerlig, Kenneth R. Madsen	PhD Fellow	megerlig@edu.au.dk		A, 311c
Neubert, Katja	Member of Administrative Staff	kane@edu.au.dk	+4593508312	B, 331
Nørgård, Rikke Toft	Associate Professor	rtoft@edu.au.dk	+4520466756	1483, 650
Olsen, Lise	PhD Student	lo@edu.au.dk		A, 311c
Østergaard, Maria Kirstine	Postdoc	mko@edu.au.dk	+4587151162	A, 301d
Pedersen, Alex Young	Part-time Lecturer	ayp@cas.au.dk	+4587152038
Pedersen, Cecilie Svane	Research Assistant	csp@edu.au.dk		A, 303a
Percy-Smith, Victoria Sofie	PhD Fellow	vps@edu.au.dk	+4587151201	A, 307b
Plummer, Christelle	PhD Student	c.plummer@edu.au.dk
Ravn, Malis	PhD Fellow	mrav@edu.au.dk	+4553835456	A, 303a
Rørbech, Helle	Associate Professor	hero@edu.au.dk	+4593521225	A, 305a
Schilhab, Theresa	Associate Professor	tsc@edu.au.dk	+4587163612	A, 307c
Sørensen, Kristin Meulengracht	Part-time Lecturer	krim@edu.au.dk		1483
Stausbøll, Nana Emilie Krogh	PhD Student	nans@edu.au.dk		1483, 627
Stovgaard, Mikkel	Associate Professor	stovgaard@edu.au.dk	+4587163827	A, 307e
Thestrup, Klaus	Associate Professor	kthestrup@edu.au.dk	+4521551302	1483, 654

Contact

Head of department

Helle Rørbech

Associate Professor

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Department administrator

Revised 13.02.2024

Lisbeth Hartmann

Danish School of Education

Department of
Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies, Educational Philosophy, and General Education

About the department

Programmes

Masters's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Danish)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Math)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Material culture)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Music education)

Master's degree programme in

General education

Master's degree programme in

ICT-based educational design

Master's degree programme in

Philosophy of Education

Research units

Educating for Viable Futures

EMBodied EDucation (EMBED)

Philosophy of education

Publications

Staff

Contact

Head of department

Helle Rørbech

Department administrator

Department of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies, Educational Philosophy, and General Education

About the department

Programmes

Masters's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Danish)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Math)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Material culture)

Master's degree programme in

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Music education)

Master's degree programme in

General education

Master's degree programme in

ICT-based educational design

Master's degree programme in

Philosophy of Education

Research units

Educating for Viable Futures

EMBodied EDucation (EMBED)

Philosophy of education

Publications

Staff

Contact

Head of department

Helle Rørbech

Department administrator

Department of
Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies, Educational Philosophy, and General Education