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The focus of my research is on leadership, organisation and school improvement.

Thesis
Portfelt, I. (2006). The University – A Learning Organization? An Illuminative Review Based on System Theory. (2006). ������ý, Sweden.

Articles
Portfelt, I. (2023). Principals´influences on teaching and assessment in special school. Educational research, August 2023.

Forssten Seiner, A. & Portfelt, I. (2022). Critical aspects to consider when establishing collaboration between school leaders and researchers: two cases from Sweden. Educational Action Research, 2022, August.

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Preprints/blogg

Portfelt, I. (2022). Korrigera avvikelser eller organisera för lärande? Systematiskt kvalitetsarbete i kommunala vuxenutbildningen Correcting errors or organising for learning? Systematic quality work within (Swedish) municipal adult education. FoU-blogg Skånes kommuner.

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Conference papers

Portfelt, I., & Mufic, J. (2025 accepted). Enhancing the Adjustment Practice in Swedish Municipal Adult Education: A Critical Participatory Action Research Study. International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement, ICSEI, 10-14 February, Melbourne, Australia, 2025.

Portfelt, I. (2024). Leadership and School Improvement in Swedish Municipal Adult Education. Report on a Research Project Through the Lens of Theory of Practice Architecture. Europan Conference on Educational Research, ECER, 27-30 August, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2024.

Portfelt, I. & Forssten Seiser, A. (2024). How the Collaboration Between a Local Municipality and a University Enables Principals' Professional Learning in a Master Course - View Through the Lens of Theory of Practice. Europan Conference on Educational Research, ECER, 27-30 August, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2024.

Portfelt, I. (2024). The Collaboration Practice Between the University and Municipality when Organising Advanced Continuing Professional Learning for School Leaders. Nordiskt aktionslärande och aktionsforskning, NORALF, 2-4 May, Göteborgs universitet, Sweden, 2024.

Portfelt, I. (2024). Principals' Understanding of Educational Leadership Based on Scientific Foundation and Proven Experience in Swedish Municipal Adult Education. NERA conference, 6-8 March, Malmö, Sweden, 2024.

Portfelt, I., & Forssten Seiser, A. (2023). Enabling and constraining influences on action research processes –collaboration
between school leaders and researchers in two Swedish schools. Europan Conference on Educational Research, ECER conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2023.

Nordgren, K., Randahl, A-C., Portfelt, I., Liljekvist, Y., Jakobsson, M., & Forssten Seiser, A. (2023). Collegial Planning and Preparation as Subject-didactical School Improvement. Europan Conference on Educational Research ECER conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2023.

Portfelt, I. (2023). Rektorers ledarskapspraktik vid utveckling av bedömningsprocesser för elever i särskola eller elever integrerade i grund/gymnasieskola. Framtidens lärande, ������ýs universitet, juni 2023.

Portfelt, I. (2023). Att leda systematiskt kvalitetsarbete inom vuxenutbildningen. Framtidens lärande, ������ýs universitet, juni 2023.

Nordgren, K., Forssten Seiser, A., Jakobsson, M., Randahl, A.-C., Portfelt, I. & Liljekvist, Y. (2023). Collegial Planning and Preparation as Subject-didactical School Improvement. In: : . Paper presented at Teacher Education Policy in Europe (TEPE), ������ý, 8-10 May 2023, Sweden.

Portfelt, I. (2023). Reshaping the practice architecture from within. Insights of principals in Swedish schools for pupils with learning and severe learning disorders during studies within the national principal educational programme. NERA Conference, Olso, Norway March 2023.

Forssten Seiner, A. & Portfelt, I. (2022). Critical aspects to consider when establishing collaboration between school leaders and researchers: two cases from Sweden.Nordiskt aktionslärande och aktionsforskning, NORALF conference, Tromsö, Norway, October 2022.

Portfelt, I. (2012). The University ́s Problem Solving Ability – From a System Theory Perspective. Abstract and paper (referee) to NERA/NFPF-conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Marsch 2012.

Portfelt, I. (2008). Universities as Learning Organizations- a Theoretical and Methodological Discussion.Presented at the NFPF/NERA-conference (referee), Copenhagen, Denmark 2008.

Portfelt, I. (2008). The University – A Learning Organization? Paper (referee) accepted at Norwegian Network for Quality Evaluations in Schools. The school – a learning organisation? Lillehammer 2008.

Portfelt, I. (2004). The Academic Institution - a learning organization? Presented at the NFPF/NERA-conference (referee), Reykjavik, Iceland 2004.

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Book Chapter

Portfelt, I. (2024). Att leda skolutveckling i komvux med aktionsforskande ansats. i Att leda mot skolans mål. Vägval och möjligheter. Johansson, O., & Svedberg, L. Gleerups. s. 133-145.

Portfelt, I. (2021). Komvuxrektorer – påtvingad eller frivillig professionsautonomi? Att jobba som rektor – om rektorer som professionella yrkesutövare. Ahlström, B., Berg, G., Håkansson Lindqvist, M. & Sundh, G (red), (2021). Lund: Studentlitteratur.

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Reports
”Jag trodde jag lärde mig bäst genom att läsa inför prov, men så var det tydligen inte”. En belysande studie om studenters uppfattningar om sitt lärande i de två första delkurserna i lärarutbildningen vid ������ý Universitet ht 2011. Naeser, Strandli Portfelt & Wester, 2012.

Förslag till pedagogisk utvecklingsplan vid ������ýs universitet. UHU Rapport 2000. ������ý.

Massutbildning med elitutbildningens resurser. UHU Rapport 1999, ������ý.

Svenska högskolors och universitets pedagogiska utvecklingsarbete 1998 – en sammanfattning. UHU Rapport 1999, ������ý.

Universitetslärares pedagogiska behov och förväntningar på Utvecklingsenheten för Högre Utbildning vid ������ý universitet. UHU Rapport 1999, ������ý. Uppföljning av ������ý universitets kvalitetsprogram 1999

������ý universitets självvärdering till Högskoleverket 1999, ������ý Universitet.

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Collaboration in research networks

Pedagogy Education Praxis (PEP)

Swedish PEP (SWE-PEP)

Nordic action research

Swedish action research

Network for the governance, organisation and leading in school settings (NSOL)

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External research funding

The Swedish Research Council, 2022-2024. Project: Teacher driven school improvement. Research leader: Kenneth Nordgren, ������ý. Research members: Anette Forssten Seiser, Ingela Portfelt, Yvonne Liljekvist, Ann-Christin Randahl och Martin Jacobsson.

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Grants

The Swedish Research Council, 2004. For research visiting FINHERT, Tampere University.

Sparbankens Jubileumsfond. Funding for three international doctoral courses in Norway and Spain (organised by HEDDA, Norway, and CHEPS, Netherlands).
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I am teaching and supervising in continuing advanced professional training for principals, in the masters programme in Educational leadership and school improvement, method course in the masters programme in Special education. I am also leding final seminars within the teachers' educational programme.

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