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Olof Franck

Professor

Unit for Subject Matter Education with specialization in Social Studies Education
Telephone
+46 31-786 20 11
Mail
olof.franck@gu.se

About Olof Franck

Professor of Subject matter education specializing social studies subjects, and Associate Professor of Philosophy of religion.

Research interests

My research is based in Subject matter education specializing social studies subjects, with special focus on ethics education, religious education and ESD. It is in these fields, as well as in ethics and philosophy of religion, that my publications mainly belong. In recent years, I have been involved in research projects on how conceptions of ethical competence are expressed in school policy documents and teaching, projects funded by the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Institute for Educational Research. I am currently leading an explorative workshop on powerful knowledge in teaching social studies, funded by the Swedish Research Council.

Teaching interests

I teach mainly in doctoral education, but also in teacher education and master's education. I supervise a number of PhD students, mainly within Subject matter education specializing social studies subjects