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Do you remember the scented erasers you had as a child? ‘Scratch and sniff objects’ have now made a comeback.
A new research project is going to look into whether Sámi students in Norwegian schools are more involved in online bullying than other students, as a result of their background. “There is hardly any research on Sámi schoolchildren and online bullying,” says Luisa Morello.
PROFRES Doctoral Research School
Autumn PhD Symposium
Bodø 21th – 24th October 2024
Attending childcare for the first time can be extra challenging for shy children. To support shy children's well-being as best as possible, the staff needs to recognize children’s needs in different situations. A good collaboration between parents and childcare staff is extra important when there are shy children in the group.
LIFE wants to achieve a new and improved understanding of life skills education (LSE) in Norwegian schools.
The aim of the programme is to stimulate childist research across the academy, test and evolve the concept of childism, and inform childist social and political justice processes.
In the EKCO-project, after school program staff, together with researchers, will examine how after school offerings in five countries currently operate, with the aim of developing new and improved practices in the field.
In this selection of video abstracts, we provide a glimpse into exciting and important research topics about early childhood education, school, and learning, based on articles written by researchers at the Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment.
The FLeD project aims to facilitate the design of effective flexible learning scenarios for Faculty.
The research group FLUENT approaches multilingualism from a variety of perspectives by investigating child and adult first, second and third language acquisition and development.
FLUENT means "FLerspråklig Utvikling og Endring i Nyere Tid" (multilingual development and change in society today).
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In the INTERACT research project, teachers receive guidance from their own specially trained coaches. “I am lucky to be able to mentor such committed and skilled teachers”, says coach Liv Jorunn Byrkjedal-Sørby.
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What role do parents have in the prevention of cyberbullying? The international research project PARTICIPATE will seek answers to this.
Odors change as the weather changes. Rain or sunshine, there are interesting smells, both outside and inside, to discover, explore and talk about together with children. All you need is your nose. Let your fantasy lead the way and discover the magic of smell together with the children.
Digital bullying is a big challenge all over the world. The PARTICIPATE project is looking at this research theme in relation to parents. The project will consist of a multi sectoral, interdisciplinary world class PhD programme. The programme consists of networking and exchange of information and competence about digital bullying in Europe.
All over the world, children are being bullied by adults in school. New research now shows that these students could also be at increased risk of being bullied by their fellow students
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Teacher Olaug Ueland receives feedback on her teaching from a personal coach. The goal is to make interaction with the pupils even better, and for the teaching to be more engaging.
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Four editors representing four countries to helm flagship journal.
FILIORUM - Center for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care leads and participates in a number of projects, both nationally and internationally. Here you will find an overview of completed and ongoing projects that FILIORUM is involved in.
The team consists of employees from the University of South-Eastern Norway, Nord University, the University of Agder, the University of Stavanger, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Volda University College, Østfold University College and Molde University College.
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The PARTICIPATE Project has been awarded NOK 6 million for research on cyber bullying and the role of the parent. "More research on this subject is crucial", Hildegunn Fandrem says.
A creative process with digital technology is a complex process consisting of traditional non-digital and new digital activities. It is important that educators use different pedagogical strategies when involving young children in the process. However, it is not enough to focus merely on the process – the finished product is also important to the children.
A selection of research articles from the Centre. Use the DOI-link to read abstract.
Is there a common Nordic model or a characteristic Nordic approach to evaluation and assessment of quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC)? A new study conducted by FILIORUM – Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care, together with Early Childhood Research Centre at Dublin City University (DCU ECRC), has examined this.
The DiCoTe project aims to increase digital competence in Norwegian kindergartens by developing resources that can be used in Early Childhood Education Training.
The most common thing about countries that are 'successful' in PISA, is a higher level of gender equality in the population.
To read books together with young children is a common activity – both in early childhood settings and at home. Many children are increasingly using digital books to access stories. You might wonder whether reading on paper and on screen is the same? Does it matter whether children turn pages in a book or swipe pages on an iPad?
This cutting-edge project researches the power of smells and scents to transform children’s reading.
How can academic motivation be stimulated by promoting a mastery-oriented learning environment?
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioural Research in Education and University of Stavanger host the digital conference with more than 190 researchers from 34 countries. Topic of the day will be «Bullying: What we know and what we can do.»
In SELMA, researchers and employees in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centers will collaborate to develop resources to promote Social and Emotional development and Life Mastery. The five core themes of SELMA derive from the Framework plan for kindergartens:
Social interaction, Engagement, Love and joy, Mastery, and Acknowledgement.
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Professor Natalia Kucirkova has won the UKLA Academic Book Award 2021 for her book ‘How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books’.
Enhancing Upper Secondary Students’ Engagement and Learning through Video-based Professional Development on Teaching Interactions
The goal of the INTERACT project is to investigate how digital video-based dialogue can support teachers in the work of strengthening the quality of interactions in the classroom to again increase students' engagement and learning.
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A comprehensive meta-analysis of prior research has found, overall, that children ages 1 to 8 were less likely to understand picture books when they read the digital, versus the printed version. However, when digital picture books contain the right enhancements that reinforce the story content, they outperform their print counterparts.
Full name of project: Building resilience through education for Sustainable, Collaborative and Smart Cities (RESICITIES)
The research community Transforming Education – towards a sustainable future brings together researchers from different disciplines within the Faculty of Arts and Education to study transformative approaches to educational aspects of sustainable development.
Synapse Lab researchers have received funding for two projects as part of the Norwegian Research Council’s grant for addressing problems in society and business.
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The University of Stavanger Business School recently submitted two applications to the Research Council of Norway to become Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF). The Norwegian Centres of Excellence scheme is the RCN`s most prestigious call. It allows scientific areas to organize themselves in centers to achieve ambitious scientific goals through cooperation and long-term funding.
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FILIORUM-The Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care at the University of Stavanger and the Early Childhood Research Centre at Dublin City University (DCU ECRC) have entered a collaboration on a new research project on Nordic Approaches to Evaluation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education and Care.
This research program area is aimed at preparing better graduate and postgraduate candidates.
A recent Norwegian study shows strong associations between first grade students feeling liked and respected by their teacher, and their achievement in reading.
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Professor Natalia Kucirkova from the Centre for Learning Environment is awarded the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship for the period 2021-2023. She is the first Jacobs Fellow from a Norwegian University.
UiS researchers have developed and tested a structured play-based curriculum for children at their last year of preschool, to foster a more even and better foundation before school start through care, play and learning.
School in motion is part of an effort to create a better knowledge base for future work with physical activity in secondary schools.
On Track has developed and tested the efficacy of an early intensive reading intervention for students at risk of reading difficulties.
Inspired by the growth mindset research in psychology, this project hypothesize that there is systematic under-performance in the Norwegian education system due to cultural conditions.
The Agder Project: An intervention to promote school readiness and human potential.
Aiming to help preschool teachers develop a more intentional and systematic practice stimulating skills that are critical for adjusting to school and for later-life success, and investigate how this change in practice affects child development.
The Reading Centre’s Research Unit for Assessment of Literacy Skills (RUALS) develop reading- and writing assessments that provide accurate information on pupils’ skills, and that are useful for addressing individual learning needs.
The researchers in this project aim to create a scientifically based playful learning curriculum for 5-year-olds in daycare.
Can Norwegian daycare centers improve children's developmental trajectories by more systematically cultivate key school readiness skills known to promote future learning?
FILIORUM's vision is High quality in diverse Early Childhood Education and Care settings. The centre conducts excellent and practice-oriented early childhood education research at a high international level and is a key contributor to the ECEC sector.
According to a new study, there is a strong link between self-regulation and mathematical skills in Norwegian children. “Children need self-regulation in order to take advantage of existing learning opportunities”, says the researcher.
Researchers at the Norwegian Reading Centre will study the use of storybook apps and print picture books in language focused reading activities in kindergartens. The aim is to develop an app that kindergarten staff can use to consider to what extent specific features of e-books are appropriate for such activities.
DigiHand explores the emergence of handwriting skills in digital classrooms.
In collaboration with the Agency for Education, City of Oslo, the Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education and Inspera, researchers at the Reading Centre will develop adaptive tests to be used in primary school. This form of assessment adapts to the skill level of the students, provides a more precise picture of each individual student, and gives schools better opportunities for adapted instruction for students on all levels.
Reading is a basic skill which is fundamental for children’s learning and development. PIRLS is a large international comparative study of the reading literacy of children in grade 4 and 5.
A recent Norwegian study shows strong associations between first grade students feeling liked and respected by their teacher, and their achievement in reading.
When secondary school pupils read demanding fiction, they become engaged by the difficult nature of the texts, and approach the texts in a manner that is relevant for the subject of literature, a new PhD thesis shows.
How significant is the teacher-pupil ratio when it comes to the learning outcome and learning environment of elementary school children? The question has caused great debate, however international studies are divided on the matter. Two Teachers is one of two large research projects investigating the effect of an increased teacher-pupil ratio for Norwegian pupils.
Talking with their classmates about topics that are relevant to their everyday life, can give teenagers a sense of belonging and contribute to increased well-being and motivation in school.
A new research projects aims to develop new measures for middle school students who struggle with reading. To successfully reach this goal, collaboration with schools and teachers in the project development phase is essential.
The Cognitive Lab is the only arena at UiS where all faculties meet and collaborate on research at the highest level. The lab provides the natural sciences with a meeting place for the health sciences, psychology and various disciplines that study social conditions, human behaviour and learning.
The CIESL-project aims at gaining knowledge on teachers' implementation of classroom interaction when participating in a governmental initiated intervention on classroom management, and how teachers' learning are linked to student learning and outcome. okuserer på klasseleiing.
The entanglement of choreographic and pedagogic practices is the theme of the PhD project of Mari Flønes at The Faculty of Performing Arts.
The PhD programme in Educational Sciences and Humanities encompasses two research disciplines that overlap in some areas, but which also each have their own distinctive characteristics.
In 2020 The University of Stavanger (UiS) was awarded a UNESCO professorship on the topic of diversity, inclusion and education.
The transition from reading primarily on paper to reading on a variety of screen devices introduces a new media ecology which invites new modes of understanding and exploring reading, across disciplines and paradigms.
The learning program ROBUST aims to increase well-being, motivation and academic achievement among lower secondary school pupils through social and emotional learning. ROBUST will be evaluated in the research project Resilient.
The research project ENGAGE will provide teachers with more knowledge on reading difficulties in middle school, and on effective measures for pupils who struggle with reading.
Approximately 40.000 (5 percent) children and teenagers in Norway experience bullying on a regular basis. Nearly as many are bullies.
Bullying can have serious and long-lasting consequences for the victim. Children that have experienced being bullied can develop various difficulties. Even though the bullying has stopped, victims of bullying may struggle with the consequences for years afterwards.
FILIORUM– The Center for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care emphazises on high quality in the diverse ECEC within three research areas - belonging, play and communication.
Creating a smart city requires joint efforts of city planners, technologists, energy experts, social scientists, artists and others.
The research group PARTAKE focuses on community participation as a goal and means to achieve health, coping, good services and participation in working life.