Didactics Aarhus University

Overview

Research on subject specific (e.g. mathematics) and area specific (e.g. health and sustainable development) teaching and learning in institutionalized settings at all educational levels forms an important part of the programme.Furthermore research on workplace learning; career guidance and counselling; and adult and vocational education is central in the programme. Other public services within e.g. the health and environment sectors, the non-governmental public sector and the private sector are also objects of study both in relation to formal and informal learning and teaching.The PhD Didactics programme at Aarhus University  thus emphasizes the acquisition of research skills, including skills in dissemination of research, and the importance of a critical understanding of research and methods, as well as of the implications of research for policy and practice.

Affiliated centres/departments

• The programme is placed within the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, which is the hub of research on education in Denmark. The department has a trans-disciplinary organization with research and courses across the various areas of research on education.

Examples of employment after graduation

• Graduates often find employment in the formal public education and research sector, hereunder in universities, in other public services such as health, or in the private sector. The programme enables graduates to respond to professional research responsibilities that include commissioning, evaluating, administering and designing research relating to different aspects of educational provision.