About
Lena Fritzen is a Professor at Linnaeus University, specializing in pedagogy and educational sciences. Her research focuses on the intersection of systemic requirements and human meaning-making in education, particularly examining democratic and moral aspects of teaching, interprofessional learning in healthcare, and the impact of policy documents on professional development.
- Pro-rector at Linnaeus University since 2007
- Executive board member of The Kamprad Family Foundation
- Chairman of The Bridge collaboration between IKEA and Linnaeus University
Her research explores how policy standardization alters professional workflows, with a multidisciplinary team analyzing healthcare quality improvement and leadership communication. Recent publications emphasize teacher identity evolution (2022), Habermasian ethics in practice (2010), and comparative policy analysis between England and Sweden (2006).
Collaborations span education, healthcare, and organizational development, with co-authorships on interprofessional teams and discourse analysis. She has contributed extensively to journals like Professions & Professionalism and Quality Management in Health Care.
