Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (HF-IBU)
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Early childhood pre-service teachers’ preparation for using technology with children: a systematic literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-04)This systematic literature review examined how teacher education prepared early childhood pre-service teachers to utilise digital technology with children. After searching in relevant databases the review analysed 21 ... -
Tracing the Ontological Beliefs of Norwegian Educators Concerning Technology use in Early Childhood Education and Care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Nested in the socio-cultural theory and the related concepts of dialogue in thinking (Mercer & Littleton, 2007) and dialogic teaching in classrooms (Mercer & Howe, 2012), this study explored knowledge and technology as ... -
“We are peasants”: Exploring place, identity and the political role of educators with the Zapatistas of Mexico and Norwegian early childhood educators.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores the significance of peasant culture for sustainability education, the political engagement of the educator with sustainability and the understanding of herself as a political agent of change. Paolo ... -
Examining the longitudinal association between toddlers’ early shyness and their well-being during their first year in Norwegian early childhood education and care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Using a multilevel random-coefficient approach, we examined the longitudinal association between toddlers’ early shyness and their well-being during their first year in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) ... -
ECEC Professionals’ Views on Partnerships with Parents in Multicultural Classrooms in Four European Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-12)Partnerships between parents and professionals in early childhood education and care (ECEC) are widely acknowledged as important for children’s well-being, learning, and development. As children with immigrant backgrounds ... -
Teachers’ support for children’s mathematical learning through interactions while playing with a coding toy.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines how early childhood education and care teachers can support children’s mathematical learning in the context of playing with a coding toy (a robot). Video recordings of the interactions that occurred ... -
User-Controlled Personal Assistance for Children— Does the Independent Living Ideology Translate to the Lived Life of Children and Youth with Disabilities?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)In Norway, user-controlled personal assistance (UPA) is a right for children under the age of 18. Based on the independent living (IL) ideology, the intention of UPA is to provide the person with user control, independence ... -
Quality in children’s digital picture books: seven key strands for educational reflections for shared dialogue-based reading in early childhood settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02)The scope of digital children’s books is increasing rapidly; however, the quality of these books needs consideration in view of the educational context in which they are to be read. In this article, we present seven key ... -
Mathematics and higher-order thinking in early childhood education and care (ECEC)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article investigates the perspectives of Norwegian early childhood educators on mathematics and higher-order thinking. Thematic analysis of the connection between mathematics and children’s higher-order thinking skills ... -
Profiles of Chinese preschoolers' academic and social–emotional development in relation to classroom quality: A multilevel latent profile approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02)Linking classroom quality to separate domains of child development might neglect the transactional interactions across developmental domains. This research utilized latent profiles across academic and social–emotional ... -
Nordic approaches to evaluation and assessment in early childhood education and care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)This paper presents and discusses the findings of a collaborative investigation into Nordic approaches to evaluation and assessment in early childhood education and care. The project explored values and principles that ... -
”Nothing About Us Without Us”: the first example of inclusive research in Early Childhood Education in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The term inclusive research is used in literature to describe a partnership between academics and people with intellectual disabilities, with the aim of conducting research together. This type of partnership must contain ... -
Critical thinking, problem-Solving and computational thinking : Related but Distinct : An analysis of similarities and differences based on an example of a play situation in an early childhood education setting
(Chapter, 2023-05)In the twenty-first century, four important different and intertwined domains for children’s skills have been identified: cognitive, interpersonal, intrapersonal and technical. In the cognitive domain, key terms such as ... -
Digital competence and digital technology: a curriculum analysis of Norwegian early childhood teacher education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper explores how digital competence and digital technology are addressed in Norwegian early childhood teacher education (ECTE). The aim is to provide a national overview of the ECTE institutions’ programme and ... -
Educating to democracy and critical thinking. The Norwegian kindergarten model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In order to educate children to become an active part of the society, it is necessary to help them to understand the importance of values and attitudes funding the democratic society. These include the sense of community, ... -
Konstruksjon av identitetsfortellinger i barns sosiale lek
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Denne studien undersøker hvordan barn konstruerer identitetsfortellinger i sosial lek. Etter inspirasjon fra YuvalDavis (2010, 2011) legges et sosiologisk perspektiv til grunn for behandling og drøfting av identitetsbegrepet. ... -
Mediated learning strategies in families with children with disabilities: a literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The purpose of this literature review is to identify patterns and to discuss key perspectives from empirical studies published from 2000 until 2021 that explore mediated learning strategies in families with children with ... -
Å høre til der du bor : om foreldres opplevelse av tilhørighet gjennom barnehagen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Denne artikkelen belyser hvordan minoritetsforeldre kan danne tilhørighet til lokalsamfunnet gjennom barnehagen. Minoritet brukes i denne sammenheng om foreldre med migrantbakgrunn. Med lokalsamfunn menes formelle og ... -
Affective responses to urban but not to natural scenes depend on inter-individual differences in childhood nature exposure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Do humans have a hard-wired tendency to respond with positive affects to nature or do individual's meanings and learning experiences moderate the affective responses to natural or urban scenes? We studied the relative ... -
The Norwegian inclusive learning environment: an analysis.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)After the Salamanca Declaration, integration was replaced with inclusion as an aim in Norwegian education policy. Since then, Norwegian education has sought to achieve the goal that every child and every student is included ...