Centre for the Study of Professions

Centre for the Study of Professions (CSP, ) is a research centre within Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. The centre was formally opened in 1999 in order to stimulate research and critical reflection within the study of professions.
The study of professions includes several areas of research, such as:
* professional practice, its autonomy, social organisation, and governance
* the qualification of professionals, work motivation, and professional careers
* the social and historical role of professions
CSP develops the study of professions as a multidisciplinary field of research emphasising comparative approaches. The goal of CSP is to become a leading research facility within the study of professions in the Nordic countries.
CSP carries out a number of projects and activities, among them
* Ph.D. programme in the study of professions
* Various research projects
* StudData - Database for Studies of Recruitment and Qualification in the Professions
Ongoing research projects in English:
* Qualifying for professional careers (QPC)
* Teachers' Professional Qualification (TPQ)
CSP currently employs approximately 40 professors, researchers, fellows and administrative staff. CSP also hosts the open access journal Professions and Professionalism.
 
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