This essay addresses how the Norwegian government has handled the coronavirus
pandemic. Compared with many other countries, Norway has performed well in handling the …

The transition from early childhood education to primary education is, in many countries, the
beginning of compulsory education. This has meant that much of the research on this …

Public sector organizations are competing with the private sector for highly qualified staff.
But the public sector lost attraction as an employer of choice. Public service motivation …

This study adopts a feminist critical approach to explore how parenting was understood
during the COVID‐19 restrictive measures in Iceland. Iceland has been known as a front …

Whilst transition to primary school is a commonly experienced phenomenon for most
children, some groups of children, including those with disabilities, are less likely to engage …

This paper makes a case for conceptualising transitions from the before school sector to the
compulsory years of schooling as continuity practices. It begins by presenting an overview …

There is an increased international interest in how close attachment interactions with infants
and toddlers are realised and interpreted by early years professionals. It is troubling for …

This holistic cross-sectoral study explored barriers and enablers to access and participation
in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for refugee families with three-to-five …

Over the past 2 decades, a growing number of randomised controlled trials have assessed
the impact on children's language skills of interventions encouraging parents to read books …

The socio-emotional experiences of infants during transitions to early childhood education
and care (ECEC) and across their first year in these out-of-home contexts are not well …