Sofia Antera

Sofia Antera, PhD, is an affiliated researcher at the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR) at the Stockholm School of Economics, and a researcher in Education at Stockholm University.

Her research focuses on adult learning, migration, and Vocational Education and Training (VET), investigating how education and training can support inclusion, integration, and labour-market participation for migrants.

She is currently involved in a project on migrant women and their studies in healthcare programmes, exploring access, experiences, and success in healthcare education, as well as the validation and recognition of prior knowledge, skills, and professional experience.

In addition, she studies the professional competence and identity of vocational teachers and how teacher education can be designed to meet the needs of diverse learners, including those with migrant backgrounds.

Read more about Sofia at SU: https://www.su.se/english/profiles/s/soan1497

Selection of publications

Antera, S., & Moreno Herrera, L. (2025). Migrant labour in the automotive industry: A literature review. Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 15(4), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.251541

Antera, S., & Nilsson, S. (2025). Competence Profiles of Vocational Teachers in Sweden. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 12(3), 410–432. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.12.3.5

Munhall, B., Fuster, C. & Antera, S. (2024). Study tutors’ professional role and practical work with newly arrived students in Sweden. Language and Education RLAE. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2024.2422557

Fuster, C., Antera, S., & Munhall, B. (2024). Translanguaging as an official support measure for newly arrived students in Sweden. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2401099

Antera S. & Teräs, M. (2024). Discovering and developing the vocational teacher identity. Education + Training, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-09-2023-0363

Antera, S, & Pavlakis, M. (2023). Challenges for university teachers in the midst of a paradigm shift. Academia, 30, 3-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2023.2167956

Antera, S. (2023). Competence importance and acquisition: comparing qualified and non-qualified vocational teachers. Journal of Education & Work, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2023.2167956

Antera, S. (2021). Professional Competence of Vocational Teachers: a Conceptual Review. Vocations and Learning 14, 459–479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-021-09271-7