1971-72: Teacher in junior high school
1971-73: Teacher afternoon classes for drop outs, adviser to the same group
1975-94: Associate Professor at the College of Early Childhood Education in Oslo (teacher training in early childhood education). Teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Head of the postgraduate course in special education from 1980-94
1979-81: Educational psychologist, Oslo.
1990-92: Head of research projects on educational counselling and supervision to preschool teachers for the Ministry of family and child affairs
1975-1996: Guest speaker, key note speaker, external examinator, short-time lecturer , adviser to the University of Oslo, Bergen, and various Teacher Training Colleges in Norway and Scandinavia
1984-92: Appointed member of the Norwegian National Commission to Unesco. Deputy director of the education sector. Norwegian offical representative at Unesco's General Assembly (three times).
1993-94: Adviser to special education team in Oslo (bydel Gamle Oslo)
1994-95: Program director and professor, Institute for Special Education, The Right to Live Association, Cairo, Egypt
1995-March 1999: Associate professor University of Oslo, Department of Special Education
October 1995: Lecturer and counsellor to teachers and parents regarding children with disabilities. Right to Live Association, Cairo, Egypt
1996-99: The Norwegian project coordinator for establishing a Master Degree in Special Education at the University of Addis Ababa (NUFU project)
1995-2002: Freelance writer, lecturer and co-publisher at SEBU (Senter for Barnehageutvikling)
April-May 1997: Lecturer and counsellor to teachers and parents regarding children with disabilities. Right to Live Association, Cairo, Egypt.
1997-98: Independent consultant in basic education and non-formal education to Save the Children Norway, Mozambique
1998: Independent consultant to Save the Children (UK), Mozambique
1997-98: Consultant and external examinator to ADPP's (Humana people to people movement), teacher training institute, Escola de professores do futuro, in Chimoio, Mozambique.
As of March 1999, independent consultant, researcher and counsellor in basic education, teacher training, early childhood education and special education.
1999:
- Short-time lecturer at the University of Addis Ababa, Faculty of Education
- Consultant to NORAD, the Norwegian Embassy in Angola on basic education
2000: Consultant to The Norwegian Refugee Council, Angola on the Teacher Emergency Program (TEP)
2000-01:
- Consultant to special education team in Oslo (bydel 5) on a project regarding stimulation and development of minority childrens' language and communication skills
- Global evaluator to the Norwegian Save the Children regarding evaluation of their global basic education program
2000: Co-organizer and presenter at seminar on basic education in Africa, arranged by the Norwegian Save the Children
2001: Consultant to
- the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on Evaluation Guidelines
- the Norwegian Rainforest foundation on evaluation of indigenous education among the Yanomami tribe in Amazonas, Brasil
- the Norwegian Refugee Council on evaluation of human rights' education project in Southern Caucasus
2002:
- Engaged as team leader by UNHCR to carry out an evaluation of the GTZ Basic Education programme for Afghan refugees' project in Pakistan (team members: S.B. Ekanayake and U. Bude).
- Engaged by KRUS to evaluate the education for prison and probation officers in Oslo (together with Reidar Pettersen)
- Presenter/facilitator at seminar for experts in the Norwegian Refugee Council's standby-force on assessment and evaluation
- Research study on vulnerable children in Chimoio, Mozambique
- Consultant to NRC regarding an evaluation of TEP in Burundi
2003:
Consultant to
- Operation Day's Work regarding an assessment a Community Based rehabilitation project in Kenya
- Save the Children Norway on capacity building in Angola
- UNESCO regarding a thematic study of Management of teachers in emergencies.
- the Rainforest Foundation Norway on an evaluation of indigenous education in Rio Negro, Brazil (together with four other international evaluators)
2004:
- Engaged as team leader by Norad to evaluate a project on Inclusive education in Indonesia
- Engaged by Save the Children Norway's Research Fund to do a research study on Quality of Basic Education
Consultant to
- NRC regarding evaluation of TEP in DR Congo
- Rainforest Foundation Norway on an evaluation of indigenous education in Xingu, Brazil
Presenter at a conference regarding cross-cultural communication, Oslo University college
Appointed member to Operation Day's Work Council (from 2004-2010)
2005: Consultant to
- NRC regarding evaluation of the programmes Complementary Rapid Education for Schools and Distance Education in Sierra Leone
- NRC regarding tracer studies of TEP students in Angola and Burundi
2006: Consultant to
- the Norwegian Burma Committee regarding evaluation of a health and education programme to Burmese refugees in Northern Thailand
- IBIS regarding assessment of education programme in Angola.
- the Swedish Comittee for Afghanistan on evaluation of their programme for rehabilitation of disabled children and youth in Afghanistan.
2007: Consultant to
- the Norwegian Embassy in Angola regarding mid-term evaluation of a teacher education programme (EPF) in Angola
- the Rainforest Foundation Norway regarding evaluation of their support to indigenous education in Acre, Brazil (together with Luciano Padrao, team leader).
Lectures at the master degree study in family therapy, Diakonhjemmets Høgskole, Oslo
Engaged by BUFdir in writing seminars for family therapists (together with Olav Dalland)
2008: Consultant to
- D. Steenbuch foundation to carry out a feasibility study regarding support to teacher education in South Africa.
- Concern worldwide regarding assessment of education and living conditions in Cachingues, Angola, and training a team of Angolans to participate in the assessment.
2008/2009 Engaged by Rainforest Foundation Norway to write a book on indigenous education in the rainforest in Brazil.
2009 Engaged as a team member in the final evaluation of a project supporting youth with developmental disabilities in Tanzania (funded by Operation Day's Work). Responsible for the methodological and practical training of local assistants (together with Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, team-leader)
Lectures at the master degree study in family therapy, Diakonhjemmets Høgskole, Oslo
2010 Engaged by Norwegian Church Aid to participate in the final evaluation of the programme Combating Human Trafficking (in Brazil).
Lectures in developmental studies at Teacher College in Oslo (HiO) and seminar for Hei Verden partners from South in Stavanger.
2011 Lectures in developmental studies at Teacher College in Oslo (HiO)
Seminar to child care workers on diversity in child upbringing across cultures (BufDir
Seminar in Indonesia on Alternative Education among indigenous people, arranged by Rainforest Foundation
Pedagogical consultant to the Norwegian Environmental Association (Naturvernforbundet)
Consultant to Teacher College in Oslo (HiO)
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