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Maria Rönnlund is a Professor in Educational Work at Umeå University, leading the RECEUM research group focused on Research Early Childhood Education. Her expertise includes democracy, citizenship, and gender identity education, highlighted by her doctoral thesis on teaching and learning democracy in lower secondary schools in Sweden. Rönnlund has actively engaged in projects that explore children's democratic education, analyzing the cultural history of Swedish schoolyards as social spaces for learning. Additionally, she conducts qualitative longitudinal studies on youth transitions in rural Sweden, examining the challenges young people face as they navigate education and labor market opportunities. These projects aim to address the pressing issues surrounding the uncertain transitions of rural youth into work or higher education in a context where local employment options are often limited. Rönnlund's research investigates the implications of these transitions on social equity and the dynamic between rural and urban areas.
Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden
Professor in Educational Work, leading research projects on democracy education and youth transitions.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.