I have a PhD in Administration and Organization Theory from the University of Bergen (2021).

My research interests are mainly within public policy and administration, organization theory, and the study of reforms and organizational change. I am particularly interested in education policy, and have done empirical research within the fields of higher education and early childhood education and care. Furthermore, I am interested in connections between education and welfare, and education's impact on the world of work, social inclusion, and regional development.

Research groups

I am a member of the research group Knowledge, Politics, and Organization at the Department of Government, University of Bergen. Additionally, I am an affiliated member of the research group Knowledge and Governance at the Department of Education, University of Bergen.

I teach courses in organization theory, publicy policy and administration, leadership, and methods, mainly within further and continuing education and courses, at the Department of Government.

Conference lecture

• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2020). Labour market panels for higher education as a case of bridging institutional logics. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2021). Standardization and diversification in Norwegian early childhood education and care. Connections between national regulations and instruments for management and teaching. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Martina Vukasovic (2025). Frontstage and backstage of internal interest group democracy. (external link)
• Kjetil Børhaug; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Petra Strehmel et al. (2024). The political influence of non-governmental ECEC service providers in Finland, Germany and Norway. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2016). Kvalitet som relevans og status – utviklinga av nasjonale kvalitetssikringssystem i Noreg og Danmark. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2016). On Higher Education Learning Outcomes. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2018). Labor market panels – rubber stamp or strategic unit?. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2018). Assuring Relevance and Status: Methods and criteria in quality assurance of higher education in Norway and Denmark. (external link)
• Kjetil Børhaug; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Petra Strehmel et al. (2025). THE CAPACITY OF INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING NON-GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE (ECEC) – BETWEEN AGENCY AND CAPTURE. (external link)
• Svein Michelsen; Agnete Vabø; Endre Kvam et al. (2016). Higher Education Learning Outcomes and their ambiguous relationship to disciplines and professions. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2019). Saturated higher education and the labor market turn. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Helene Marie Kjærgård Eide (2022). Instrumental knowledge? Didactical tools and knowledge regimes in early childhood education. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2017). Quality as Relevance and Status – Developments in Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Norway and Denmark. (external link)
• Kjetil Børhaug; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Dag Øyvind Lotsberg (2024). Betingelser for samordning. Samordning mellom skole og barnehage.. (external link)

Lecture

• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2016). Læringsutbytte: Muligheter og utfordringer. Hva kan vi lære av forskningen?. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2017). Kvalitet og relevans i høgare utdanning - nye styringsformer og koplingar til arbeidslivet?. (external link)

Research report

• Merete Labriola; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Martin Skagseth et al. (2022). Kunnskapsoppsummering: Hvordan er sammenhenger mellom arbeidsmiljø og kvalitet belyst i nordisk forskningslitteratur i perioden 2015–2022?. (external link)
• Kari Anne Holte; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Martin Skagseth et al. (2022). "Når det dirrer i rommet" - sammenhenger mellom arbeidsmiljø og kvalitet i barnehagetjenesten. (external link)

Academic book chapter

• Kari Ludvigsen; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Anne Dåsvatn Homme et al. (2023). Ny styringsstruktur og styrket eierrolle. (external link)
• Helene Marie Kjærgård Eide; Dag Øyvind Lotsberg; Håvard T. Rydland et al. (2023). Barnehagenes arbeid med overganger. (external link)
• Helene Marie Kjærgård Eide; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Hilde Danielsen et al. (2023). Barnehagens arbeid med fagområdene. (external link)
• Hilde Danielsen; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Helene Marie Kjærgård Eide et al. (2023). Progresjon – mellom barnesentrering og utvikling?. (external link)

Academic article

• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2021). Bridging higher education and the world of work? Employer panels in Nordic university governance. (external link)
• Svein Michelsen; Agnete Vabø; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik et al. (2017). Higher education learning outcomes and their ambiguous relationship to disciplines and professions. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2021). Quality Assurance in Nordic Higher Education: Relevance and Quality for the Welfare State?. (external link)
• Anne Homme; Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Kari Ludvigsen (2025). Leadership and provider responsibilities in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik; Helene Marie Kjærgård Eide; Hilde Danielsen et al. (2024). Standardisation and diversification–policy tools to govern early childhood education and care. (external link)
• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2020). Engineering learning outcomes: Translations of a policy instrument in a disciplinary context in Nordic higher education. (external link)

Conference poster

• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2019). Re-connecting to the Labor Market? Labor Market Panels for Higher Education in Denmark and Norway. (external link)

Master’s thesis

• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2015). Pedagogikk, politikk og styring. Eit komparativt casestudium av læringsutbytte i norsk høgare utdanning. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Hanne Kvilhaugsvik (2021). Governing massified higher education : A cross-national comparative case study of policy instruments for relevance and quality. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Evaluating the implementation of the framework plan for kindergartens (early childhood education and care), 2018-2023

After my PhD, I was a postdoc at the research institute NORCE, affiliated with the research project "Evaluating the implementation of the framework plan for kindergartens (early childhood education and care), 2018-2023". The evaluation is funded by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, and the project is carried out in co-operation between NORCE, the University of Bergen, and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.