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—Working as a professor
is very rewarding.

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I am very proud of it.

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It is a position—

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—that I have worked my way up to—

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—and which represents
a great deal of hard work.

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My name is Anette Olin Almquist.

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I work as a professor of didactics—

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—with a focus on
co-produced school research.

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I would briefly summarise
my research areas as—

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—school development, teacher learning,
and middle leadership.

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The most important decision
I have made—

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—on many occasions during my career—

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—has been to remain engaged
in collaborative work—

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—and in collaboration with
teachers and school leaders—

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—and to keep that as my area of focus.

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That is exactly why I have
the long title with—

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—co-produced school research today.

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And why I was able to get this job,
here at MDU.

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When do I feel at my very best?

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Well, that is a very good question.

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I probably do...

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I am back there again.

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When a collaboration clicks
and I can contribute.

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I quite like lecturing—

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—about things I know can be
helpful to those I work with.

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I also really enjoy writing,
fortunately.

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Because you also have to do that
in this job, and write your articles—

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—and make sure that it
results in research output.