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The Learning Value of Personalization in Children's Reading Recommendation Systems: What Can We Learn From Constructionism?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article critically reviews the personalization logic embedded in reading recommendation systems developed for 2- to 11-year-old children and its (dis)alignment with Papert's constructionist and socio-constructionist ... -
Socio-material directions for developing empirical research on children’s e-reading: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of the literature across disciplines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)This review integrates literature on cross-disciplinary quantitative and qualitative studies related to children’s reading on screen published between January 2016 and September 2017, with a focus on the researchers’ ... -
Systematic review of young children's writing on screen: what do we know and what do we need to know
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01)Writing is part and parcel of children's active meaning‐making on and with screens, but it has been relatively neglected in the literature focused on children's digital literacies. This study synthesises existing empirical ... -
Socio-material directions for developing empirical research on children’s e-reading: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the literature across disciplines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)This review integrates literature on cross-disciplinary quantitative and qualitative studies related to children’s reading on screen published between January 2016 and September 2017, with a focus on the researchers’ ... -
Can school nurses improve the school environment in Norwegian primary schools? A protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)This protocol describes a randomized controlled trial where additional school nurse resources are assigned to work systemically with schools to improve the school environment and reduce bullying among and absence of 5th–7th ... -
Children’s Agency by Design: Design parameters for personalization in story-making apps
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)The importance of children’s agency in the use of technologies is well-established but it continues to be challenged with applications that automatically personalize children’s content. This paper integrates educational ... -
Children’s reading with digital books: past moving quickly to the future
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Digital books, such as e‐books, story apps, picture book apps, and interactive stories, are narratives presented on touchscreens with multimedia and interactive features. Evidence suggests that early reading of print versus ... -
Social-Ecological Resilience Moderates the Effectiveness of Avoidant Coping in Children Exposed to Adversity: An Exploratory Study in Lithuania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Against the high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in Lithuania, the government testified a lack of effective ways to address the problem. A crucial endeavor for intervention planners is to identify ... -
Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) – Design of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Staff Professional Development to Promote Physical Activity, Motor Skills, and Cognition in Preschoolers [Study protocol]
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: There is a dearth of high-quality evidence on effective, sustainable, and scalable interventions to increase physical activity (PA) and concomitant outcomes in preschoolers. Specifically, there is a need to ... -
School Staff’s Experiences and Coping Related to the Challenging Behaviour of Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome in Schools: A Q Methodological Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of this study is to use Q methodology to explore how school staff experience the behaviours of children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) in school and how they manage working with these children. Q methodology ... -
A system-based approach to expert assessment work - exploring experiences among professionals in the Norwegian Educational Psychological Service and schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)ABSTRACT The focus of this Q methodological study was to explore how professionals in the Educational Psychological Service (EPS) and schools experienced a system-based approach to expert assessment work. Forty informants ... -
Possibilities and challenges in sustained capacity-building in early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions: ECEC leaders’ perspectives.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper investigates early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions’ opportunities to build a learning organization and master future innovations by focusing on core components, implementation drivers, leadership, ... -
Understanding parents’ conflicting beliefs about children’s digital book reading
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In light of growing evidence that many parents are deeply concerned about their young children’s increasing technology use, in this paper we report on aspects of a study funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, ... -
Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket Olweus programmet (OBPP) – et skoleomfattende program mot mobbing og antisosial atferd (2. Utg)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Bakgrunn Olweus programmet (Olweus Bully Prevention Program; OBPP) skal redusere mobbing og antisosial atferd i skolen gjennom å skape et trygt og godt læringsmiljø for alle. Denne artikkelen er en kunnskapsoppsummering ... -
Lessons for child-computer interaction studies following the research challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been experienced differently in and within individual countries and thus has had a different impact on the individual researchers in the child–computer interaction studies. There ... -
Finding the Balance Between Collaboration and Autonomy Among School Nurses in Interactions With Schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)In Norway, new national guidelines for school service emphasize the importance of establishing structured collaboration with schools. Nevertheless, few studies have explored the characteristics of such collaboration. The ... -
Direct and indirect pathways from children’s early self-regulation to academic achievement in fifth grade in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)A large body of research has documented the role of self-regulation in academic skill development for young children. However, few studies have investigated longitudinal and indirect effects from kindergarten through later ... -
Digital literacies and children’s personalized books: Locating the ‘self’
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)This conceptual article discusses the role of digital literacies in personalized books, in relation to children’s developing sense of self, and in terms of assessing the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI). ... -
Teacher emotional support in relation to social competence in preschool classrooms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)The present study aimed to investigate the associations between teachers’ observed emotional support and social competence among Finnish pre-schoolers (6-year-olds). The quality of emotional support was observed using the ... -
Students' Positive Expectations and Concerns Prior to the School Transition to Lower Secondary School
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)This mixed-method study examines students' expectations and concerns before transitioning from primary to lower secondary school and the role of students' school-related wellbeing and self-esteem in their concerns. Students ...