Suela Kacerja

Suela Kacerja

Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics and Science Education
Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Science
Campus Drammen
I am a mathematics teacher educator, associate professor, with long experience in teaching mathematics education at all university levels, and an active researcher in mathematics education. I have an international experience in teacher education: first, from Albania as a pre-service teacher of mathematics and then as teacher educator for 8 years and as teacher of mathematics for grades 5-8; from Norway as a teacher educator at all levels (bachelor, master and PhD) since 2012; but also from my study periods and international collaborations with colleagues in South Africa and Albania, and as a visiting professor in Kosovo. I have a strong interest on critical perspectives in mathematics education, having done research both with school students, pre-service and in-service teachers, as well as teacher educators. I am also interested in mathematics in society and in different contexts, as well as on mathematical modelling and inquiry in school, ethical and democratic perspectives in mathematics education, interdisciplinarity and curriculum implementation.

Responsibilities

  • Leader for one course, MG2MA6 in the Master programme in mathematics education (for mathematics teachers in grades 5-10)
  • Teaching in the Master programmes for 1-7, 5-10 and Begynneropplæring (elementary school) teachers 
  • Deputy head of department for the research
  • Supervision of master students writing their theses in mathematics education and evaluation
  • Co-supervisor for one PhD student in mathematics education (HVL) and one at USN, and main supervisor of one PhD student (USN)
  • Co-leader for the research group in mathematics education at USN
  • Leader for an international project financed by HkDir "Mathematical toolkit design North-South"

 

 

Competences

  • PhD in mathematics education from the University of Agder (UiA)- title of the thesis "Real-life contexts and students' interests. An Albanian study" (2012).
  • I have been a supervisor for many master students in mathematics education for many years, co-supervisor for 2 PhD students and main supervisor for one. 
  • I have myself written applications for Erasmus + projects (student and staf exchange) and utforsk projects (HkDir) and been succesful in obtaining grants (the last one, Mathematical toolkit design North-South). I have also been participating in writing NFR projects. 
  • I have participated as researcher in the several big projects (Argument ; LATACME ; Indices as mathematical models- international ; EvaFag2025; Indices in society)
  • I have experience with leadership of research groups (Lived Democracy at HVL; Research group in mathematics education USN)
  • I have the competence in leading research and education projects (both formal competence from courses, and experience from leadership of research projects)

 

CV

Publications

Publications in Cristin