Astrid Tolo

Astrid Tolo is a Professor at the Department of Education, University of Bergen. Her research focuses on education governance, accountability systems, teacher competence development, and addressing diverse student needs. She explores private actors' roles in public education systems and collaborates with municipal bodies like Vestland County.

Her teaching includes one-year teacher training programs and master's supervision in pedagogy. She has contributed to OECD and national education policy reports, including a study on Norwegian accountability systems and assessment practices.

• Key Projects: Mapping school-support collaboration in Vestland County (funded by 'Kompetansløftet'), privatization of public education studies, and interdisciplinary work on special needs education.
• Publications span international collaborations, addressing topics like trust-based assessment approaches and global education standardization challenges.