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Helle Schjellerup Nielsen

University College Copenhagen, Metropolitan University College, University of Copenhagen, University Colleges

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6038-3934
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About

I have an MA degree in Social Anthropology and a BA in Social Pedagogy. My research has mainly been based in Denmark using qualitative, ethnographic, and participatory methods to explore issues such as social work with children and youth in marginalized positions, youth perspectives, and everyday life in residential care. I am engaged in working with a practice research design and have written a book on a practice research approach to studying social work practice (2022). I am engaged in teaching and developing theory and practice at the intersections of sociology, pedagogy, and social work, particularly in the development of participatory research methods. As a social pedagogue, I have professional experience from working in residential care with children and youth. I am a member of the Nordic Research Network: Yong People, Belonging and Exclusion. We are researchers from the Nordic countries, who all have extensive experience with qualitative research methods in youth studies. We have written two books about involving methods in youth research (2016, 2021).

Employment

  • University College Copenhagen Associated Professor
    2015 - Present
  • Metropolitan University College Researcher
    2010 - Present
  • Aarhus University Ph.D. Student
    2006 - 2009
  • Aarhus University Research assistant
    2005 - 2006
  • University College Copenhagen Reseacher
    2000 - 2005
  • University Colleges

Education

  • University of Copenhagen MSc in Anthropology
    1997 - 2000

Projects & Funding

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Publications (59)

  • Epilog
    Socialfagligt arbejde med anbringelser 2025
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  • Børne- og ungehjem
    Socialfagligt arbejde med anbringelser 2025
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  • Socialfagligt arbejde med anbringelser
    Professions serien 2025
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  • Indledning
    Socialfagligt arbejde med anbringelser 2025
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  • A Day in Life – a collective research experiment
    NYRIS 2024 - Nordic Youth Research Symposium, Tampere, Finland, 12/06/24 2024
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  • Proximity as a way to produce relevant knowledge for social work practice
    6th International Conference on Practice Research in Social Work, Aalborg, Denmark, 07/06/23 2023
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  • Praksisnær forskning
    Praksisnær forskning i socialt arbejde 2022
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  • Introduktion
    Praksisnær forskning i socialt arbejde 2022
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  • Børn risikerer at strande i det specialiserede børne- og ungeområde
    Uden for Nummer 2022
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  • Døgninstitutioner og socialpædagogiske opholdssteder
    Socialfagligt arbejde med anbringelser 2022
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