• The ambivalence of assessment — Language assessment of minority-language children in early childhood education and care 

      Jahreie, Josefine (European Early Childhood Education Research Journal;Volume 29, 2021 - Issue 5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-20)
      Language development in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has received increased policy attention in the past 20 years. Yet, few empirical studies have explored language assessment from the standpoint of ECEC ...
    • A Child-Centred Discourse in Zambian Kindergartens? 

      Eriksen, Elisabeth Almaz (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE);Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): General issue: Pressing issues in education, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-12)
      This article aims to identify and discuss the existenceand strengthening ofa child-centredteaching discoursein Zambian kindergartens. The article is based on the understanding that the teacher-directed approach to teaching ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...