Niklas Gericke

Research
Niklas Gericke is an active researcher in the field of science education, that is, teaching and learning in the natural science subject areas. Gericke is director and head of research at the SMEER Centre (Centre of Science, Mathematics, Engineering Education Research, https://www.kau.se/en/smeer), which is the coordinating body of subject-specific education research in the natural sciences, mathematics and technology at Karlstad University.
A consistent focus of Gericke's research has been on how subject content is translated from academic discipline into subject knowledge taught in schools, and the impact of such transformations for students' understanding of content. The relationship between knowledge content in the form of theoretical models and how epistemological aspects of these are addressed in teaching are central issues in Gericke's studies. To a great extent his research has been related to genetics education in biology, and since 2017 Gericke has been heading a project funded by the Research Council called "Epigenetic literacy and the implementation of epigenetics in school biology", aiming to explore how epigenetics can be transformed in biology education.
A further area of interest is in the field of sustainability education. In 2012-2015 Gericke led the Research Council funded project "Investigating the underlying factors contributing to schools’ success in education for sustainable development", which took a large-scale quantitative approach to mapping and analysing the effects at student level regarding the implementation of sustainability education in Swedish schools. In addition, the importance of leadership and organisation in schools was studied to identify structural factors affecting the implementation process. Based on the results of this study, Gericke has initiated a major practice-related research and development project funded by the Swedish Institute for Educational Research called "Education for Sustainable Development: A Longitudinal Implementation Study", which, as indicated in the title, centred on the implementation process over time. In 2018, Gericke, in collaboration with the project leader Farhana Borg, Dalarna University, was granted funding by the Research Council for a project to study the importance of eco certified pre-schools for children's sustainability awareness.
Gericke is a member of the management team for the research group ROSE (Research on Subject-Specific Education, https://www.kau.se/en/rose), which receives additional research funding from Karlstad University on its way towards meeting the criteria of excellence as a research group. He is also the leader of a ROSE sub project, studying how the sustainability concept is translated into teaching content in different school subjects.
Teaching
Teaching
Gericke is a qualified teacher and worked as a teacher in primary, secondary and adult education for nine years before embarking on an academic career. Presently, he teaches science education courses in teacher education programmes for all school levels, with a focus on secondary education, particularly as a supervisor of degree projects, which are expected to be informed by research.
Collaboration
Gericke's research and education interest is firmly linked to the professional practice of teaching and learning. This requires working in conjunction with the education system. In many projects Gericke has worked with teachers in research circles and further development initiatives to develop teaching. The Swedish National Agency for Education has also commissioned Gericke to lead major projects to develop teaching material for the further training module "models and representations" and digital teaching material on the human body for the association Science and Technology for All (NTA). Gericke has been the chairperson of the Swedish Association for Science Education, which organises joint conferences for teacher and researchers, and is a member of the editorial board for a journal. founded by the national resource centre for science and technology education (NATDID), which presents research results to teachers.
Selected publications
Gericke, N., Hudson, B., Olin-Scheller, C., & Stolare, M. (2018). Powerful knowledge, transformations and the need for empirical studies across school subjects. London Review of Education, 16 (3): 428–444.
Wahlberg, S. & Gericke, N. (2018). Conceptual demography in upper secondary chemistry and biology textbooks’ descriptions of protein synthesis: A matter of context? CBE—Life Sciences Education, 17(3): 1-14.
Gericke, N., Boeve‐de Pauw, J., Berglund, T. & Olsson, D. (2018). The Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire: The theoretical development and empirical validation of an evaluation instrument for stakeholders working with sustainable development. Sustainable Development, DOI: 10.1002/sd.1859.
Olsson, D., & Gericke, N. (2016). The adolescent dip in students’ sustainability consciousness. The Journal of Environmental Education, 47(1), 35-51
Olsson, D., Gericke, N. & Chang Rundgren, S. N. (2016). The effect of implementation of education for sustainable development in Swedish compulsory schools - assessing pupils’ sustainability consciousness, Environmental Education Research. 22(2), 176–202.
Gericke, N. & Smith, M.U. (2014). Twenty-first- Century Genetics and Genomics: Contributions of HPS –Informed Research and Pedagogy, 423-467. In M.R. Matthews (Ed.), International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching, Vol. I, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Gericke, N.M., Hagberg, M., Santos, V.C., Joaquim, L.M., & El-Hani, C.N. (2014). Conceptual variation or incoherence? Textbook discourse on genes in six countries. Science & Education, 23(2), 381-416.
Thörne, K., Gericke, N. M., & Hagberg, M. (2013). Linguistic challenges in Mendelian genetics: teachers’ talk in action. Science Education, 97(5), 695–722
Gericke, N. M., & Hagberg, M. (2007). Definition of historical models of gene function and their relation to students’ understanding of genetics. Science & Education, 16 (7 – 8), 849 – 881.
Publications
- Anna-Clara Rönner, Anna Jakobsson, Niklas Gericke, 2023
- Minna Maijala, Niklas Gericke, Salla-Riikka Kuusalu, Leena Maria Heikkola, Maarit Mutta, Katja Mäntylä, Judi Rose, 2023
- Anna-Clara Rönner, Anna Jakobsson, Niklas Gericke, 2023
- Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, 2023
- Anette Forssten Seiser, Anna Mogren, Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Anette Forssten Seiser, Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Mikael Rydin, Niklas Gericke, Jesper Haglund, Nina Christenson, 2023
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, Anette Forssten Seiser, Anna Mogren, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Anna Mogren, Anette Forssten Seiser, Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Anna Mogren, Anette Forssten Seiser, Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Anna-Clara Rönner, Anna Jakobsson, Niklas Gericke, 2023
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, Anette Forssten Seiser, Anna Mogren, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Peter Lampert, Dave Goulson, Daniel Olsson, John Piccolo, Niklas Gericke, 2023
- Helen Brink, Nina Kilbrink, Niklas Gericke, 2023
- Anna Mogren, Anette Forssten Seiser, Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, 2023
- Brian Hudson, Niklas Gericke, Christina Olin-Scheller, Martin Stolare, 2023
- Niklas Gericke, Per Högström, Johan Wallin, 2022
- Peter Lampert, Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Marina Casanoves, Anna Solé-Llussà, Juan Haro, Niklas Gericke, Cristina Valls, 2022
- Johan Samuelsson, Åsa Melin, Christina Olin-Scheller, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Ragnhild L. Staberg, Anette Lykknes, Teresa Berglund, Eli Munkebye, Eldri Scheie, Maren Skjelstad Fredagsvik, Tove Grete Lie, Marthe Lønnum, Sonia Martins Felix, Stephan Daus, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Eldri Scheie, Teresa Berglund, Eli Munkebye, Ragnhild L. Staberg, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Carola Garrecht, Niklas Gericke, Nina Christenson, Ute Harms, 2022
- Mikael Rydin, Niklas Gericke, Jesper Haglund, Nina Christenson, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, Tomas Torbjörnsson, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, Tomas Torbjörnsson, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Martin Stolare, Brian Hudson, Niklas Gericke, Christina Olin-Scheller, 2022
- Anna-Clara Rönner, Anna Jakobsson, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Anders Ohlsson, Niklas Gericke, Farhana Borg, 2022
- Editor, 2022
- Editor, 2022
- Annika Thyberg, Konrad Schönborn, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Marta Romero Ariza, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Daniel Olsson, Peter Van Petegem, Gema Parra, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Martin Stolare, Brian Hudson, Niklas Gericke, Christina Olin-Scheller, 2022
- Eli Munkebye, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, Brian Hudson, Christina Olin-Scheller, Martin Stolare, 2022
- Marina Casanoves de la Hoz, Anna Sole-Llussa, Juan Haro, Niklas Gericke, Cristina Valls, 2022
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2022
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, Tomas Torbjörnsson, 2022
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Haydée De Loof, Susanne Walan, Niklas Gericke, Peter Van Petegem, 2022
- Helen Brink, Nina Kilbrink, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2022
- Niklas Gericke, Brian Hudson, Christina Olin-Scheller, Martin Stolare, 2022
- Susanne Walan, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Kalle Juuti, Niklas Gericke, 2022
- Wanda Sass, Amy Quintelier, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Sven De Maeyer, Niklas Gericke, Peter Van Petegem, 2021
- C. Randler, A. Adan, M. -M Antofie, A. Arrona-Palacios, M. Candido, J. B. de Pauw, P. Chandrakar, E. Demirhan, V. Detsis, L. Di Milia, J. Fančovičová, Niklas Gericke, P. Haldar, Z. Heidari, K. S. Jankowski, J. E. Lehto, R. Lundell-Creagh, W. Medina-Jerez, A. Meule, T. L. Milfont, M. Orgilés, A. Morales, V. Natale, X. Ortiz-Jiménez, B. Pande, T. Partonen, A. K. Pati, P. Prokop, A. Rahafar, M. Scheuch, S. Sahu, I. Tomažič, L. Tonetti, P. V. Medina, P. van Petegem, A. Vargas, C. Vollmer, 2021
- Matthias Kowasch, Joana P. Cruz, Pedro Reis, Niklas Gericke, Katharina Kicker, 2021
- Paul Kuschmierz, A. Beniermann, A. Bergmann, R. Pinxten, T. Aivelo, J. Berniak-Woźny, G. Bohlin, A. Bugallo-Rodriguez, P. Cardia, B. F. B. P. Cavadas, U. B. Cebesoy, D. D. Cvetković, E. Demarsy, M.S. Đorđević, S. M. Drobniak, L. Dubchak, R. M. Dvořáková, J. Fančovičová, C. Fortin, M. Futo, N. A. Geamănă, Niklas Gericke, D. A. Grasso, ÁZ. Lendvai, E. Mavrikaki, A. Meneganzin, A. Mogias, A. Möller, P. G. Mota, Y. Naciri, Z. Németh, K. Ożańska-Ponikwia, S. Paolucci, P. L. Pap, Maria Petersson, B. Pietrzak, T. Pievani, A. Pobric, J. Porozovs, G. Realdon, X. Sá-Pinto, U. B. Savković, M. Sicard, M. T. Sofonea, A. Sorgo, A. N. Stermin, I. Tăușan, G. Torkar, L. Türkmen, S. Tutnjević, A. E. Uitto, M. Varga, L. Vazquez-Ben, C. Venetis, E. Viguera, L. C. Virtbauer, A. Vutsova, I. Yruela, J. Zandveld, Dittmar Graf, 2021
- Susanne Walan, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Pål Kvello, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Niklas Gericke, Charbel, N. El-Hani, Gena, C Sbeglia, Ross, H. Nehm, Neima Alice Menezes Evangelista, 2021
- Farhana Borg, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Sara Wahlberg, Jesper Haglund, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Johan Samuelsson, Niklas Gericke, Christina Olin-Scheller, Åsa Melin, 2021
- Marta Romero Ariza, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Daniel Olsson, Peter Van Petegem, Gema Parra, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Birgitta Mc Ewen, Niklas Gericke, Karin Thörne, 2021
- Helen Brink, Nina Kilbrink, Niklas Gericke, 2021
- Editor, 2020
- Gema Parra, R Hansmann, Andreas Hadjichambis, Daphne Goldman, Demetra Paraskeva-Hadjichambi, Per Sund, Louise Sund, Niklas Gericke, Daniela Conti, 2020
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2020
- Niklas Gericke, Lihong Huang, Marie-Christine Knippels, Andri Christodoulou, Frans Van Dam, Slaven Gasparovic, 2020
- Torodd Lunde, Michal Drechsler, Niklas Gericke, 2020
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, 2020
- Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, Karin Thörne, 2020
- Wanda Sass, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Sven De Maeyer, Peter Van Petegem, 2020
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Wanda Sass, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2020
- Eva Nyberg, Jeremy Castera, Birgitta Mc Ewen, Niklas Gericke, Pierre Clement, 2020
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, 2020
- Niklas Gericke, Annika Manni, Ulrika Stagell, 2020
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Daniel Olsson, Tzuchau Chang, 2019
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2019
- Farhana Borg, Niklas Gericke, 2019
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2019
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2019
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Tzuchau Chang, 2019
- Gabriel Bladh, Eero Salmenkivi, Niklas Gericke, Sirpa Tani, Kalle Juuti, Per Sund, 2019
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2019
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Teresa Berglund, Tzuchau Chang, 2019
- Haydee De Loof, Susanne Walan, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Niklas Gericke, 2019
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, 2019
- Johan Samuelsson, Niklas Gericke, Christina Olin-Scheller, 2019
- Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2019
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2019
- Helen Brink, Nina Kilbrink, Niklas Gericke, 2019
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2019
- Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, 2019
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, Hans-Åke Scherp, 2019
- Editor, 2018
- Sara Wahlberg, Niklas Gericke, 2018
- Anna Mogren, Jutta Nikel, Attila Varga, Arjen Wals, Niklas Gericke, Réka Könczey, Erika Saly, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, Karin Thörne, 2018
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Charbel El-Hani, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Per Sund, Gabriel Bladh, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Marcus Grace, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Rebecca Carver, Jérémy Castéra, Neima Alice Menezes Evangelista, Claire Coiffard Marrec, Charbel El-Hani, 2018
- Marcus Grace, Niklas Gericke, 2018
- Marie Grice, Anna Mogren, Helene Grantz, Niklas Gericke, 2018
- Christina Olin-Scheller, Sirpa Tani, Gabriel Bladh, Niklas Gericke, P-J Niemi, Lisa Tainio, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Brian Hudson, Christina Olin-Scheller, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Brian Hudson, Christina Olin-Scheller, Martin Stolare, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Brian Hudson, Christina Olin-Scheller, Martin Stolare, 2018
- Daniel Olsson, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, 2018
- Nina Christenson, Niklas Gericke, 2018
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2018
- Per Sund, Niklas Gericke, Gabriel Bladh, 2018
- Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, 2018
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Niklas Gericke, 2018
- Christina Olin-Scheller, Martin Stolare, Ulf Mellström, Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2017
- Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2017
- Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Margaretha Kilstadius, Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Niklas Gericke, Rebecca Carver, Jeremy Castera, Neima Alice Menezes Evangelista, Claire Coiffard Marre, Charbel N. El-Hani, 2017
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2017
- Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2017
- Nina Christenson, Niklas Gericke, Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, 2017
- Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, 2017
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas M. Gericke, 2017
- Rebecca Bruu Carver, Jeremy Castera, Niklas Gericke, Neima Alice Menezes Evangelista, Charbel N. El-Hani, 2017
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Susanne Walan, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Niklas Gericke, O. Dostal, G. Radick, R. Roque, L. Jiang, 2016
- Sara Wahlberg, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Susanne Walan, Birgitta Mc Ewen, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Gustaf Bohlin, Andreas Göransson, Niklas Gericke, Lena Tibell, 2016
- Niklas Gericke, Christina Ottander, 2016
- Niklas Gericke, Christina Ottander, 2016
- Christina Olin-Scheller, Niklas Gericke, Martin Stolare, 2016
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Shu-Nu Chang-Rundgren, 2016
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2016
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2016
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2016
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2015
- Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, Anna Uitto, Seppo Saloranta, Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Peter van Petegem, Daphe Goldman, 2015
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Birgitta Mc Ewen, Pierre Clemént, Niklas Gericke, Eva Nyberg, Mats Hagman, Jan Landström, 2015
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2015
- Niklas Gericke, Mike Smith, 2015
- Mike, U. Smith, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Nina Christenson, Niklas Gericke, Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, 2015
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2015
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2015
- Nina Christenson, Niklas Gericke, Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, Mariana Hagberg, Vanessa Carvalho dos Santos, Leyla Mariane Joaquim, Charbel, N. El-Hani, 2014
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, Hans-Åke Scherp, 2014
- Anna Mogren, Niklas Gericke, 2014
- Charbel El-Hani, Niklas Gericke, Rebecca Carver, Jérémy Castéra, 2014
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, Christina Ottander, 2014
- Editor, 2014
- Editor, 2014
- Carola Borg, Niklas Gericke, Hans-Olof Höglund, Eva Bergman, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, 2014
- Eva Nyberg, Dawn Sanders, Mats Hagman, Jan Landström, Niklas Gericke, Birgitta Mc Ewen, Maria Pettersson, Pierre Clemént, 2014
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, Teresa Berglund, Daniel Olsson, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, Daniel Olsson, Teresa Berglund, 2014
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, Shu-Nu Chang-Rundgren, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, Mike, U. Smith, 2014
- Niklas Gericke, 2013
- Niklas Gericke, 2013
- Niklas Gericke, Sara Wahlberg, 2013
- Teresa Berglund, Niklas Gericke, Shu-Nu Chang-Rundgren, 2013
- Daniel Olsson, Niklas Gericke, Chang-Rundgren Shu-Nu, 2013
- David Treagust, Niklas Gericke, 2013
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, Mariana Hagberg, 2013
- Niklas Gericke, Mike, U. Smith, 2013
- Karin Thörne, Niklas Gericke, 2013
- Birgitta Mc Ewen, Pierre Clemént, Niklas Gericke, Mats Hagman, Jan Landström, Eva Nyberg, Maria Pettersson, 2013
- Niklas Gericke, Pierre Clemént, Birgitta Mc Ewen, Mats Hagman, Jan Landström, Eva Nyberg, Jérémy Castéra, Maria Pettersson, 2013
- Niklas Gericke, Michal Drechsler, 2013
- Niklas Gericke, Mariana Hagberg, Doris Jorde, 2013
