Palle Rasmussen
Palle Rasmussen is currently professor of education and learning research in the Department of Education, Learning and Philosophy (Aalborg University, Denmark), Department he headed between 2003 and 2006.
His teaching tasks include:
- PhD supervision
- teaching master students in the Aalborg University study programmes, on learning and innovative change, and on sociology of work and education.
Palle Rasmussen has participated in national as well as international research networks.
His main research areas are:
- Educational policy (in a national as well as an international context),
- Sociological theories of education and learning,
- Vocational and professional education,
- Adult education.
He has directed or collaborated on major research projects on secondary education, gender and research culture, organisational learning and general adult education. He has much experience of collaboration with external partners on research and development. He is also Director of the Centre for Education Policy Research (Aalborg University).