What is UngKul?

How do social and cultural factors influence children’s development, coping skills, competence and well-being? This is what we would like to answer through the Youth, Culture and Competence project.

Published 20.06.2016

Publications from UngKul

Published 20.06.2016

Coping in reception centres

We are examining the effect of a manual based, low-threshold program for trauma recovery (Teaching Recovery Techniques) targeting asylum seeking children living in reception centers in Norway.

Published 28.08.2017

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors

Unaccompanied refugee minors are children and young people under 18 who come to Norway to seek asylum without their parents or other legal guardians.

Updated 18.04.2016

BRIDGES - Development, adaptation and learning in Europe

BRIDGES is examining how social policy issues, the community, school and family influence children's development, adaptation and learning.

Updated 18.04.2016

Family Study

The most comprehensive part of UngKul is the family study in Bergen and Oslo. Approximately 4,000 children with different national (ethnic) backgrounds and one of their parents are invited to attend.

Updated 18.04.2016

High School Study: Classroom environment and well-being in multicultural schools

In the High School Study in UngKul we invite multicultural high schools and further education colleges to participate in a study of school environment and students' mental health.

Updated 18.04.2016

Tamil Study: Identity, well-being and competence among Tamil children and adolescents

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has conducted a study of mental health, quality of life, problems and competence among Tamil children and adolescents in Norway.

Updated 18.04.2016