• Portal-time and wanderlines: What does virusing-with make possible in childhood research? 

      Osgood, Jayne; Andersen, Camilla Eline; Otterstad, Ann Merete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper emerged from the forces of a pandemic that invited us to wrestle with what ‘virusing-with’ might potentiate in educational research-creation (Manning, 2016a). We sense the Coronavirus perform its agency on ...
    • Posthumanisme/nymaterialisme og nomadisme - affektive brytninger av barnehagens observasjonspraksiser 

      Otterstad, Ann Merete; Nordbrønd, Brit (Nordisk Barnehageforskning;11(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      This article challenges observation as a method in early childhood, justified as a mapping tool for creating knowledge about children. Observation as data material is about writing down already known categorisation about ...
    • 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. ...
    • Present but silent? The use of languages other than Norwegian in mainstream ECEC. 

      Romøren, Anna Sara H.; Garmann, Nina Gram; Tkachenko, Elena (Nordisk Barnehageforskning;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In this paper we present a survey-based study on multilingual practices in 47 ECEC (early childhood education and care) centres, mainly in eastern Norway. Our main concern was to investigate the languages known by staff ...
    • The Prevalence of Risky Play in Young Children’s Indoor and Outdoor Free Play 

      Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Kleppe, Rasmus; Sando, Ole Johan (Early Childhood Education Journal;volume 49, issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-25)
      Research on children’s risky play and young children’s risk taking is a relatively new research area that has drawn the atten- tion of many researchers in the last decades. Nevertheless, to our knowledge, no earlier studies ...
    • Providing outdoor experiences for infants and toddlers: Pedagogical possibilities and challenges from a Brazilian early childhood education centre case study 

      Costa, Natália Meireles Santos da; Rossett-Ferreira, Maria Clotilde; Mello, Ana Maria Araújo de (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Intense urbanization process in Brazil and Latin America has increasingly limited young children, since birth, to access outdoor spaces, especially green areas. Moreover, as conceptions of babies in domestic care support ...
    • Read-aloud and writing practices in Nordic preschools 

      Alatalo, Tarja; Norling, Martina; Magnusson, Maria; Tjäru, Sofie; Hjetland, Hanne Næss; Hofslundsengen, Hilde Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Preschool teachers’ read-aloud and writing practices were investigated using a questionnaire about how activities were planned and organized, and what their purpose was. The results indicate that early literacy practices ...
    • Redaktører i temanummer "Med et pedagogisk blikk på transspråking" 

      Giæver, Katrine; Ilje-Lien, Johanne; Daugaard, Line Møller (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    • 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 ...
    • Religionsforståelsen i ny rammeplan for barnehagen 

      Hovdelien, Olav (Prismet;Årgang 68, hefte 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      I april 2017 fastsatte Kunnskapsdepartementet en ny Forskrift om rammeplan for barnehagens innhold og oppgaver. I denne artikkelen undersøkes hvilke føringer som legges til grunn for religions- og livssynsfeltet i den nye ...
    • 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 ...
    • Research on Children in ECEC Under Three in Norway : Increased Volume, Yet Invisible 

      Greve, Anne; Solheim, Morten (International Journal of Early Childhood;42, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10-07)
      The aim of this article is to provide a review of research on the youngest children (0–3) in Norwegian kindergartens. The review deals with research from the last two decades. The article also discusses critical initiatives ...
    • Research Reconsiderations Concerning Cultural Differences 

      Becher, Aslaug Andreassen (Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood; 5(1), Academic article; Peer reviewed, 2004)
      ‘Minority children’ experience a lot of shifts in their cultural contexts. The author’s work as a professional teacher in multicultural classes enabled her to focus on the research questions presented in this article. ...
    • Researching the assemblage of cultural diversity in Norway: Challenging simplistic research approaches 

      Andersen, Camilla Eline; Otterstad, Ann Merete (International Review of Qualitative Research;7(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      This article’s point of departure is practicing an(other) methodology than those that are dominant within educational research in Norway. Dominant research can ‘rely on the authority and normativity of methods to produce ...
    • 'Ressursorientert tilnærming til språklig og kulturelt mangfold': Diskursive lesninger av inkludering i barnehagen 

      Otterstad, Ann Merete; Andersen, Camilla Eline (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-09)
      This article critically questions how contemporary multicultural pedagogical work for inclusion in Norwegian children’s centers is described in government documents. We find in these documents that what is named as a ...
    • Rethinking "ryddetid" as democratic practices in early childhood institutions 

      Bustos, Marcela Montserrat Fonseca; Ilje-Lien, Johanne (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      In Norwegian kindergartens, free play is central in everyday practices. Following the national curriculum, with a holistic view on children and childhood, free play is a crucial part of children’s democratic rights and ...
    • Riddles as Language Experiences 

      Czyżak, Iwona; Karlsson, Eivind (Studies in Linguistics, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures;10, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Riddles are texts with certain features in common, but with an extraordinary diversity regarding linguistic characteristics. The riddles in the article hail from literature, oral tradition and an educational context. They ...
    • 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 ...
    • Rom for medvirkning? : om kvaliteter i samspillet mellom førskolelærer og barn 

      Bae, Berit (Barn;27 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Lov om barnehager slår fast at barn skal ha rett til medvirkning (§3), og rammeplanen gir retningslinjer for hvordan dette skal forståes. Opplevelser av at det finnes mennesker rundt barna som deler deres engasjement og ...
    • The Roman Catholic Church of Norway and migration challenges 

      Hovdelien, Olav (International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church;Volume 19, 2019 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-11)
      Ever since its re-establishment in Norway in 1843, the Roman Catholic Church has grown steadily. The church has now a total membership of approximately 150,000 (1 January 2017). The reason for the latest, and certainly ...