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Can we read letters? Reflections on fundamental issues in reading and dyslexia research
(Book, 2015-01)Internationally there has been a major increase in activity within reading and dyslexia research over the past three or four decades. This is a reasonable development given that the importance of having good reading ... -
Capturing epistemic reflexivity for teacher educators teaching about/to/for diversity in teacher education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Internationally, there is a growing body of evidence which shows that newly graduated teachers do not feel prepared to teach the increasingly diverse student body in contemporary classrooms. However, to date, we have limited ... -
Chad. Realpolitik and Aspirational Deprivation
(Chapter, 2021)Chadians have experienced harsh governance and personal rule since colonization. Between independence in 1960 and the coup d’état in 1990 that brought President Déby to power, violent conflicts, and civil war continuously ... -
Challenges and possibilities in Norwegian classroom drama practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)My specific teaching and research interest is drama in the classroom drama as a teaching and learning medium to fulfil a curriculum demand for student-active, creative and aesthetic learning processes. In this article ... -
Challenges of teaching with challenging tasks: Teaching dilemmas arising from implementing a reform-oriented approach to primary mathematics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The research reported in this paper analyses teaching dilemmas experienced by four in-service teachers in the context of a reform-oriented teaching approach for primary mathematics called Developmental Education in Mathematics ... -
Changes in Educational Planning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Scandinavia over the Last Three Decades
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)Approaches to deaf education in Scandinavia have been shaped and buffeted by controversies and debates about language, educational policy, and new technology. By way of thematic analysis of the content of national policy ... -
Childism and philosophy: A conceptual co-exploration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article is a conceptual co-exploration of the relationship between philosophy and childism. It draws upon a colloquium in December 2021 at the Childism Institute at Rutgers University. Nine co-authors lay out and ... -
Children as eco-citizens?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Education for sustainability in early childhood tends to focus on practices and advocacy, rather than on the aims of this education. We suggest that the aim should be to consider children as being and becoming eco-citizens. ... -
Coaches' Perceptions of how Coaching Behavior affects Athletes: An Analysis of their Position on Basic Assumptions in the Coaching Role
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04)This study explores coaches‟ beliefs about what they think their athletes expect from them as coaches in sport. A sample of 36 different statements representing different opinions about coach behaviours and how coach ... -
Collaboration and communication in blended learning environments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Blended learning environments have become increasingly common during the past few years, and frequent access to digital technologies has influenced many areas of learning and classroom interaction. This paper investigates ... -
Common Practice Elements in Treatment Programs for Adolescents with Externalizing and Internalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08)There is a pressing need for effective interventions targeting mental disorders for service-involved youth across child welfare, correctional and mental health residential settings. Identifying effective common practice ... -
Conceptions of teaching and justice as pivotal to mathematics teacher educators’ thinking about mathematical knowledge for teaching
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Recent scholarship has explored mathematical demands faced by mathematics teacher educators and ways to support their development, but little attention has been given to the basic question of how mathematics teacher educators ... -
Connection between refugee housing policy and belonging in Norway First Examiner:
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05)Since the 60’s, the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Norway has increased, resulting into more specific integration policies towards refugees by the Norwegian government. One part of the integration policy is housing ... -
Contribution of family risk, emergent literacy and environmental protective factors in children’s reading difficulties at the end of second-grade
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)It is well established that emergent literacy is a strong predictor of later reading difficulties, and that the home literacy environment plays an important role in the development of children’s preschool emergent literacy ... -
Coping styles and emotional and behavioural problems among Norwegian grade 9 students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004)The main purpose of this study was to explore the relations between coping styles and emotional and behavioural problems among adolescent students. The study was conducted as a survey among a representative sample of ... -
Creation of Metacognitive Knowledge and Self-Awareness in the Foreign Language Classroom: a Game-Theoretical Approach
(PhD thesis UiS;324, Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-15)The overall objective of this research has been the quest to increase the understanding of how metacognitive knowledge can be taught in the foreign language classroom. It revolves around the following research questions: 1. ... -
Critical literacy in the language classroom: Possibilities for intercultural learning through symbolic competence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article provides a theoretical exploration of the connections between critical literacy and symbolic competence with some pedagogical examples from an empirical study. More specifically, we argue that critical literacy ... -
«Dans – Det glemte kompetansemålet?» En kvalitativ studie om fire kroppsøvingslæreres tidligere erfaringer, oppfattelse og operasjonalisering av den formelle læreplanen i kroppsøving om dans, på ungdomstrinnet.
(Master thesis, 2023)Masteroppgaven har i hensikt å undersøke fire læreres erfaringer, oppfattelse og gjennomføring av den formelle læreplanen i kroppsøvingsfaget om aktiviteten dans, på ungdomstrinnet 8.-10. trinn. Dette kan bidra til å belyse ... -
Danseelevers målorientering og opplevelse av det motivasjonelle klima i relasjon til selvoppfatning og emosjonelle problem
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IAS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Tema for denne oppgaven er hvordan motivasjonelle faktorer som målorientering og opplevelse av det motivasjonelle klima er relatert til selvoppfatning og emosjonelle problem blant danseelever i videregående skole. ... -
DAt-Kon – et verktøy for differensiering av atferds- og konsentrasjonsvansker hos barn
(PhD thesis UiS;204, Doctoral thesis, 2013-10-25)DAt-Kon is a Norwegian assessment tool for behavioral and concentration problems in children as described by parents and close guardians in the home and school setting. The term ‘DAt-Kon’ is an acronym for ‘Differentiation ...