Martin Karlberg
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Education
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 16 69
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 818 29 92
- E-mail:
- martin.karlberg@edu.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Von Kraemers allé 1 A
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 2136
750 02 Uppsala
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Short presentation
I am a senior lecturer, associate professor, and distinguished teacher at the Department of Pedagogy, Didactics, and Sociology of Education. My teaching and research focus primarily on classroom leadership, effective teaching, absenteeism, and teacher professional development.
I am currently the principal investigator for the IBIS project.
In 2020, I received the Uppsala University Award for Excellence in Education.
Keywords
- teaching
- pedagogy
- leadership
- classroom
- inclusion
- behavioral analysis
- didactics
- IBIS
- absenteeism
- attendance
Research
I am the research director for the IBIS project, in which we are implementing and evaluating the IBIS program at approximately 350 schools. The IBIS program is a Swedish program based on the Positive Behavior Support program.

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of Education Sciences, 2025
- DOI for How Classroom Climate, Student Problem Behaviors, and Collective Teacher Efficacy Relate to SWPBIS Implementation Fidelity in 23 Swedish Schools
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 208-224, 2025
- DOI for School staff's perceptions of implementing the Inclusive Behavioral Support in Schools framework in Swedish schools
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Part of BMC Psychology, 2024
- DOI for Positive behavior support in school: a quasi-experimental mixed methods study and a randomized controlled trial
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Att stödja och underlätta för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar
Part of Att bli lärare, p. 68-79, Liber, 2023
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Part of Professional Development in Education, p. 624-641, 2022
- DOI for The professional development needs of beginning and experienced teachers in four municipalities in Sweden
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 88-104, 2022
- DOI for The Importance of School Pedagogical and Social Climate to Students’ Unauthorized Absenteeism: a Multilevel Study of 101 Swedish Schools
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Inkluderande beteendestöd i skolan (IBIS): proaktivt arbete med relationer, struktur och arbetsro
Part of Ledarskap, sociala relationer och konflikthantering för lärare, p. 469-499, Natur och kultur, 2021
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Part of Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
- DOI for Knowledge and Will: An Explorative Study on the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in Sweden
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Outcome of a Multi-modal CBT-based Treatment Program for Chronic School Refusal
Part of GLOBAL PEDIATRIC HEALTH, 2021
- DOI for Outcome of a Multi-modal CBT-based Treatment Program for Chronic School Refusal
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Ledarskap, sociala relationer och konflikthantering för lärare: Villkor och praktik
Natur och kultur, 2021
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 534-550, 2019
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Teaching Traditions in Science Teachers’ Practices and the Introduction of National Testing
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 754-768, 2018
- DOI for Teaching Traditions in Science Teachers’ Practices and the Introduction of National Testing
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 287-306, 2018
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School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)
Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2016
- DOI for School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)
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Hemmasittare och vägen tillbaka: Insatser vid långvarig skolfrånvaro
Columbus Förlag, 2015
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Pearson Education Academic Publisher, 2015
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Part of Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, p. 169-183, 2012
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Manner of teaching and teaching traditions in Science Education: What do teachers emphasize?
2012
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Skol-Komet: Tre utvärderingar av ett program för beteendeorienterat ledarskap i klassrummet
2011
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Measuring attitudes towards three values that underlie sustainable development
Part of Utbildning och Demokrati, p. 97-121, 2011
Recent publications
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Parents' experiences of the EAGLE school absence intervention
Part of Discover Psychology, 2026
- DOI for Parents' experiences of the EAGLE school absence intervention
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Part of Education Sciences, 2025
- DOI for How Classroom Climate, Student Problem Behaviors, and Collective Teacher Efficacy Relate to SWPBIS Implementation Fidelity in 23 Swedish Schools
- Download full text (pdf) of How Classroom Climate, Student Problem Behaviors, and Collective Teacher Efficacy Relate to SWPBIS Implementation Fidelity in 23 Swedish Schools
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 208-224, 2025
- DOI for School staff's perceptions of implementing the Inclusive Behavioral Support in Schools framework in Swedish schools
- Download full text (pdf) of School staff's perceptions of implementing the Inclusive Behavioral Support in Schools framework in Swedish schools
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Part of BMC Psychology, 2024
- DOI for Positive behavior support in school: a quasi-experimental mixed methods study and a randomized controlled trial
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Evaluation of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model in an Alternative Educational Setting
Part of Education Sciences, 2024
- DOI for Evaluation of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model in an Alternative Educational Setting
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Parents' experiences of the EAGLE school absence intervention
Part of Discover Psychology, 2026
- DOI for Parents' experiences of the EAGLE school absence intervention
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Part of Education Sciences, 2025
- DOI for How Classroom Climate, Student Problem Behaviors, and Collective Teacher Efficacy Relate to SWPBIS Implementation Fidelity in 23 Swedish Schools
- Download full text (pdf) of How Classroom Climate, Student Problem Behaviors, and Collective Teacher Efficacy Relate to SWPBIS Implementation Fidelity in 23 Swedish Schools
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 208-224, 2025
- DOI for School staff's perceptions of implementing the Inclusive Behavioral Support in Schools framework in Swedish schools
- Download full text (pdf) of School staff's perceptions of implementing the Inclusive Behavioral Support in Schools framework in Swedish schools
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Part of BMC Psychology, 2024
- DOI for Positive behavior support in school: a quasi-experimental mixed methods study and a randomized controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Positive behavior support in school: a quasi-experimental mixed methods study and a randomized controlled trial
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Evaluation of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model in an Alternative Educational Setting
Part of Education Sciences, 2024
- DOI for Evaluation of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model in an Alternative Educational Setting
- Download full text (pdf) of Evaluation of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model in an Alternative Educational Setting
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Part of Professional Development in Education, p. 624-641, 2022
- DOI for The professional development needs of beginning and experienced teachers in four municipalities in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of The professional development needs of beginning and experienced teachers in four municipalities in Sweden
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 88-104, 2022
- DOI for The Importance of School Pedagogical and Social Climate to Students’ Unauthorized Absenteeism: a Multilevel Study of 101 Swedish Schools
- Download full text (pdf) of The Importance of School Pedagogical and Social Climate to Students’ Unauthorized Absenteeism: a Multilevel Study of 101 Swedish Schools
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Part of Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
- DOI for Knowledge and Will: An Explorative Study on the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Knowledge and Will: An Explorative Study on the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in Sweden
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Outcome of a Multi-modal CBT-based Treatment Program for Chronic School Refusal
Part of GLOBAL PEDIATRIC HEALTH, 2021
- DOI for Outcome of a Multi-modal CBT-based Treatment Program for Chronic School Refusal
- Download full text (pdf) of Outcome of a Multi-modal CBT-based Treatment Program for Chronic School Refusal
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Part of Frontiers in Education, 2021
- DOI for Mathematical problem-solving through cooperative learning - the importance of peer acceptance and friendships
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 534-550, 2019
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Teaching Traditions in Science Teachers’ Practices and the Introduction of National Testing
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 754-768, 2018
- DOI for Teaching Traditions in Science Teachers’ Practices and the Introduction of National Testing
- Download full text (pdf) of Teaching Traditions in Science Teachers’ Practices and the Introduction of National Testing
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 287-306, 2018
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School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)
Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2016
- DOI for School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)
- Download full text (pdf) of School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)
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Nordic school mathematics revisited – on the introduction and functionality of New Math
Part of Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education, p. 71-93, 2016
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Part of Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, p. 169-183, 2012
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Measuring attitudes towards three values that underlie sustainable development
Part of Utbildning och Demokrati, p. 97-121, 2011
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Skol-Komet skapar ömsesidig respekt och arbetsro
Part of Pedagogiska Magasinet, 2011
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Measuring attitudes towards three values that underlie sustainable development
Part of Utbildning och Demokrati, p. 97-121, 2011
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Skol-Komet skapar ömsesidig respekt och arbetsro
Part of Pedagogiska Magasinet, 2011
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Svenska skolreformer till mer skada än nytta
Part of Göteborgs-Posten, 2010
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Vällovliga teorier räcker inte
Part of Pedagogiska magasinet, p. 72-73, 2009
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Fler kameror minskar inte brottsligheten
Part of Svenska Dagbladet 2007-08-30, 2007
Books
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Liber, 2020
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Hemmasittare och vägen tillbaka: Insatser vid långvarig skolfrånvaro
Columbus Förlag, 2015
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Pearson Education Academic Publisher, 2015
Chapters in book
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Att stödja och underlätta för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar
Part of Att bli lärare, p. 68-79, Liber, 2023
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Inkluderande beteendestöd i skolan (IBIS): proaktivt arbete med relationer, struktur och arbetsro
Part of Ledarskap, sociala relationer och konflikthantering för lärare, p. 469-499, Natur och kultur, 2021
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Studenters bristande faktakunskaper
Part of Didaktisk dialog i högre utbildning, p. 127-144, Studentlitteratur AB, 2021
Collections (editor)
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Ledarskap, sociala relationer och konflikthantering för lärare: Villkor och praktik
Natur och kultur, 2021
Conference papers
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Support or Restriction: Swedish Primary School Teachers’ Views on Mathematics Curriculum Reform
Part of Views and Beliefs in Mathematics Education: Results of the 19th MAVI Conference , p. 67-80, 2015
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Manner of teaching and teaching traditions in Science Education: What do teachers emphasize?
2012