Ingunn Skjesol

Biographic Data

ID6618147
NAMEIngunn Skjesol
GIVEN NAMESIngunn
FAMILY NAMESkjesol
SIGNATURESKJESOL I
AFFILIATIONSNord University
ORCID0000-0003-4989-2233
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Making Cross-Cultural Collaboration a Reality for Students and Teachers

    Open AccessJonathan Q Tritter, Guro W Øydgard et al.ARTICLEEuropean Education2026

  • The status of social work in Norwegian health and welfare services

    Open AccessØystein Henriksen, Kristin Berre Ørjasæter et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social Work2026References: 3

  • We Are the Eyes on the Streets’—Modes of Proactive Youth Outreach

    Open AccessIngunn Skjesol, Kristin Berre Ørjasæter et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2026References: 2

    There is an increasing emphasis on the need for more prevention initiatives targeting the rise of mental health issues, addiction and crime in the youth population across Europe. Youth outreach work has a long‐standing tradition of working with marginalized youth; however, youth culture is dynamic, and there has been limited research in the field over the past two decades. In this article, we explore professional practice in youth outreach in thr…

  • Professional perspectives on characteristics of legitimacy in court‐based mediation

    Open AccessEva Cathrine Lyngstad, Ingunn SkjesolARTICLEFamily Court Review2025

    In Norway, court‐based mediation involves judges, lawyers, and psychologists working as a mediation team to bring settlement and avoid litigation. This article reports from a qualitative study with twenty‐two judges, psychologists, and lawyers from four district courts. The purpose was to identify the characteristics of custody mediation from their perspectives. Findings show that the professionals were concerned with four areas: (1) discovery, (…

  • From Life-Vests to Catalysts

    Open AccessIngunn Skjesol, Kristin Berre ØrjasæterARTICLEQualitative Report2025

    Ph.D. students report that doctoral work is challenging, with tight deadlines and extensive individual demands. In our duoethnography we reflect on and interrogate how collaborating in a structured way supported the development of our research competence during our doctoral work. Our analysis draws on a range of data: emails, Outlook calendars, work notes, manuscripts with reviewing comments, audio recordings of workshops, memories and research d…

  • It's our children!” Exploring intersectorial collaboration in family centres

    Open AccessIngunn Skjesol, Berit BergARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2018Cited by: 2References: 1

    Services providing support for children and families are often described as fragmented and more concerned with the boundaries of their fields of responsibility than collaborating with other sectors. To meet the need for greater collaboration, there is increased impetus for establishing interdisciplinary services, such as family centres. This paper presents the results of a qualitative study based on in‐depth interviews and participant observation…

  • Stepping through the door – exploring low‐threshold services in Norwegian family centres

    Open AccessIngunn Skjesol, Ingunn Skjesol BullingARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2016Cited by: 1References: 3

    Public policies encourage the service system to work in new ways to promote health and increase social equality. This paper presents four categories that show the character of the low‐threshold services in Norwegian family centres from the professionals' and parents' perspectives, focusing on accessibility and participation: easy access, low level of bureaucracy, collaborative competences and inclusive arena. This paper is based on an inductive s…