• Knowing-with-snow in an outdoor Kindergarten 

      Bartnæs, Pernille Elisabeth; Myrstad, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-06)
      This article highlights how reciprocal relationships between children and the environment can contribute to exploring understanding of children’s learning in the outdoor environment. We draw on data from a kindergarten in the northern part of Norway, where we have carried out fieldwork three hours a week from October to mid-May. During this period, the outdoor area was covered with snow of varying ...
    • Lines in the snow; minor paths in the search for early childhood education for planatary wellbeing 

      Myrstad, Anne; Hackett, Abigail; Bartnæs, Pernille Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-28)
      This paper explores what place means for early childhood education at a time of global environmental precarity. We draw on fieldwork in Arctic Norway, where kindergarten children spend time with snow for more than half of the year. Children’s movement attunes to the nuances and diversity of the snow, as seasons, temperature, light, wind and weather change the consistency of snow and the possibilities ...
    • Lovverket for barnehagene må endres 

      Habbestad, Helge; Steinsvik, Betty; Bergan, Veronica; Myrstad, Anne; Madsen, Siri Sollied; Sundelin, Marit; Ludvigsen, Henriette (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2022-11-07)
      Undersøkelser viser at få barnehager har gjennomført tiltak for å rekruttere barnehagelærere med masterutdanning, skriver sju ansatte ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet.
    • Nøkkelkompetanse i utdanningen 

      Habbestad, Helge; Steinsvik, Betty; Bergan, Veronica; Myrstad, Anne; Madsen, Siri Sollied; Sundelin, Marit L; Ludvigsen, Henriette (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2022)
      Debatt: - Det må stilles større formelle krav til høyere kompetanse i barnehagen, mener sentrale personer i barnehagelærerutdanningen.
    • Visualising Epistemological Perspectives Using Symbols and Metaphors to Research Sustainability 

      Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen; Myrstad, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-22)
      This study articulates the epistemological underpinnings of a web banner’s visual elements featured on the webpage of the research centre, Kindergarten Knowledge Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures (KINDknow). Through interdisciplinary work within a diverse framework including dialogical, cultural, historical, systemic, anthropological and more-than-human epistemological ...
    • Visualizing a Common World of Entanglement through Multiple Viewpoints. Visuality Design in and for Education 

      Myrstad, Anne; Kleemann, Carola (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-08)
      The authors explore how multiple viewpoints can challenge our habitualised way of viewing and expand the area of thinking about children’s outdoor learning. They draw on micro-fieldwork in a Sámi kindergarten in Arctic Norway. There, learning through participation and practical experiences is a traditional strategy in child rearing. This method of learning is currently being transformed in Sámi ...
    • De yngste barna som vegfarere i barnehagen 

      Myrstad, Anne; Sverdrup, Toril (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-04)
      Artikkelen fokuserer på de yngste barnas læringsprosesser gjennom deres involvering og engasjement med sosiale og fysiske omgivelser i barnehagen. Det løftes fram hvordan barnekropper i bevegelse er kilde for erkjennelse og læring. Som utgangspunkt for analysen har vi valgt to eksempler fra barns aktivitet i barnehagens uteområde. Forsker har vært tilstede som deltakende observatør, og inngått som ...