Farhana Borg

Personlig presentation av Farhana Borg

Associate Professor Educational Work
Educational Work 1 School of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer Educational Work
Educational Work 1 School of Teacher Education

My work is interdisciplinary and concerns teaching, research and collaboration. I am a certified upper secondary school teacher. At Dalarna University I teacher at basic, advanced, and research levels as well as supervise candidate, master, and doctoral theses.

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Boards

Board Member in University Doctoral Programmes Board
Board Member in University Education and Research Board

Councils

Council for Sustainable Development

Committees

Board Member in Committee for Research Evaluation

Background

In 2017 I defended my doctoral thesis from Umeå University and became an Assistant Professor in Educational Work at Dalarna University. In 2008, I completed my Master of Philosophy in English Linguistics and Master of Education from Dalarna University. I have also had a Master degree in English Literature from National University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. During 1989-2001 I worked in various international organisations with child rights, human rights and integrated education for children with special needs. I have also owrked for UNICEF-Bangladesh with early childhood education and quality education for all.

Teaching

I teach different courses in teacher education programs, supervise students in the Master program in Educational Work and Global Master Program in Sexual and Reproductive Health as well as doctoral course. I also supervise doctoral students' theses.

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Research

I work systematically to strengthen the research fields of teacher education and education for sustainability with a focus on early childhood education. To contribute to improving teaching practices of in-service teachers I have also been actively involved in a couple (pre)school development projects. I am the Principal Investigator of a couple of externally funded projects. Between 2018-2020 I led the Collegium for Preschool Peadagogy at Dalarna University. Since 2021, I coordinate the Research Collegium for the Advancement of Sustainability (RECAST), a forum for researchers and doctoral students from all disciplines.

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