I am a trained preschool teacher with 15 years combined practice experience as assistant, pedagogic leader and director. I have a PhD in educational science in which I studied conceptions of care in ECEC, including care as a material practice.
My teaching practice is concerned with students exercising agency in their learning processes and joint learning processes.
My research is concerned with re-theorising main concepts in ECEC, such as care, learning and play and is included in recent knowledge briefs on the role of kindergarten teachers published by the Ministry of Education and Research. I am particularly interested in the Nordic early childhood pedagogy tradition. My recent publications include three edited anthologies. I am currently working on an English edition of my syllabus book for Springer, aimed at Early Childhood Education teacher students and practitioners Kjærlighet som profesjonsutøvelse i barnehagen (Love as a Professional Practice in Early Childhood Education and Care).
Since 2021, I have been exploring arts-based research practices and textile art as a research medium.
Responsibilities
- Lead for Bachelor thesis for early childhood teacher education, Campus Porsgrunn, Co-lead for Master course Leadership of pedagogic work with children and co-lead for Bachelor course Children's development, play and learning
- Member and co-leader for research group Qualitative methods in professional practice (KVIPP)
- Coordinating leader for research group Minor Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care (Minor Issues)
- Organiser of Qualitative Methods Forum for Qualitative Methods in Professional Practice (KVIPP)
- Co-leader of special interest group Children, Animals and Nature in Education Research (CANER)
- Supervisor Bachelor, Master, PhD
- Teaching Bachelor, Master