• The discourse of international standard-setting: PISA tests and Norway, a critical discourse analysis 

      Thomas, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Employing a critical discourse analysis, this study considers three documents from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) assessing challenges related to the development of skills and educational ...
    • Discussing the curriculum-Didaktik dichotomy and comparative conceptualisations of the teaching profession 

      Wermke, Wieland; Prøitz, Tine Sophie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      National and regional variations in school systems, have often been explained in comparative school governance research in the Nordic countries with variations in long-standing traditions in curriculum development, ...
    • Doctorateness across Higher Education Institutions in Norway 

      Burner, Tony; Bjerkholt, Eva; Gaathaug, André Vagner; Kleiven, Synne; Ljoså, Tone Marte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This article investigates doctorateness in Norway by evaluating the juridical regulations for doctoral studies at all PhD-awarding universities and university colleges according to the following categories: admission, ...
    • Doing and Talking: People with Intellectual Disabilities’ Handling of Challenges of Remote Communication 

      Kversøy, Kjartan Skogly; Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Kuyini; Kellems, Ryan; Kversøy, Sofie Daae; Cusworth, Zackery (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article is about the challenge of communication via smartphones and tablets by people with intellectual disabilities (ID). We will give special attention to persons that struggle with verbal communication. One of our ...
    • Doing Critical Pedagogy Together A Case Study in a Norwegian Postgraduate Program 

      Thomas, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper applies a critical lens to a Master’s degree program in education in one University in Norway and its stated aim of promoting critical skills in students from the global south in particular. Two groups of students, ...
    • Early literacy in Norwegian and Swedish preschool teacher education 

      Gjems, Liv; Sheridan, Sonja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Since the turn of the century, politicians in the Scandinavian countries have placed great emphasis on early childhood education and care. They have been especially concerned with lifelong learning in the field of language ...
    • Editorial: Bodily Learning Conference 2021 

      Ørbæk, Trine; Karen, Bauer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The articles presented in this special issue were first presented at the international conference BODILY LEARNING, arranged by NTNU, Trondheim (2021, 22.–23. April, digital event). The aim of the conference was to continue ...
    • Education for Peace 

      Aakre, Bjørn Magne (Journal article, 2021)
      The purpose of this article is to contribute to an understanding of Education Peace and to discuss its content and learning strategies. It was first prepared for a lecture at Taiwan Graduate School of Theology. A qualitative ...
    • Eksamens- og standpunktkarakterer – to sider av samme sak? 

      Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Prøitz, Tine Sophie; Seland, Idunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In this article, we analyse differences between grades based on national examinations, and final grades based on summative classroom assessment at the end of upper secondary education, using data from two subjects: Norwegian ...
    • The emerging promise of touchscreen devices for individuals with intellectual disabilities 

      Kversøy, Kjartan Skogly; Kellems, Ryan O.; Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Kuyini; Bussey, Heidi C.; Kversøy, Sofie Daae (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article explores the emerging promise touchscreen devices hold for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Many individuals with ID that struggle to read, write or use voice assisted strategies can use ...
    • En kasusstudie av innholdet i veiledningssamtaler mellom nyutdannede lærere og lokale veiledere 

      Bjerkholt, Eva (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Artikkelen er basert på forfatterens doktorgradsavhandling (Bjerkholt, 2013) og drøfter betydningen av forskningsbasert kunnskap om veiledning. Doktorgradsavhandlingen har en sosiokulturell og dialogisk tilnærming og i ...
    • En teoretisk utdyping av rom og materialitet som pedagogisk ressurs i barnehagen 

      Nordtømme, Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Denne artikkelen diskuterer et ontologisk grunnlag og er en teoretisk utforskning av rom og materialitet som en pedagogisk ressurs i barnehagen. Oppmerksomheten er rettet mot barns lekeerfaringer i samspill med rom og ...
    • Enhancing pre-service teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK): a mixed-method study 

      Tondeur, Jo; Scherer, Ronny; Siddiq, Fazilat; Baran, Evrim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The main aim of this two-step mixed-method study was to explore the effectiveness of the strategies used to prepare pre-service teachers for technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). Specifically, we focused on ...
    • Ethics in categorizing ethnicity and disability in research with children 

      Thorjussen, Ingfrid M.; Wilhelmsen, Terese (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The use of categories is a contested subject in social sciences. The use of social categories allows researchers to explore similarities, differences, and inequalities between groups of people. However, by using social ...
    • Evaluation of the Lamer social competence in preschool scale 

      Løkken, Ingrid Midteide; Broekhuizen, Martine; Moser, Thomas; Bjørnestad, Elisabeth; Hegna, Maren Meyer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The Lamer Social Competence in Preschool Scale (LSCIP) has been widely used in Norway to assess children’s social competence; however, the six-factor structure has not been validated since the scalewas developed. The aim ...
    • Every rose has its thorns: Domesticity and care beyond the dyad in ECEC 

      Aslanian, Teresa Katherine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Care is traditionally researched in ECEC as a dyadic, human phenomenon that relies heavily of tropes of females as care providers. The assumption that care is produced in dyadic relationships occludes material care practices ...
    • Exploring dialectal variations on quality health communication and healthcare delivery in the Sissala District of Ghana 

      Abdulai, Muhammed; Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Kuyini; Sanus, Kanda Mandela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This article explores the effects of dialectal variations on quality health communication and healthcare delivery using ethnomethodology. The study revealed that healthcare providers and patients in the Sissala District ...
    • Exploring pupils’ and teachers’ perspectives on face-to-face promotive interaction in cooperative learning 

      Kristiansen, Selma Dzemidzic (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This study reports on pupils’ and teachers’ perceptions of face-to-face promotive interaction (FtFPI) in cooperative learning (CL) at two primary schools in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Using mixed methods, the ...
    • Exploring workplace climate and culture in relation to food environment related factors in Norwegian kindergartens. The BRA-Study 

      Himberg-Sundet, Anne; Kristiansen, Anne Lene; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Moser, Thomas; Bjelland, Mona; Andersen, Lene Frost; Lien, Nanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Kindergartens represent an important arena for promoting vegetable intake when it is essential to establish healthy dietary behaviours early in life. To develop and implement successful interventions targeting ...
    • Extended editorial 

      Arstorp, Ann-Thérèse; Røkenes, Fredrik Mørk (Others, 2022)
      There is a global challenge to educate future generations for workplace practices and jobs that do not yet exist (OECD, 2017). According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2017) and the ...