• Affordances for 1- to 3-year-olds’ risky play in Early Childhood Education and Care 

      Kleppe, Rasmus (Journal of Early Childhood Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article focuses on how Early Childhood Education and Care institutions provide for 1- to 3-yearolds’ risky play—a previously little researched topic—utilizing data from an exploratory, small-scale study investigating ...
    • Associations between Children’s Risky Play and ECEC Outdoor Play Spaces and Materials 

      Hansen Sandseter, Ellen Beate; Sando, Ole Johan; Kleppe, Rasmus (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 18, Issue 7, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-24)
      Children spend a large amount of time each day in early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions, and the ECEC play environments are important for children’s play opportunities. This includes children’s opportunities ...
    • The belief in outdoor play and learning 

      Tandberg, Cato; Kaarby, Karen Marie Eid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Norwegian kindergartens traditionally use outdoor environments for play and learning also for the youngest children regardless of the season. This research examines the assumptions and priorities underlying teachers’ work ...
    • Characteristics of staff–child interaction in 1–3-year-olds’ risky play in early childhood education and care 

      Kleppe, Rasmus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Despite increased interest in children’s risk-taking in play, little is known of this aspect considering children under three years. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the concept of scaffolding to potentially ...
    • Climbing, Hiding and Having Fun: Schoolchildren’s Memories of Holistic Learning in a Norwegian Kindergarten 

      Aslanian, Teresa Katherine; Andresen, Anne Kristin Hansen; Baasland, Turid (Nordic Studies in Education;Vol. 40, No. 3, 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-24)
      Firmly planted in the Nordic tradition, policies that guide practice in Norwegian kindergartens emphasize a holistic approach that integrates care, play and learning and promotes well-being and development through relationships ...
    • Innendørs risikofylt lek – et bidrag til spenning og variasjon i barnehagens lekemiljøer 

      Kleppe, Rasmus; Sando, Ole Johan; Hansen Sandseter, Ellen Beate (Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education;Vol. 4 | No. 2 | 2020: Fysisk aktivitet, kropp og bevegelse i barnehagen, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-28)
      Risikofylt lek er en form for lek som kan bidra til både barns trivsel og utvikling, men som det er lite forsket på. I denne studien har vi undersøkt ulike aspekter ved risikofylt lek i barnehagers innemiljø. Studien baserer ...
    • Interaction Quality in Norwegian ECEC for Toddlers Measured with the Caregiver Interaction Profile (CIP) Scales 

      Bjørnestad, Elisabeth; Broekhuizen, Martine Louise; Os, Ellen; Baustad, Anne Grethe (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research;Published online: 08 Jul 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-06)
      The core aspect within process quality is quality of interactions between caregivers and children. This article investigates six interaction skills of caregivers in ECEC groups for toddlers in Norway using the Caregiver ...
    • Interaction-quality and children’s social competence in Norwegian ECEC. 

      Løkken, Ingrid Midteide; Broekhuizen, Martine Louise; Barnes, Jaqueline; Moser, Thomas; Bjørnestad, Elisabeth (Varhaiskasvatuksen Tiedelehti;Volume 7, Issue 2, 2018, Academic article, 2018)
      This study investigated whether interaction quality in toddler groups, when children were age three, was associated with changes in children’s social competence from age three to age five years in Norwegian Early Childhood ...
    • Is cognitive development at three years of age associated with ECEC quality in Norway? 

      Eliassen, Erik; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Melhuish, Edward (European Early Childhood Education Research Journal;Volume 26, 2018 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-19)
      In countries with universal access to early childhood education and care (ECEC), child participation is high across a range of socioeconomic groups. However, ECEC quality is often varying, and many children spend much time ...
    • Making kin with plastic through aesthetic experimentation 

      Penfold, Louisa; Odegard, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Recent scholarship in childhood studies has raised concerns about humancentric, singular discourses regarding human-plastic relations. As a result, questions of how to develop new forms of learning with materials in ...
    • Music education through the lens of ITERS-R: Discussing results from 206 toddler day care groups 

      Vist, Torill; Os, Ellen (Research Studies in Music Education;Article first published online March 27, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This article presents results from a large-scale Norwegian study that examines the quality of early childhood education and care, using the research tool ITERS-R. Although ITERS-R consists of 39 items, this article focuses ...
    • The potential of chest mounted action cameras in early childhood education research 

      Hov, Asbjørn Magnar; Neegaard, Henrik (Nordic Studies in Science Education;volume 16, issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02-17)
      GoPro action cameras have become increasingly popular in TV, movie production, and in sports filming. In this article, GoPro action cameras are explored as a data collection tool in outdoor early childhood education research. ...
    • The relationship between structural factors and interaction quality in Norwegian ECEC for toddlers 

      Løkken, Ingrid Midteide; Bjørnestad, Elisabeth; Broekhuizen, Martine; Moser, Thomas (International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy;2018 12:9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-16)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between two structural factors of quality: organisation form (stable groups versus fexible groups) and staf– child ratio, in relation to interaction quality ...
    • The relationship between structural factors and interaction quality in Norwegian ECEC for toddlers 

      Løkken, Ingrid Midteide; Bjørnestad, Elisabeth; Broekhuizen, Martine; Moser, Thomas (International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy;12:9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-16)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between two structural factors of quality: organisation form (stable groups versus flexible groups) and staff–child ratio, in relation to interaction quality ...
    • Religious Education in Secularist Kindergartens? Pedagogical Leaders on Religion in Norwegian ECEC 

      Hovdelien, Olav; Sødal, Helje Kringlebotn (Religions;Volume 13 / Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-26)
      According to the legal framework, religion forms a certain part of Norwegian early childhood education in publicly owned kindergartens. As the only Scandinavian country where this is the case, the object clause (statement ...
    • Risky Play and Children’s Well-Being, Involvement and Physical Activity 

      Sando, Ole Johan; Kleppe, Rasmus; Hansen Sandseter, Ellen Beate (Child Indicators Research;, Academic article, 2021-02-17)
      Children’s activities and experiences in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) institutions are essential for children’s present and future lives. Playing is a vital activity in childhood, and playing is found to be ...
    • Styrerblikk på foreldreundersøkelser i barnehagen 

      Larsen, Ann Kristin; Slåtten, Mette Vaagan (Utbildning & lärande;Vol 14, nr 1 2020, Academic article, 2020)
      Brukerundersøkelser er vanlig innenfor samfunnets velferdstjenester og kan sees som et verktøy innen resultatstyring. I artikkelen tar vi utgangspunkt i følgende problemstilling: Hvilken påvirkning mener barnehagestyrere ...
    • Teaching training in art and craft: Drawing as a performative act. 

      Jamouchi, Samira (Journal of the European Teacher Education Network;Vol. 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Drawing is the one of most usual art and craft activity in Norwegian kindergartens. But is drawing as a dynamic, creative process understood and valued by early childhood educators? I use performative drawing to present ...
    • Translanguaging Strategies in Superdiverse Mainstream Norwegian ECEC: Opportunities for Home Language Support 

      Tkachenko, Elena; Romøren, Anna Sara Hexeberg; Garmann, Nina Gram (Journal of Home Language Research;4:1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-21)
      In Norway, 92% of all children between 1 and 5 attend early childhood education and care (ECEC), and 18% of these children are minority language speakers. The Framework Plan for Content and Tasks of Kindergartens (Ministry ...
    • Å involvere barnehagelærere i forskning - muligheter for flerspråklighetsforskningen 

      Garmann, Nina Gram; Romøren, Anna Sara Hexeberg; Tkachenko, Elena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Sammendrag Rammeplan for barnehagens innhold og oppgaver (Kunnskapsdepartementet, 2017) fordrer at barnehagene støtter flerspråklige barns utvikling av både hjemmespråket og norsk eller samisk. Dette krever at barnehagelærere ...