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Tomas Widholm serves as Senior Lecturer and Head of Department at Linköping University, holding dual affiliations with the Department of History, Art History and Religious Studies (HKR) and the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS). His academic leadership spans both departments within the university's humanities and social sciences framework.
Widholm's research concentrates on religious education pedagogy, specifically examining the intersection of religion and science in classroom settings, the implementation of new curricular content, and the critical role of teacher-developed instructional materials. His work reveals that while textbooks remain important in upper secondary religious studies, educators' self-produced resources significantly shape teaching practices—a finding central to his doctoral dissertation. As an active member of the Didactics in Social Sciences (DISA) research program, he collaborates across departments to investigate teaching conditions and methodologies in social science education across diverse school environments.
His 2023 publications demonstrate emerging trends in religious education research, emphasizing teacher agency in curriculum delivery and interdisciplinary approaches to complex subject matter like religion-science dialogue. These works highlight how practical classroom examples facilitate the realization of new content in religious studies instruction.
Widholm's doctoral research established foundational insights into material development practices in religious education, though specific grant details and student supervision records are not publicly documented. His professional contributions primarily manifest through institutional leadership and research within Linköping University's collaborative academic structures.
He participates in the university-wide Didactics in Social Sciences (DISA) initiative, a multidisciplinary research environment where scholars from various departments examine teaching implementation and conditions across social science disciplines in different educational contexts.
