Personal profile
Curriculum
Resume
Med en baggrund som cand. mag. i Psykologi og Pædagogik & Uddannelsesstudier fra Roskilde Universitet samt ph.d. fra Københavns Universitet, Institut for Medier, Erkendelse og Formidling, Afdeling for Pædagogik, har jeg en bred erfaring inden for Humaniora og Samfundsvidenskab. Jeg har konkret erfaring med forsknings- og udviklingsarbejde, undervisning, vejledning, evaluering, administration og forskningskoordination.
Uddannelse
2007 - 2010 Ph.d. fra Københavns Universitet, Institut for Medier, Erkendelse og Formidling, Afdeling for Pædagogik. Afsluttede forskeruddannelsen med en afhandling om differentierings- og sorteringsprocesser i pædagoguddannelsen.
2001 - 2004 Cand. mag. i Psykologi og Pædagogik & Uddannelsesstudier ved Roskilde Universitet. Afsluttede uddannelsen med et speciale om gymnasiereform 2005.
2000 - 2001 Bachelor i Psykologi ved Roskilde Universitet. Afsluttede bacheloruddannelsen med en arbejdspsykologisk projektrapport om samarbejdsproblemer mellem Høje Taastrup Kommunes ungdomsklubber og Projekt Gadeplan.
1999 -2000 Færdiggjorde Humanistisk International Basisuddannelse på Roskilde Universitet med projektrapport om mobning i folkeskolen.
1994 - 1996 Hf-afgangseksamen på Køge Gymnasium.
Arbejdserfaring
2015- Ansat som lektor på Institut for Kulturvidenskaber, Syddansk Universitet. Forsker pt. i professioner, organisationer og ledelse i velfærds/konkurrencestaten.
2013 - Ansat som adjunkt på Institut for Kulturvidenskaber, Syddansk Universitet.
2011 - 2013 Ansat som postdoc på Institut for Psykologi og Uddannelsesforskning, Roskilde Universitet. Med særlig tilknytning til Center for Velfærd, Profession og Hverdagsliv (VELPRO).
2010 - 2011 Ansat som videnskabelig assistent på Institut for Psykologi og Uddannelsesforskning, Roskilde Universitet.
2007 - 2010 Ansat som ph.d.-stipendiat på Københavns Universitet, Institut for Medier, Erkendelse og Formidling, Afdeling for Pædagogik. Har gennem denne stilling opnået ph.d.-graden samt erfaring med undervisning og formidling på kandidatniveau.
2005 - 2007 Ansat som adjunkt i pædagoguddannelsen ved Dannerseminariet. Har i mellemliggende perioder været udlejet som underviser på dels PD-uddannelsen ved CVU København & Nordsjælland og dels pædagoguddannelsen ved CVU Sønderjylland.
2004 - 2005 Ansat som forskningsassistent på Institut for Pædagogik og Uddannelsesstudier, Roskilde Universitet. Medvirkede til evaluering af projekt Samtidskunst og Unge samt opstart og etablering af Center for Barndoms- og Ungdomsforskning.
Research Interests
My research primarily revolves around teachers, educators, and other similar professional groups. My Ph.D. dissertation focuses on differentiation and selection in teacher education, where I study which students, with different combinations of gender, class, and ethnicity, match or do not match the culture in the education. Since then, I have been involved in two BUPL-supported research projects concerning newly graduated educators and their experiences with and possible application of the education in their first job, and the significance of teacher education in the effort to professionalize the educational profession. I have also previously researched childhood and youth as well as high school, including collaborations with Lene Larsen from RUC and Peter Henrik Raae and Katrin Hjort from SDU. In recent years, I have studied school leadership, including a project supported by Maersk, and issues related to recruitment and retention in the teaching and educational profession. From 2020-2023, I was the PI for an EU project concerning 'loss of meaning and meaning-making in the Nordic teaching and educational professions' - which is a particular angle on the recruitment and retention issue.
A few keywords on my research interests: Teacher and educator education, profession and professional development, school leadership, academization & practice orientation, children and youth, high school, educational sociology, professional sociology, policy and discourse analysis.
Research areas
At the moment, I am involved in a project supported by NordForsk, which deals with social security and cohesion in the Nordic welfare states. I am responsible for a sub-project on vulnerability among young people in primary school. Additionally, I am working on projects within the sociology of professions, including a DFF project in collaboration with Anders K. Ljundalh on the creation of norms for impartiality in professional education.
Research areas
Current projects
At the moment, I am involved in a project supported by NordForsk, which deals with social security and cohesion in the Nordic welfare states. I am responsible for a sub-project on vulnerability among young people in primary school. Additionally, I am working on projects within the sociology of education, including a DFF project in collaboration with Anders K. Ljundalh and Liliana H.N. Andersen on the creation of norms for impartiality in professional education.
Education/Academic qualification
Pædagogik og uddannelsesstudier, Ph.d., University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 1. Sept 2010
Current external positions
Member of the editorial office of Tidsskrift for professionsstudier
2025 → …
Member of BELMAS – British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration
2023 → …
Member of ministerial expert group for assessment of literature in the social educator training programme
2020 → 2021
Member of Clearinghouse for Uddannelsesforskning, Aarhus Universitet: mapping and assessment of Nordic research on early childhood
2018 → 2019
Member of the editorial office of Dansk pædagogisk Tidsskrift
2017 → …
Member of NORDPRO steering group (Nordic Studies in the Professions)
2016 → …
Keywords
- Secondary Education
- Pedagogical Anthropology
- Qualitative Methods
- Welfare State Reforms
- Human Ressource Management
- Politics and Economics of Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Heir and Heritage: Values and Ethics in Educational Leadership in Denmark
Bøje, J. & Frederiksen, L. F., 2026, Professional Ethics in Welfare Work and Education: Nordic Perspectives. Ribers, B. & Warring, N. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 130-143 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Dagtilbudsledelse: en profession in spe?
Bøje, J. & Wiedemann, F., 2025, In: Tidsskrift for professionsstudier. 21, 40, p. 80-89 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Gil Eyal
Bøje, J., 2025, In: Tidsskrift for professionsstudier. 21, 39, p. 88-94Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
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Invisible parenting? middle-class choice within schools in Denmark
Brown, R. & Bøje, J., 2025, In: Education Inquiry. 16, 4, p. 743-760Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Labourfication and populism – a threat to the democracy-education nexus in school
Hansen, D. R. & Bøje, J., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Paper › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/nera-conference-2025
Bøje, J. (Participant), Andersen, L. H. N. (Participant) & Ljungdalh, A. K. (Participant)
5. Mar 2025Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Labourfication and populism – a threat to the democracy-education nexus in school
Hansen, D. R. (Speaker) & Bøje, J. (Speaker)
5. Mar 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Roskilde University (External organisation)
Bøje, J. (Member)
6. Dec 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of review committee
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Centre for Primary and Lower Secondary Education Research (Organisational unit)
Balslev, G. M. (Member), Wiedemann, F. (Chairman), Ribers, B. (Member), Frederiksen, L. F. (Member), Bøje, J. (Member), Ljungdalh, A. K. (Member), Mellon Hansen, K. (Member), Raae, P. H. (Member) & Lassen, S. (Member)
Dec 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of research networks or expert groups
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Prestige, praksischok og karriereplaner – kan vi overhovedet flytte de unges uddannelsesvalg?
Bøje, J. (Guest lecturer)
27. Apr 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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The Formation of Impartiality
Ljungdalh, A. K. (PI), Nunez-Andersen, L. H. (PhD student) & Bøje, J. (Project participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Councils
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INSPECT: Societal Security after COVID 19. Inquiring Nordic Strategies, Practices, Educational Consequences and Trajectories
Qvortrup, A. (Project manager), Ljungdalh, A. K. (Co-PI), Lundtofte, T. E. (Co-PI), Bøje, J. (Co-PI), Lykkegaard, E. (Co-PI) & Teglbjærg, J. H. (Project participant)
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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MeShape: Loss of meaning - shaping of meaning in the teacher training programs in the Nordic countries
Bøje, J. (Project participant), Hansen, D. R. (Project participant), Ribers, B. (Project participant) & Paulsen, M. (Project participant)
01/10/2020 → 02/10/2023
Project: EU
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Følgeforskningsprojekt til udviklingsprojektet KVALIFICERING AF SKOLERNES LEDERSKAB – et kompetenceudviklingsprojekt blandt skoleledere i Odense Kommune
Hjort, K. (Project manager), Bøje, J. (Project participant), Raae, P. H. (Project participant), Ribers, B. (Project participant) & Stanek, A. H. (Project participant)
01/01/2016 → 20/12/2018
Project: Research
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Aktionsforskning på Social- og Sundhedsskolen Fyn
Bøje, J. (PI), Beck, S. (Project participant) & Winum, H. (Project participant)
01/01/2013 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Getting a Waiting List Number at Birth... Even Denmark, Once Focused on 'Educational Equality', Sees Private School Boom
19/01/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Flugten fra folkeskolen skaber social skævhed
08/08/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Relationsgrupper skaber mening for pædagoger - podcast
08/08/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Meningstab er skyld i pædagogprofessionens akutte krise
15/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Teaching & Supervision
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Master i Gymnasiepædagogik - 3. semester
Piekut, A., Drejer, S. N., Høegh, T., Elf, N., Qvortrup, A. & Bøje, J. 18/08/2025 → 19/12/2025
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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Master i Gymnasiepædagogik - 3. semester
Høegh, T., Piekut, A., Qvortrup, A., Bøje, J. & Elf, N. 14/08/2023 → 19/12/2024
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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Master i Gymnasiepædagogik: 3. semester, Didaktik
Christensen, T. S., Piekut, A., Qvortrup, A., Høegh, T., Bøje, J., Beck, S. & Ljungdalh, A. K. 19/08/2019 → 19/12/2022
Course: Teaching
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Teori og Metode
Bøje, J. D., Beck, S., Piekut, A. & Zeuner, L. 03/09/2020 → 15/12/2022
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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Ph.d.-vejledning af Heller M. Winum
Bøje, J. D. 01/02/2019 → 31/01/2022
Course: Teaching and supervision › Supervision