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Ida Kjeøy

Researcher

Ida Kjeøy researches migration and integration. She holds a master's degree in sociology from the University of Oslo. Her MA-thesis was on migration aspirations.

She has been the project leader for Fafo's evaluation of the role of volunteers as information disseminators to the immigrant population during COVID-19, and is currently engaged in several research projects on Ukrainian and other refugees in Norway and Europe.

Ida is skilled in both qualitative and quantitative methods, and has experience conducting interviews with vulnerable groups.

Ida previously worked on developing Norwegian minority policies at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. From 2008 to 2015, she held various positions at the Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities, including roles related to teaching and research dissemination.

Education

Master degree in sociology, Universitety of Oslo.

Area of work


Current projects

Unaccompanied minors living in reception centers - knowledge of living conditions and care situation
Fafo will research the living conditions of unaccompanied minors in reception centres and how their care needs are met. The project will lead to recommendations on how UDI can ensure that all unaccompanied minors in reception receive proper care.
Secondary migration among refugees - causes and consequences
Fafo and Oslo Economics are conducting a project that will provide better insight into the causes and consequences of secondary migration among refugees settled in Norwegian municipalities. In general, we want to shed light on the connections between refugees‘ migration decisions, managed and dispersed settlement, and the municipalities’ integration measures.
Norwegian-Romanian Initiative for Quality in Education - NOROC

The project aims to improve the quality of educational services, in particular in rural areas, in five departments in Romania. The project aims to combat school dropout and facilitate the transition from primary to lower secondary education and lower secondary to upper secondary education for 650 children at risk.

Completed projects

High levels of absenteeism in Norwegian schools
Fafo will produce a knowledge overview of high absenteeism from school. The overview will say something about the causes of high absenteeism, the prevalence of absenteeism and changes over time, and about measures that work when it comes to reducing absenteeism.
Voluntary associations as information providers during Covid-19

The project will assess extraordinary grants to voluntary organizations for information measures for the immigrant population, and discuss the role of civil society in connection with the covid-19 pandemic. Carried out in collaboration between Fafo and the National Institute of Public Health.

Evaluation of the new standardized elements in Norwegian introductory programs for refugees
Fafo will, from 2021-2024, evaluate the introduction of new standardized elements in the introductory program for refugees and immigrants.