• A cross-cultural exploration of early childhood educators’ beliefs and experiences around the use of touchscreen technologies with children under 3 years of age 

      Fotakopoulou, Olga; Hatzigianni, Maria; Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; O'Connor, Jane (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-11)
      This paper will discuss the beliefs and experiences of early childhood educators across three countries, England, Norway and Greece, in relation to the use of touchscreen technology with the youngest children in their settings. Building on previous research which explored parents’ perspectives, this study now extends the investigation to early childhood educators who play a key role in children’s ...
    • Om fargelegging, relasjoner og etikk i barnehage og skole 

      Ludvigsen, Henriette; Unstad, Torstein; Steinsvik, Betty; Madsen, Siri Sollied; Boldermo, Sidsel; Bartnæs, Pernille Elisabeth; Dardanou, Maria; Bråthen, Hanne Kristin (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2022-11-01)
      Lærer Ketil Stokkan løfter i et innlegg i Nordlys fram sin bekymring knyttet til et skjema som skal kartlegge relasjonen mellom lærer og elev. Skjemaet angir fargekoder som gir karakteristikker av elever som for eksempel "lett å elske", "får det til å koke" eller "vanskelig å forstå". Læreren skal så gi eleven fargekoder ut fra sitt forhold til eleven.
    • Planverkets blindsone? En analyse av profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse i emneplanbeskrivelser for barnehagelærerutdanning 

      Madsen, Siri Sollied; Unstad, Torstein; Tveiterås, Nils Christian; Dardanou, Maria; Habbestad, Helge; Kosner, Lukas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-08)
      Denne studien er en systematisk undersøkelse av hvordan profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse fremgår av læringsutbyttebeskrivelser i obligatoriske emner på barnehagelærerutdanningene i Norge. Vi har gjennomført en innholdsanalyse av emneplaner til 15 forskjellige studieprogrammer for barnehagelærerutdanning, noe som har resultert i analyse av 100 forskjellige emneplanbeskrivelser. Til tross for at ...
    • Tracing the Ontological Beliefs of Norwegian Educators Concerning Technology use in Early Childhood Education and Care 

      Undheim, Marianne; Kucirkova, Natalia; Unstad, Torstein; Dardanou, Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-24)
      Nested in the socio-cultural theory and the related concepts of dialogue in thinking (Mercer & Littleton, 2007) and dialogic teaching in classrooms (Mercer & Howe, 2012), this study explored knowledge and technology as dynamic meaning-making processes in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Group-reflections from thirteen Norwegian early childhood educators and their ...
    • Use of touchscreen technology by 0–3-year-old children: Parents’ practices and perspectives in Norway, Portugal and Japan 

      Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; Brito, Rita; Dias, Patricia; Fotakopoulou, Olga; Sakata, Yoko; O'Connor, Jane (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-05)
      This paper discusses findings from online surveys completed by parents of 0–3-year-old children in Norway, Portugal and Japan concerning their young children’s use of touchscreen technology. The study investigated parental practices, views and perspectives related to children’s digital practices and explored these in relation to wider cultural discourses around early childhood in the participant ...