Ditte Maria Børglum Tofteng
Biographic Data
| ID | 4145072 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ditte Maria Børglum Tofteng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ditte Maria Børglum |
| FAMILY NAME | Tofteng |
| SIGNATURE | TOFTENG D M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8667-7172 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Participatory social and educational planning
This article focuses on the development of a participatory social and educational planning approach (PSEP) that focusses on including highly marginalized young people into research processes aimed at expanding our understanding of what type of problems these young people consider most important. Based on experiences from an action research project aimed at enhancing a participatory way of involving and reaching out to highly marginalized youth, t…
Tensions and dilemmas in participatory youth projects working within institutional frameworks
The aim of the article is to explore the tensions and dilemmas that arise when bottom-up projects involving young people are placed within policy-and administratively driven institutions. The tensions and dilemmas are illustrated through three cases. The first case illustrates the colliding interests that can arise when institutions seem unable to create space for ideas from youth projects, while the second shows how bottomup work is subordinated…
Parents as both problem and resource
This article addresses the question of how the parenting role has become an issue in relation to the contemporary politics of marginalized residential areas in Denmark. Drawing on the empirical and analytic categories of 'good' and 'bad' parenting, we explore how parenting skills and parental responsibility are central to problem solving and finding solutions for the area. We explore this to achieve a more critical approach to understanding how d…
Why time is a core challenge for participatory action research
This article addresses the uneasy relationship between time, participation, and development of educational practice within welfare institutions. It focuses on the tensions between time and participation which were manifest during certain forms of development in daycare centers and schools that involved employees’ knowledge, reflections, and actions on how to renew their educational practice. Questions of access to, and participation in, democrati…
Theatre and action research
Action research on marginalization and exclusion often seeks to examine relations between recognition, respect, and inclusion, but addressing these topics is difficult. Theatre-based action research opens up a new way to communicate and make visible knowledge and experiences from below that have difficulties reaching the public agenda or influencing structures of power. In this article we follow the creation of a play and of scenes that address t…
Theatre and action research
Action research on marginalization and exclusion often seeks to examine relations between recognition, respect, and inclusion, but addressing these topics is difficult. Theatre-based action research opens up a new way to communicate and make visible knowledge and experiences from below that have difficulties reaching the public agenda or influencing structures of power. In this article we follow the creation of a play and of scenes that address t…
Theatre and action research
Action research on marginalization and exclusion often seeks to examine relations between recognition, respect, and inclusion, but addressing these topics is difficult. Theatre-based action research opens up a new way to communicate and make visible knowledge and experiences from below that have difficulties reaching the public agenda or influencing structures of power. In this article we follow the creation of a play and of scenes that address t…
Why time is a core challenge for participatory action research
This article addresses the uneasy relationship between time, participation, and development of educational practice within welfare institutions. It focuses on the tensions between time and participation which were manifest during certain forms of development in daycare centers and schools that involved employees’ knowledge, reflections, and actions on how to renew their educational practice. Questions of access to, and participation in, democrati…
Parents as both problem and resource
This article addresses the question of how the parenting role has become an issue in relation to the contemporary politics of marginalized residential areas in Denmark. Drawing on the empirical and analytic categories of 'good' and 'bad' parenting, we explore how parenting skills and parental responsibility are central to problem solving and finding solutions for the area. We explore this to achieve a more critical approach to understanding how d…
Tensions and dilemmas in participatory youth projects working within institutional frameworks
The aim of the article is to explore the tensions and dilemmas that arise when bottom-up projects involving young people are placed within policy-and administratively driven institutions. The tensions and dilemmas are illustrated through three cases. The first case illustrates the colliding interests that can arise when institutions seem unable to create space for ideas from youth projects, while the second shows how bottomup work is subordinated…
Participatory social and educational planning
This article focuses on the development of a participatory social and educational planning approach (PSEP) that focusses on including highly marginalized young people into research processes aimed at expanding our understanding of what type of problems these young people consider most important. Based on experiences from an action research project aimed at enhancing a participatory way of involving and reaching out to highly marginalized youth, t…
Participatory Visual Research Methods (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Action research (3 works) · Citizen journalism (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works) · Participatory action research (2 works)