Browsing Faculty of Education and International Studies by Subject "Early childhood education"
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Affordances for 1- to 3-year-olds’ risky play in Early Childhood Education and Care
(SAGE Publications, 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 ... -
The belief in outdoor play and learning
(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
(Taylor & Francis, 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
(Cappelen Damm Akademisk, 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 ... -
Embracing uncertainty: a diffractive approach to love in the context of early childhood education and care
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2018-04-03)Young children spend an increasing amount of time in out of home care, as neuroscientific research reveals the pivotal role love and touch plays in children’s development. In response to this new knowledge, there is a ... -
Interaction Quality in Norwegian ECEC for Toddlers Measured with the Caregiver Interaction Profile (CIP) Scales
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 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.
(Early Childhood Education Association Finland, 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?
(Taylor and Francis, 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 ... -
Music education through the lens of ITERS-R: Discussing results from 206 toddler day care groups
(SAGE Publications, 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 relationship between structural factors and interaction quality in Norwegian ECEC for toddlers
(SpringerOpen, 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 ... -
The relationship between structural factors and interaction quality in Norwegian ECEC for toddlers
(Springer Open, 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 ... -
Teaching training in art and craft: Drawing as a performative act.
(Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 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 ...
