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Lars Norqvist is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Centre for Principal Development (CPD), Department of Political Science, Umeå University. He holds a PhD in Educational Work (2016) and has 13 years of experience as a primary school teacher. His roles include serving as a temporary substitute head of CPD, supervising principals in Sweden's national training program, and leading the course Educational Leadership and Digitalization of the School System.
Norqvist's research integrates educational leadership, digital transformation, and policy development. Key areas include:
- AI's impact on school leadership autonomy and decision-making (via his AI Policy Lab fellowship)
- Digitalization's role in organizational change within schools
- Youth work and non-formal education through EU policy groups (e.g., European Training Strategy Advisory Group)
- Systems thinking in school improvement projects like STAR
His publications (2013–2024) show strong trends in educational leadership dynamics during crises, digital pedagogy, and cross-cultural youth work. Dominant themes include principal competencies during pandemics, tablet-mediated learning cultures, and policy frameworks for digital transformation in European education systems.
Norqvist leads multiple initiatives:
- Supervision in Collaboration for the Best School (SBS) to strengthen systematic quality work
- Research project: AI that really matters for the leaders examining AI in educational leadership
- National working group EGL Sweden promoting the European Charter on Local Youth Work
