The aim of the study is to explore how Nordic Early Childhood Education and Care policies
frame values education in preschools with a special focus on the values of democracy …

This study brings together the politics of belonging, relational narrative inquiry and values
and values education in the context of Finnish early childhood education. The study draws …

The aim of this study is to explore practitioners' gender beliefs and how gendered values are
embedded in Swedish preschool practice. The research question is: What beliefs about …

This article explores the concept of 'curious play'as a theoretical framework to understand
and communicate children's experiences of free play in nature. The concept emerged …

Abstract Helena Ackesjö (2014). Barns övergångar till och från förskoleklass. Gränser,
identiteter och (dis-) kontinuiteter.(Children's transitions to and from preschool class …

This study examines the process through which children build a sense of community in small
groups in a day care centre. The study asks the following: how does children's sense of …

We report how 47 pre-service teachers during their preschool placement in Sweden identify
events related to gender and emerging science. We analysed their reflections on the …

This chapter elaborates a view of learning for sustainability as a human right, where
children's rights are regarded as a particular case. It draws on theoretical concepts and …

The article seeks to explore the relationship between the researcher and children aged from
one to three years old. The findings are drawn from a research project in an Icelandic …

The aim of this chapter is to outline and discuss the development of Nordic research on
democracy in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC). We will show how …