Lars Arild Myhr

Lars Arild Myhr is the Center Manager at the Center for Practice-Oriented Educational Research and a university lecturer in pedagogy at the University of Inland Norway. He has worked at SePU (now part of UIIN) since 2011, specializing in inclusion, educational leadership, quality assessment, and school development. He teaches in the Principal's Training Program and Master's in Educational Leadership and leads collaborative projects with municipalities like Kristiansand and Kongsberg. His research emphasizes practical, context-specific solutions for educational improvement.

Myhr’s research interests focus on inclusion strategies, quality management in schools, and rural educational challenges. He has contributed to national initiatives on school leadership education and authored works on leadership capacity development through digital tools. Projects include 'Culture for Learning in Hedmark' and 'Everyone Involved' in the Kongsberg region.

His publications span topics like student participation in quality work, inclusion as a quality metric, and rural school development. He advises municipalities on inclusive education and broader children’s communities. Myhr holds a major in special education and has experience in the Educational Psychological Service as a counselor and leader.

Key affiliations include the Advisory Board for Inclusive Schools in Copenhagen and Aarhus’ Broader Children’s Communities initiative. His work bridges theory and practice, emphasizing actionable strategies for educational stakeholders.