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Comparative Study on Disruptive Behavior in Norwegian and American Schools

A collaborative study between the University of Oslo and UC Berkeley to explore and compare how disruptive behavior is manifested in schools in Norway and the USA. The research aims to identify the situations that trigger disruptive behavior, analyze the strategies used by teachers, and examine the context in which disruptive behavior occurs. The study includes observation, interviews, and surveys.

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Comparative Study on Disruptive Behavior in Norwegian and American Schools

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  1. Disruptive Behavior in SchoolsA Comparative Study Between Schools in Norway and USA Professor Liv Duesund UIO Professor Elliot Turiel UCB

  2. Disruptive Behavior in SchoolsA comparative study Collaboration with UC Berkeley and the University of Oslo Research group: Professor Liv Duesund University of Oslo Professor Sven Nilsen University of Oslo Researcher Janicke Heldal Stray University of Oslo Professor Liv Randi Opdal University of Oslo Professor Finn Skaarderud University of Oslo Professor Elliot Turiel, UC Berkeley Professor David Kirp, UC Berkeley Professor Trond Petersen, UC Berkeley Professor Hubert Dreyfus, UC Berkeley

  3. Core Contexts Disturbance: • in themind in the body • in theculture • in thefamily • in schools • in technology-mentalisation-attachment • in biology

  4. Research questions • How are disruptive behaviors manifested in class and what kind of situations arouse disruptive behavior? • In which way are disruptive behaviors comparable in Norwegian and American schools? • Which strategies from teachers are applied when disruptive behavior occurs in Norwegian and American schools? • What characterizes the context where disruptive behavior occurs?

  5. Pilot study : Identifying categories of disruptive behavior BA Students: 50 in Oslo • In Berkeley MA Students: 4 in Oslo 8 in Berkeley Ph.D 1 from UiO 1 from UCB

  6. Time Schedule Pilot study Spring : 2011 Spring : 2012 Main study: Spring/Fall 2013

  7. METHOD • Observation • Interviews • Survey

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