• 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 ...
    • Learning about concepts through everyday language interactions in preschools 

      Gjems, Liv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background. In several Nordic countries, the pedagogy in preschools has a social pedagogical ideal. The focus is on development of social competence, aiming to empower children. There is only minimal focus on teaching and ...