Postdoctoral Fellow
University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Science
Department of Visual and Performing Arts Education
E-mail: larysa.dahl@usn.no
ABOUT
Larysa Dahl (formerly Larysa Kolesnyk) is a Senior Researcher at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). She holds a PhD in Pedagogical Sciences (Theory and Methods of Vocational Education) and has built her research career at the intersection of teacher education, creativity-focused learning environments, and Norwegian–Ukrainian educational collaboration.
She previously worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher on the MAKER project, studying maker-centered and experience-based learning in Norwegian schools and kindergartens, with a particular focus on creativity, embodied learning, and the role of the physical and social learning environment. She currently works on EDUC REFINE, a collaboration between USN and Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (Ukraine) supporting teacher training, pilot implementation, and research across Norwegian and Ukrainian partner institutions.
She also leads independently funded projects connecting Ukrainian expertise with Norwegian curriculum needs, including HK-dir-funded Ukraina-kompetanse grants developing educational resources for Norwegian schools.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Democratic education, civic and human rights education; Maker education, creativity, and experience-based learning; Teacher education reform and professional development; Educational technology; Migrant, refugee, and internally displaced persons’ education; Comparative and international education (Norway–Ukraine)
WEB-PAGE
Web-Page: https://www.usn.no/tilsette/larysa-kolesnyk-article242590-6688.html
My Website: https://laradahl-consulting.com
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS ON UKRAINE
Note: earlier publications appear under Larysa Kolesnyk; more recent and forthcoming work appears under Larysa Dahl.
- Kolesnyk, Larysa, & Heidi Biseth. 2023. “Professional Development in Teacher Education through International Collaboration: When Education Reform Hits Ukraine.” Professional Development in Education, 22, 1–13.
- Kolesnyk, Larysa, Tetiana Matusevych, & Iryna Shaposhnikova. 2020. “Democracy in Education: Examining the Experiences, Perspectives, and Perceptions of Democracy in Primary Teacher Education in Ukraine.” DIKU Report.
- Kendzor, Petro, & Larysa Kolesnyk. 2017.“Educational and Socio-Psychological Needs of Internally Displaced Children in Ukraine.” The New Educational Review 50(4), 36-46.