Sessions on Thursday 11.6.2026 - NordYrk 2026

The second conference day include two parallel sessions. On this session programme you can find all paper and poster presentations, workshops and symposiums on Thursday 11.6.2026. 

Parallel sessions 4 and 5 

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Sessions 4: 10.30 - 12.00

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4A Paper presentations, in English 

Location: Auditorium, 1st floor | Session 4A abstracts 

  1. Co-creating Craft Pedagogy: Five Principles for Practice-Centered Learning in Vocational Education. Development project
    Anne Katrine Kamstrup, University College Copenhagen & Vibe Aarkrog, University of Aarhus (en) 
  2. The Meaning of Internships and Work placements for Students in VET through Students' Lenses: Opportunities for Participation, Practice learning, Personal and Professional Development. Work in progress
    Stefanie A. Hillen & Frank Egeland, University of Agder (en) 
  3. How teaching in practical learning arenaes facilitates learning for future professions and everydaylife, for the group of students and each individual student. Work in progress. 
    Nina Marie Storborg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) (en) 

4B Workshop: Co-Creating the Core Foundations of an AI Chatbot to Support Workplace Instructors. 

Location: D206, floor 2 

Sanni Suominen, Jatta Herranen & Sirkku Ranta, Riveria / University of Eastern Finland. 

4C Paper presentations, in Swedish 

Location: D306, floor 3 | Session 4C abstracts

  1. Från avsikt till avbrott: att påbörja och avbryta en valideringsprocess. Research. 
    Magnus Fjellström & Per Kristmansson, Umeå universitetet (sve) 
  2. Hur kan AI-genererade lärandeguider utvecklas och användas för att stödja yrkeselevers lärande på arbetsplatsförlagt lärande (APL)? Work in progress. 
    Tord Göran Olovsson, Pedagogiska institutionen, Umeå universitet; Richard Larsson, Umeå kommun; Annette Brander, Umeå kommun; Johan Hansson, Pedagogiska institutionen, Umeå universitet; Katarina Kärnebro, Pedagogiska institutionen, Umeå universitet; Gunilla Näsström, Pedagogiska institutionen, Umeå universitet & Anders D. Olofsson, Pedagogiska institutionen, Umeå universitet (sve) 
  3. Läsmotivation på gymnasiets yrkesprogram: en kvantitativ delstudie. Work in progress. 
    Kristina Hagdahl, Högskolan Dalarna (sve) 

4D Poster presentations (in English, Norwegian and Swedish) 

Location: D311, floor 3 | Poster abstracts 

  1. Project VÄXA: Developing evidence-based peer learning to strengthen supervision competence and resilience in healthcare and paramedicine. Development project. 
    Christoffer Ericsson, Jessica Silfver, Petra Ekman, Niko Loimijoki & Hannes Similä, Arcada University of Applied Sciences (en) 
  2. What is needed to learn together, peer learning in skills training. Development project. 
    Jessica Silfver, Christoffer Ericsson, Maria Appelroth & Petra Ekman, Arcada University of Applied Sciences (en) 
  3. Skills for Working Life in upper secondary education. Development project
    Grethe Nina Hestholm, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. (en) 
  4. Ungdomsbedrift som læringsarena- en forberedelse til arbeidslivet. Research. 
    Janne Tveit Stensrud & Aina Kristiansen, Institutt for yrkesfaglærerutdanning (YLU) OsloMet (no) 
  5. Vurderingspraksis i faget Yrkesfaglig fordypning (YFF). Work in progress. 
    Halvor Einung Spetalen, Kjersti Lisbeth Johnsen, Kaija-Liisa Magnussen, Marianne Bergskaug Monrad-Krohn, Torill Gunda Hammeren Møllerhagen & Marie Syverstad, OsloMet (no) 
  6. Dialogfärdigheter i sektorsövergripande samarbete - med syftet att underlätta ungas utbildningsvägar. Research. 
    Riikka Michelsson, Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Camilla Stenbäck, Åbo Akademi & Cilla Nyman, Åbo Akademi (sve) 
  7. Stöd i yrkesklassrummet: en etnografisk studie vid Fordon- och transportprogrammet i Sverige. Work in progress. 
    Helena Hellgren, Göteborgs universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik (sve) 

4E Paper presentations, in Norwegian 

Location: D506, floor 5 | Session 4E abstracts

  1. Utvikling av danning gjennom praksis - utfordringer og muligheter i yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram. Work in progress
    Åse Nedrebø Bruvik, Høgskulen på Vestlandet & Grete Haaland, Oslomet. (no)
  2. Profesjonsutvikling i profesjonelle læringsfellesskap i yrkesfag. Work in progress
    Merete C. Rekdahl & Solfrid Nymark, OsloMet. (no)

4F Symposium: Case Studies of an R&D-Project on Collaboration between Swedish VET and WBL-Enterprises for Enhanced Vocational Knowing 

Location: D405, floor 4 

Viveca Lindberg, Stockholm University; Janne Kontio, Stockholm University; Camilla Gåfvels, University of Arts, Craft and Design; Mija Jansson, STLS & Spånga gymnasium; Susanna Holdar, STSL & S:t Eriks gymnasium & Annika Hemingstam, Realgymnasiet. 

4G Symposium: Movement and maturity in Nordic VET systems: Follow up and theorizing current developments in the Nordic countries 

Location: D505, floor 5 

Hedvig Skonhoft Johannesen, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University; Elsa Eiríksdóttir, University of Iceland; Maarit Virolainen, University of Jyväskylä; Stephen Billett, Griffith University; Arnt Louw, Aalborg University; Per Andersson, Linköping University; Franz Kaiser, Rostock University.  

Sessions 5: 13.00 - 14.30

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5A Paper presentations, in Norwegian 

Location: Auditorium, 1st floor | Session 5A abstracts

  1. Læringsmiljøets sosiale og emosjonelle faktorer. Research
    Siw Watz, OsloMet; Henrik Hersom, Københavns Professionshøjskole & Vibe Aarkrog, Aarhus Universitet 
  2. Hvordan kan autentiske læringsformer bidra til å forberede studentene på yrkesfaglærerrollen? Work in progress
    Trine Borgen Lindviksmoen & Torill Hammeren Møllerhagen, Møllerhagen, OsloMet yrkesfaglærerutdanningen

5B Workshop: Wisdom at Work: Pedagogies for Learning in, for and and through Professional Practice 

Location: D206, floor 2 

Hannu L. T. Heikkinen, University of Jyväskylä; Stephen Billett, Griffith University; Maarit Virolainen, University of Jyväskylä; Päivi Tynjälä, University of Jyväskylä; Eeva K. Kallio, University of Jyväskylä; Anu Virtanen, University of Jyväskylä; Ella Pitkäranta, University of Jyväskylä &
Rauno Huttunen, University of Turku. 

5C Paper presentations, in English 

Location: D306, floor 3 | Session 5C abstracts 

  1. Language Coach as Support for Language Learners and Work Communities in the Workplace. Development project
    Susanna Kouri & Ellinoora Köpman, Kemi-Tornionlaakson koulutuskuntayhtymä Lappia/Ammattiopisto Lappia 
  2. Becoming a member of Finnish work community: migrant students' experiences of learning at workplaces. Work in progress
    Katarzyna Kärkkäinen, University of Jyväskylä. 
  3. Learning Finnish in the workplace: Ethnographic insights from a VET intern with a migrant background. Research
    Sonya Sahradyan, University of Jyväskylä (en) 

5D Workshop: Vocational Civic Education as the Future Core of Education – A Participatory Workshop Using the Empathy-Based Method 

Location: D311, floor 3 

Mika Alhonkoski &  Annukka Tapani, Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

5E Paper presentations, in English  

Location: D506, floor 5 | Session 5E abstracts 

  1. Identifying Digital and Pedagogical Competence Needs in Ukrainian Agricultural VET: A Needs Analysis for Simulation-Based and Immersive Learning. Work in progress
    Sanna Paananen, Minna Koskinen & Minna Silvennoinen, Jamk University of Applied Sciences (en) 
  2. Sustainable Competence Development: Implementing a Pedagogical Process Model for Peer Learning in Nursing Education. Development project. Petra Ekman, Jessica Silfver & Maria Appelroth, Yrkeshögskolan Arcada (en) 
  3. Vocational education after Auschwitz – Reactualisation of the Vocational education after Auschwitz - Reactualisation of Critical Bildung in VET. Research
    Franz Kaiser, University of Rostock (en) 

5F Spotlight session: How to publish research articles in Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and training (NJVET) and submit special issue proposals. 

Location: D405, floor 4 

By Andersson, P.  

5G Paper presentations, in Norwegian 

Location: D505, floor 5 | Session 5G abstracts

  1. Studenters praksisopplæring i bedrift. Research
    Bård Yngve Gullvik, André Rondestvedt & John E. Storvik, Nord universitet (no) 
  2. Karrierelæring med et yrkesblikk fra ungdomsskole til videregående skole – et samhandlingsprosjekt. Development project
    May Helen Austad, Universitetet i Agder/Lindesnes commune; Monika Øgård, Universitetet i Agder & Annlaug Bragdø, Agder Fylkeskommune (no)
  3. Premisser for yrkesdidaktisk praksis. Work in progress. Merete C. Rekdahl & Jan M. Paulsen, OsloMet  (no)

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