• Children’s Perception and Utilization of ECEC Physical Environments 

      Sando, Ole Johan; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions play an important role in many young children’s lives. Child-oriented research about the role of the physical ECEC environment in children’s play is scarce. The present ...
    • A GoPro Look on How Children Aged 17–25 Months Assess and Manage Risk during Free Exploration in a Varied Natural Environment 

      Tangen, Steffen; Olsen, Alexander; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-21)
      Research indicates that risky play has positive effects on children’s development, learning and health, and ability to assess and manage risk, but there is a lack of knowledge on how toddlers engage in risky play. This ...
    • Mapping Spontaneous Cooperation between Children in Automata Construction Workshops 

      Bidarra, Graça; Santos, Anália; Vaz-Rebelo, Piedade; Thiel, Oliver; Barreira, Carlos; Alferes, Valentim; Almeida, Joana; Machado, Ines; Bartoletti, Corinna; Ferrini, Francesca; Hanssen, Signe Marie; Lundheim, Rolv Sigmund; Moe, Jørgen; Josephson, Joel; Velkova, Veneta; Kostova, Nelly (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This work analyzes spontaneous cooperation between children who participated in Automata for STEM, European Union-funded Erasmus+ project workshops. Taking into account the characteristics of automata, that involve a ...
    • The Role of Play and Objects in Children’s Deep-LevelLearning in Early Childhood Education 

      Sando, Ole Johan; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Brussoni, Mariana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)
      This research investigates the significance of the physical environment in early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions as a facilitator of deep-level learning. Building upon Laevers’ concept of deep-level learning, ...