Knowledge Centre for Education

The centre synthesizes and disseminates research for the education sector.

The Knowledge Centre for Education was established by the Ministry of Education and Research in 2013. It was a unit within the Research Council Norway from 2013-2019, and since then, a research centre organized within the Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Stavanger from September 2019. It is funded directly from the Ministry of Education and Research.

The Knowledge Centre for Education is part of the knowledge ecology of Norway, mandated

to carry out research syntheses for the whole education sector – from Early Childhood through Higher education, for practitioners, researchers and policymakers.
to disseminate research syntheses in ways that enable engagement and understanding
to increase knowledge about systematic syntheses of research – their relevance, their use, and how to do systematic research reviews and syntheses.
to contribute to enhanced use of research in policy and practice

Facts

Managing director

Elaine Munthe

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The Knowledge Centre for Education seeks to enhance the quality of the education sector , from early childhood education through higher education.

Resources in English

A lot of what KCE publishes, is published in Norwegian. What we do publish in English will be made available here.

Systematic reviews of research:

Effects of ICT in education

Learning and teaching with technology in higher education

Mid-level School Leaders: Work Tasks and Training Needs

A Comparison of Children's Reading on Paper Versus on Screen

Recruiting and retaining teachers in kindergartens and schools - a knowledge base

Evidence gap maps:

The Knowledge Centre for Education has produced an evidence gap map which includes all research outcomes registered at the Research Council Norway as products of funding from the Research and Innovation in Education programme (in Norwegian: FINNUT programme). FINNUT funds educational research within four main topics; Teaching and learning – Professional education and practice – Management, leadership and organization – Education and work. In this map, you can access information about scientific articles, chapters in books and conference proceedings from projects funded by FINNUT. Click on the coloured circles to find out more!

FINNUT gap map