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Ivar Frønes

Professor emeritus

Academic Interests

  • Professional interests
  • Cultural Analysis
  • Children, Youth and Family Sociology
  • Life course analysis and generation
  • Well-being and social exclusion
  • Social and cultural trends

Courses Taught

  • Cultural sociology / media studies
  • Life course/Childhood
  • Social theory

Background

  • Mag. art. in 1975
  • Dr. Philos. in 1995
  • Worked at INAS 1975-79 and 1984-1986
  • Research fellow at ISO 1980-1984
  • Employed at UiO since 1986

Positions Held

  • Head of the Business Board, Childwatch International

  • Member of the Board, International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI)
  • Member of the Programme of research on welfare, labor migration (VAM) at Norwegian reserah council
  • Editorial board, American Joornal of Orthopsychiatry
  • Editorial Board, Child Indicator Research

Partners

Have currently active research collaboration with researchers at the Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), with the The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development, by projects and by an affiliated position. Involved in collaboration related to two Nordic and one international project, in addition to collaboration with individuals associated with publishing.

Projects

Participates in a Nordic project on youth and migration, in an international project on children's living conditions, a Norwegian project to marginalization and child welfare issues, and a Norwegian project on the life course and educational development over the last century. (Meritocrazy and social reproduction).

 

Tags: Sociology

Publications

  • Borgen, Nicolai T.; Frønes, Ivar & Raaum, Oddbjørn (2023). Every tenth child: Heterogeneity in characteristics and life-course patterns among children in contact with child welfare services. Children and Youth Services Review. ISSN 0190-7409. 155, p. 1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107308. Full text in Research Archive
  • Borgen, Nicolai T.; Olweus, Dan; Breivik, Kyrre; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Solberg, Mona Elin & Frønes, Ivar [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Do School-Level Anti-Bullying Interventions Affect Prescriptions of Prescribed Drugs in Young Adulthood? A Case Using the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. International Journal of Bullying Prevention. ISSN 2523-3653. 6(3), p. 188–188. doi: 10.1007/s42380-022-00150-w. Full text in Research Archive
  • Borgen, Nicolai Topstad; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Sørlie, Mari-Anne; Ogden, Terje & Frønes, Ivar (2021). Heterogeneity in Short- and Long-Term Impacts of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) on Academic Outcomes, Behavioral Outcomes, and Criminal Activity. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. ISSN 1934-5747. 14(2), p. 409–409. doi: 10.1080/19345747.2020.1862375. Full text in Research Archive
  • Borgen, Nicolai Topstad; Olweus, Dan; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Breivik, Kyrre; Solberg, Mona Elin & Frønes, Ivar [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). The Potential of Anti-Bullying Efforts to Prevent Academic Failure and Youth Crime. A Case Using the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP). Prevention Science. ISSN 1389-4986. 22(8), p. 1158–1158. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01254-3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Borgen, Nicolai T.; Frønes, Ivar & Raaum, Oddbjørn (2021). Impact of the School Environment on Medical Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Population‐Wide Register Data Study of School‐Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Child Development. ISSN 0009-3920. 92(5), p. 2105–2105. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13574. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2020). Mellom tavle og holodeck Om utdanning, utvikling og teknologi. In Engen, Bård Ketil (Eds.), Digitalisering, kompetanse og læring. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205538313. p. 45–66. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2019). Barnefattigdom er utviklingsfattigdom. En fagpolitisk refleksjon over barnefattigdom og strategier for å bekjempe den. Forebygging.no. doi: 10.21340/g8nr-fb91. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2019). Frønes, I. (2019). Barnefattigdom er utviklingsfattigdom. En fagpolitisk refleksjon over barnefattigdom og strategier for å bekjempe den. Tidsskriftet forebygging.no, (3). Forebygging.no. doi: 10.21340/g8nr-fb91. Full text in Research Archive
  • Casas, Ferran & Frønes, Ivar (2019). From snapshots to complex continuity: Making sense of the multifaceted concept of child well-being. Childhood. ISSN 0907-5682. doi: 10.1177/0907568219895809. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2019). Barnefattigdom er utviklingsfattigdom. Forebygging.no. doi: 10.21340/g8nr-fb91. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2017). Sosialisering. In Gravesen, David Thore (Eds.), Pædagogik i skole og fritid. Hans Reitzels Forlag. ISSN 9788741265551. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2017). Kompetansesamfunnets utfordringer. In Bunting, Mette & Moshuus, Geir (Ed.), Skolesamfunnet. Kompetansekrav og ungdomsfellesskap. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202555177. p. 17–32. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2017). Barnefattigdom i kompetansesamfunnet. In Bendiksen, Stian Carstens; Helseth, Sverre & Lundgren, Charlotte (Ed.), Oppvekstrapporten 2017. Økte forskjeller - gjør det noe?. Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet. ISSN 9788282863179. p. 50–63. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2017). The high-tech society, youth work and popular education. The International journal of Open Youth Work. ISSN 2514-1813. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.; Eng, Helene; Frønes, Ivar & Kjøbli, John (2016). Innleiing. In Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.; Eng, Helene; Frønes, Ivar & Kjøbli, John (Ed.), Inkludering og utvikling– førebyggande intervensjonar i barnehage og skule. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205491854. p. 11–17. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2016). The Absence of Failure: Children at Risk in the Knowledge Based Economy. Child Indicators Research. ISSN 1874-897X. 9(1), p. 247–260. doi: 10.1007/s12187-015-9309-3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2016). Forbrukere og forbrukersamfunn. In Frønes, Ivar & Kjølsrød, Lise (Ed.), Det norske samfunn, bind 3. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205496927. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2016). Livsløp, generasjon og sosial endring. In Frønes, Ivar & Kjølsrød, Lise (Ed.), Det norske samfunn, bind 2. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205490215. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2016). Høyterskelsamfunnet. In Frønes, Ivar; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.; Eng, Helene & Kjøbli, John (Ed.), Risiko, intervensjon og evidens. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205490222. p. 110–126. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.; Eng, Helene & Kjøbli, John (2016). Intervensjon og evidens; forståelse og utfordringer. In Frønes, Ivar; Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.; Eng, Helene & Kjøbli, John (Ed.), Risiko, intervensjon og evidens. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205490222. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2016). Genetikk, mening og den sosiale handling. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0804-0486. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-2928-2016-04-05. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2015). Tegn, ting og mening. In Larsen, Håkon (Eds.), Kultursosiologisk forskning. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215024998. p. 67–81. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2014). Well-Being and Children in a Consumer Society. In Ben-Arieh, Asher; Casas, Ferran; Frønes, Ivar & Korbin, Jill E. (Ed.), Handbook of child well-being : theories, methods and policies in global perspective. Springer. ISSN 9789048190621. p. 1427–1443. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_58. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2014). Children as Consumers. In Melton, Gary (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Child Research. Sage Publications. ISSN 9781412930161. p. 118–135. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ben-Arieh, Asher; Casas, Ferran; Frønes, Ivar & Korbin, Jill E. (2014). The Multifaceted Concept of Child Well-Being. In Ben-Arieh, Asher; Casas, Ferran; Frønes, Ivar & Korbin, Jill E. (Ed.), Handbook of child well-being : theories, methods and policies in global perspective. Springer. ISSN 9789048190621. p. 1–27. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_134. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2013). The purchase of moral positions: an essay on the markets of concerned parenting. International Journal of Consumer Studies. ISSN 1470-6423. 37(2), p. 159–164. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2012.01094.x. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Futsæter, Knut Arne (2013). Diffusjon og bruk av Facebook i Norge. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0804-0486. 21(4), p. 353–373. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fangen, Katrine & Frønes, Ivar (2013). Structural barriers and individual agency: A mixed-methods approach to school-work transitions among young adult immigrants and descendants. In Gudmundsson, Gestur; Beach, Dennis & Vestel, Viggo (Ed.), Youth and marginalisation: Young people from immigrant families in Scandinavia. Tufnell Press. ISSN 9781872767680. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2012). Hvordan forske på og med barn og unge? In Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth & Frønes, Ivar (Ed.), Metoder og perspektiver i barne- og ungdomsforskning. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205420878. p. 11–32. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ben-Arieh, Asher & Frønes, Ivar (2011). Taxonomy for child well-being indicators: A framework for the analysis of the well-being of children. Childhood. ISSN 0907-5682. 18(4), p. 460–476. doi: 10.1177/0907568211398159. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2011). Født sånn eller blitt sånn? Sosiologi, biologi og forståelsen av den sosiale handling. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS). ISSN 0040-716X. 52(3), p. 355–368. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2010). Status Zero Youth in the Welfare Society. Child Indicators Research. ISSN 1874-897X. 3(3), p. 313–326. doi: 10.1007/s12187-009-9056-4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brusdal, Ragnhild & Frønes, Ivar (2010). Forbrukere og forbrukersamfunn. In Frønes, Ivar & Kjølsrød, Lise (Ed.), Det norske samfunn. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205390867. p. 327–346. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2010). Kunnskapssamfunn, sosialisering og sårbarhet. In Befring, Edvard; Frønes, Ivar & Sørlie, Mari-Anne (Ed.), Sårbare unge : Nye perspektiver og tilnærminger. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205396937. p. 31–45. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar & Brusdal, Ragnhild (2010). Livsløp, generasjoner og sosial endring. In Frønes, Ivar & Kjølsrød, Lise (Ed.), Det norske samfunn. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205390867. p. 393–413. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2010). Hvor mange fattige barn finnes det i Norge?Om kategorisering og operasjonalisering, og dets betydning for politisk og sosiologisk forståelse. In Album, Dag; Hansen, Marianne Nordli & Widerberg, Karin (Ed.), Metodene våre. Eksempler fra samfunnsvitenskapelig forskning. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215014920. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frønes, Ivar (2009). Childhood; Leisure. culture and peers. In Qvortrup, Jens (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Childhood Studies. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9780230532601. p. 273–286. Full text in Research Archive

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