Norway: NOVA - Norwegian Social Research

NOVA - Norwegian Social Research

NOVA is a large social research institute covering the whole life-course. Thirty plus researchers are involved in research on children, young people and the family, with special emphasis on child welfare and youth issues. Our staff is interdisciplinary. At all times we host 15 PhD students, and foreign students and researchers are welcome to visit us for periods of time.

Published Sep 23, 2008

Examples of Research Projects:

Research-based knowledge about youth leaving public care
Prevalence of sexual and physical abuse among Norwegian and Nordic youth
Nationally representative youth studies repeated at several points in time (1992 and 2002 so far)
Longitudinal analyses of child welfare statistics and related administrative data sets (1990-2011)
Longitudinal studies of children in care

Contact Details:

NOVA - Norwegian Social Research

P.o.box 3223 Elisenberg

0208 Oslo

Norway

Phone: +47 22541200

Fax: +47 22541201

Main contact: Research director Elisabeth Backe-Hansen

E-mail: ebh [at] nova.no

Tags: Children and Culture, Children and Education, Children and Health, Children and Leisure, Children and Media, Children and technology, Children and Violence, Child poverty, Children's rights, Children's wellbeing, Children with disabilities, Child participation, Child development, Children in the legal system, Children in care, fostering and adoption, Child research methodology development, Gender issues, Minority children, Public policy towards/for children, Refugee and unaccompanied children, Sexual exploitation of children, Social exclusion and marginalisation, Social services towards children, Youth issues, Indicators, Children in conflict with the law, Migration, Welfare state issues at a national, Nordic and international level