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Niklas Rudbäck holds a PhD in Arts Education, having defended his thesis in fall 2020. His research primarily focuses on visual representations in music education and the relationship between practice-based engagement and music learning. His PhD thesis investigated how students in upper secondary music programs learn the circle of fifths through music-theoretical diagrams encountered during Aural Skills and Music Theory lessons. He has worked as a music teacher in both primary and secondary education before embarking on his PhD studies. Rudbäck has contributed to various conferences and publications related to music education, including the Nordic Network for Research in Music Education, where he presented on themes such as creativity, grade inflation in Swedish compulsory schools, and the role of teachers in scaffolding creative processes in music education.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).