Jan Tøssebro
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589822 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jan Tøssebro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Tøssebro |
| SIGNATURE | TØSSEBRO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | NTNU Samfunnsforskning |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8599-319X |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Nordic Network on Disability Research
This article commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) in 2027 by examining its historical development, intellectual foundations and contemporary significance. Drawing on reflections from former and current presidents, it traces NNDR’s origins in the early 1990s and its transformation from a network centred on intellectual disability to a multidisciplinary and internationally engaged platform for disabi…
Deinstitutionalisation and Later Developments in the Lives of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Scandinavian disability policy
This article discusses recent significant moves in disability policy in two Scandinavian countries, Norway and Sweden. The aim is to out-line the Scandinavian twist on ongoing international developments. The analyses are limited to two major reforms: (i) the shift towards community living and full deinstitutionalisation in the 1990s, and (ii) the introduction of social regulation as part of the disability policy system in the first decade after 2…
Disabled Children and Welfare Policy in the Nordic Countries
This chapter discusses developments in the policies and practices relating to disabled children in the Nordic countries during the last five decades. These policies and practices did not evolve in isolation but rather at the intersection of a number of policy areas. They were affected by changes in disability policy in general, by developments in family policy and welfare policy and also by trends in the international professional community. Thus…
Self-reported health and sickness benefits among parents of children with a disability
This article investigates the possible consequences in self-reported health and receipt of sickness benefits when parenting a child with a disability This study uses data from the population health study, The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2), and the historical event database, FD-Trygd, which contains Social Security and national insurance data for the Norwegian population. In the analysis, we compare 1587 parents of a child with a disability…
Negotiating individual accommodation in higher education
This article discusses ways of understanding the processes involved when disabled students negotiate accessibility in higher education. Despite legislation for universal design and political aims to increase the number of disabled students, individuals themselves have to take initiatives to obtain needed reasonable adjustments. Findings are drawn from a study of everyday lives of disabled students. Research methods employed were: time geographic …
Two decades of disability research in Norway – 1990–2010
The aim of this article is to outline the main trends in Norwegian disability research over the last two decades. Prior to 1990, the research area was dominated by medical perspectives and was mainly research on impairments. Contributions addressing social problems, everyday life issues, equality and participation were few and sparse. This changed in the early 1990s and a social scientific research tradition emerged and grew into an institutional…
Disability measurements
This article addresses the issue of whether the choice of operational definition of disability in survey research affects findings. Earlier studies have shown that different definitions cause substantial variation in prevalence rates, as well as limited agreement on the classification of subjects as disabled or not disabled. The article addresses whether this leads to differences in research outcomes. The study compares seven existing measurement…
Educational arrangements and social participation with peers amongst children with disabilities in regular schools
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between educational arrangements and social participation amongst children with disabilities in regular schools. The analysis is based on data drawn from surveys of parents of children with disabilities, aged 11–13, who attend regular schools in Norway (N = 262). We have explored the relationships between the variables of interest by means of structural equation modelling linear structural…
Marginalisation processes in inclusive education in Norway
The aim of this paper is to describe the classroom participation of primary school children with disabilities who attend regular schools in Norway; to explore how relations between children with disabilities and their environment change, and further to chart how schools act in response to such change. The analyses are based on a life course study with data gathered from interviews and questionnaires given to the parents of children with disabilit…
Introduction to the special issue
Introduction to the special issue
Marginalisation processes in inclusive education in Norway
The aim of this paper is to describe the classroom participation of primary school children with disabilities who attend regular schools in Norway; to explore how relations between children with disabilities and their environment change, and further to chart how schools act in response to such change. The analyses are based on a life course study with data gathered from interviews and questionnaires given to the parents of children with disabilit…
Disability measurements
This article addresses the issue of whether the choice of operational definition of disability in survey research affects findings. Earlier studies have shown that different definitions cause substantial variation in prevalence rates, as well as limited agreement on the classification of subjects as disabled or not disabled. The article addresses whether this leads to differences in research outcomes. The study compares seven existing measurement…
Self-reported health and sickness benefits among parents of children with a disability
This article investigates the possible consequences in self-reported health and receipt of sickness benefits when parenting a child with a disability This study uses data from the population health study, The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2), and the historical event database, FD-Trygd, which contains Social Security and national insurance data for the Norwegian population. In the analysis, we compare 1587 parents of a child with a disability…
Educational arrangements and social participation with peers amongst children with disabilities in regular schools
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between educational arrangements and social participation amongst children with disabilities in regular schools. The analysis is based on data drawn from surveys of parents of children with disabilities, aged 11–13, who attend regular schools in Norway (N = 262). We have explored the relationships between the variables of interest by means of structural equation modelling linear structural…
Negotiating individual accommodation in higher education
This article discusses ways of understanding the processes involved when disabled students negotiate accessibility in higher education. Despite legislation for universal design and political aims to increase the number of disabled students, individuals themselves have to take initiatives to obtain needed reasonable adjustments. Findings are drawn from a study of everyday lives of disabled students. Research methods employed were: time geographic …
Two decades of disability research in Norway – 1990–2010
The aim of this article is to outline the main trends in Norwegian disability research over the last two decades. Prior to 1990, the research area was dominated by medical perspectives and was mainly research on impairments. Contributions addressing social problems, everyday life issues, equality and participation were few and sparse. This changed in the early 1990s and a social scientific research tradition emerged and grew into an institutional…
Introduction to the special issue
Educational arrangements and social participation with peers amongst children with disabilities in regular schools
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between educational arrangements and social participation amongst children with disabilities in regular schools. The analysis is based on data drawn from surveys of parents of children with disabilities, aged 11–13, who attend regular schools in Norway (N = 262). We have explored the relationships between the variables of interest by means of structural equation modelling linear structural…
Marginalisation processes in inclusive education in Norway
The aim of this paper is to describe the classroom participation of primary school children with disabilities who attend regular schools in Norway; to explore how relations between children with disabilities and their environment change, and further to chart how schools act in response to such change. The analyses are based on a life course study with data gathered from interviews and questionnaires given to the parents of children with disabilit…
Disability measurements
This article addresses the issue of whether the choice of operational definition of disability in survey research affects findings. Earlier studies have shown that different definitions cause substantial variation in prevalence rates, as well as limited agreement on the classification of subjects as disabled or not disabled. The article addresses whether this leads to differences in research outcomes. The study compares seven existing measurement…
Negotiating individual accommodation in higher education
This article discusses ways of understanding the processes involved when disabled students negotiate accessibility in higher education. Despite legislation for universal design and political aims to increase the number of disabled students, individuals themselves have to take initiatives to obtain needed reasonable adjustments. Findings are drawn from a study of everyday lives of disabled students. Research methods employed were: time geographic …
Two decades of disability research in Norway – 1990–2010
The aim of this article is to outline the main trends in Norwegian disability research over the last two decades. Prior to 1990, the research area was dominated by medical perspectives and was mainly research on impairments. Contributions addressing social problems, everyday life issues, equality and participation were few and sparse. This changed in the early 1990s and a social scientific research tradition emerged and grew into an institutional…
Disabled Children and Welfare Policy in the Nordic Countries
This chapter discusses developments in the policies and practices relating to disabled children in the Nordic countries during the last five decades. These policies and practices did not evolve in isolation but rather at the intersection of a number of policy areas. They were affected by changes in disability policy in general, by developments in family policy and welfare policy and also by trends in the international professional community. Thus…
Self-reported health and sickness benefits among parents of children with a disability
This article investigates the possible consequences in self-reported health and receipt of sickness benefits when parenting a child with a disability This study uses data from the population health study, The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2), and the historical event database, FD-Trygd, which contains Social Security and national insurance data for the Norwegian population. In the analysis, we compare 1587 parents of a child with a disability…
Scandinavian disability policy
This article discusses recent significant moves in disability policy in two Scandinavian countries, Norway and Sweden. The aim is to out-line the Scandinavian twist on ongoing international developments. The analyses are limited to two major reforms: (i) the shift towards community living and full deinstitutionalisation in the 1990s, and (ii) the introduction of social regulation as part of the disability policy system in the first decade after 2…
Deinstitutionalisation and Later Developments in the Lives of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Nordic Network on Disability Research
This article commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) in 2027 by examining its historical development, intellectual foundations and contemporary significance. Drawing on reflections from former and current presidents, it traces NNDR’s origins in the early 1990s and its transformation from a network centred on intellectual disability to a multidisciplinary and internationally engaged platform for disabi…
Psychology (8 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Disability Education and Employment (4 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Disabled people (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)