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"Mimamori" Childcare in Japanese and Norwegian Early Childhood Education
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Greve, Anne; Okamoto-Omi, Yoriko – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2023
In this article, we explore the concept of "mimamori" and its impact on early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Norway and Japan. "Mimamori" is a teaching method whereby teachers refrain from giving children direct instructions, which is in line with the Froebelian approach to pedagogy. It is interesting to investigate how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Context Effect, Teacher Student Relationship
'A Long Way to Get Here and a Long Way to Go': A Case Study on Changing Lunch Meal Practices in a Norwegian Kindergarten
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Ciren, Baizhen; Aadland, Eli Kristin; Hu, Aihua; Wergedahl, Hege – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
This article presents a case study on changing food practices from traditional cold sandwich meals to hot meals in a Norwegian kindergarten. Data were sourced from interviews, complemented by non-participatory video observation and observational notes. Building on Fullan's model for understanding a change process, this paper presents the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Food, Change Strategies
Practising School-Home Collaboration in Upper Secondary Schools: To Solve Problems or to Promote Adolescents' Autonomy?
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Vedeler, Gørill Warvik – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2023
This article explores school-home collaboration as a pedagogical phenomenon and contributes to a rationale for collaboration between school and parents in upper secondary education. The theory of practice architectures is used as an analytical lens. It sheds light on arrangements that enable or constrain the semantic, social, and physical spaces…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Parent School Relationship, Cooperation
A Critical Analysis of Education for Sustainability in Early Childhood Curriculum Documents in China and Norway
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Li, Minyi; Zhang, Yulin; Yuan, Lehan; Birkeland, Åsta – ECNU Review of Education, 2019
Purpose: This article examines how early childhood curriculum documents in two culturally different contexts are associated with current concepts of sustainability and principles of early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS) in China and Norway. Design/Approach/Methods: Applying critical document analysis, the study explores a number of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Sustainability, Environmental Education
Understanding Social and Cultural Aspects of Teachers' Digital Competencies
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Engen, Bård Ketil – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2019
Many European governments, including Norway, have ambitious educational policies regarding digitalisation. Many businesses and policymakers pay great attention to the use of digital technologies in education in order to meet the future demands for a competent and qualified workforce. Among researchers and policymakers, there is a general consensus…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Technological Literacy, Educational Policy
The Quality Framework in Norway
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Mandt, Gunnar – Intercultural Education, 2008
The quality framework summarises and elaborates on the provisions in the Education Act and its regulations, including the National Curriculum, and must be considered in light of the legislation and regulations. The quality framework helps to clarify the responsibilities the school owners (the local and county administration authorities in…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, School Administration, Apprenticeships, Quality Control