Postdoctoral Fellow

Czarecah Tuppil Oropilla

Field of work

Czarecah Oropilla (Eya) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, where she is part of the KINDknow Centre (Kindergarten Knowledge Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures) and where she also obtained her Philosophiae Doctor. Her PhD research project is an exploration of intergenerational engagements and programmes between young children and older adults in the field of early childhood education and care settings, including kindergartens and family and community settings. 

Eya is currently co-leader of EX-PED-LAB. She works on projects concerning pedagogical innovations and co-creations. She has launched a new podcast through HVL and EX-PED-LAB called "PedPod by EX-PED-LAB" where she talks to early childhood researchers about pedagogical innovations. 


She has a Bachelor of Science in Family Life and Child Development from the University of the Philippines where she graduated cumlaude. She was awarded an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for an International Masters in Early Childhood Education and Care, a joint programme of Oslo and Akershus University College (now Oslo Metropolitan University), University of Gothenburg, Dublin Institute of Technology (now Technical University Dublin), and University of Malta. 


Apart from training in research and education in European countries, Eya has taught in the bachelor's program in the University of the Philippines. She was also a kindergarten teacher in the UP Child Development Center. She also managed the operations of KidZania, an international role-playing facility for children and their families in Manila.

Courses taught

MBA 515 (supervisor)

MBA 516 (supervisor)

MARE550 Ageing and Interprofessional and Intersectoral Collaboration lecture

Research areas
  • Intergenerational Engagements
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Children's Voice and Participation
  • Social Sustainability
  • Collaborative Explorations
  • Pedagogical Innovations and Co-Creations
Research groups

Publications

  • Researching Intergenerational Engagements and Programmes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Methodological Reflexivity on Research Pivots

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2024)
  • Sansesamtaler - sanselig utforsking av livet i fjæra.

    Fagerbakke, Inga Margrethe, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen (2024)
  • Sansesamtaler - en sanselig reise langs kyst og hav

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Fagerbakke, Inga Margrethe (2024)
  • Have we forgotten how to play?

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2024)
  • Bor det monstre i havet? Fortellinger mellom generasjoner og forskere

    Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Wergedahl, Hege, Aadland, Eli Kristin, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Grønhaug, Kjartan leirvik, Sandvik, Vegard Bringsvor (2024)
  • Identifying Socioemotional Skills for the Digital Age: Foundations of an Early Childhood Literature-Based Program

    Moneva, Lovena, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2024)
  • A context-specific exploration of teacher agency in the promotion of movement and physical activities in early childhood education and care settings

    Saamong, Charla Rochella, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Bautista, Alfredo, Capio, Catherine (2024)
  • Teamwork, Networking and Co-creations Workshops for PhD candidates: yay or nay?

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2024)
  • Visibilizing learning in intergenerational engagements between young children and older adults in the Philippines during the pandemic lockdown in 2020

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2023)
  • Intergenerational stories: Recognizing intergenerational engagements as arenas for collaborations, well-being and sustainability

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2023)
  • One Ocean Exploration Symposium - Barna ved Nordsjøen

    Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Hu, Aihua, torsvik, Janne, Gustavsen, Monica, ingebrigsten, andrine Kongshaug (2023)
  • Felles utforskning som arbeidsform - en vei å vise - en vei å gå. Rapport fra en nasjonal studie om innhold og arbeidsmåter i barnehagen

    Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Hu, Aihua, Severina, Elena, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Birkeland, Åsta (2023)
  • Sustaining Stories of the Seas: Intergenerational collaborative narratives enriching early childhood education

    Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2023)
  • An intergenerational perspective from the Philippines. Together Old and Young Blog. http://www.toyproject.net/2023/06/intergenerational-perspective-philippines/

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2023)
  • Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Implications for Formal and Informal Learning Institutions and Settings in the Philippines

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Guadana, Jean, Saamong, Charla Rochella (2023)
  • Visibilizing learning from intergenerational engagements between young children and older adults in the Philippines

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2023)
  • Exploring intergenerational engagements and programmes in the field of early childhood education and care

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2023)
  • Learnings and reflections from intergenerational engagements between young children and older adults in the Philippines during the pandemic lockdown in 2020

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2022)
  • Quality Education and Responsible Consumption and Production: Intergenerational and Multi-disciplinary Approach Towards Sustainable Futures for Children and Families

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2022)
  • Intergenerational meetings in Norwegian kindergartens amidst an ongoing pandemic:Challenges and Opportunities

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Quinones, Gloria (2022)
  • Visibilizing Everyday Intergenerational Engagements: Philippines in 2020 Lockdown

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, White, Jayne (2022)
  • Responsiveness of travel restriction policies at universities in China, Australia, and Norway amid the COVID-19 pandemic

    Liu, Yingxin, Le, Ai Tam, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2022)
  • Conducting Research Across Early Childhood Industries

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2022)
  • Kindergarten practitioners’ perspectives on intergenerational programs in Norwegian kindergartens during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring transitions and transformations in institutional practices

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Quinones, Gloria (2022)
  • The role of research in protecting children’s rights to play

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • How intergenerational approach can contribute to promoting health and well-being of children

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Fostering intergenerational engagements and programmes in the field of early childhood education and care

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING INTERGENERATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS AND PROGRAMMES: A VISUAL REPRESENTATION – dialogue paper for analysis through a cultural-historical lens

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Intergenerational Interactions During a Pandemic Lockdown: A Glimpse from the Philippines

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Intergenerational engagements during the corona pandemic lockdown: Opportunities amidst a global crisis

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Promoting sustainable development through equal access to quality education: BSRS Policy Brief (SDG Bergen Science Advice & BSRS 2021)

    Gaunce, Julia Martha, Brönner, Maximilian, Hum, Chan, Lam, Gigi Chiying, Liu, Yingxin, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Intergenerational Learning and Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Perspectives from the Philippines

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Guadana, Jean (2021)
  • Strengthening the Call for Intentional Intergenerational Programmes towards Sustainable Futures for Children and Families

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen (2021)
  • Generasjonsmøter i barnehager – hvorfor er det viktig?

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Fahle-Johansen, Linda (2021)
  • Designing for playful collaborative explorations: an intergenerational play perspective

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen (2021)
  • Intergenerational Learning and Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Perspectives from the Philippines

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Book Launch - Celebrating 'Childhood Cultures in Transformation - 30 Years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Action towards Sustainability'

    Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen, Borgen, Jorunn Spord, Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil, Pesch, Anja Maria, Grindheim, Liv Torunn, Wergedahl, Hege (2021)
  • Spaces for Transitions in Intergenerational Childhood Experiences

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2021)
  • Intergenerational and Multi-disciplinary Approach Towards Sustainable Futures for Children and Families

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2020)
  • Can intergenerational programmes between younger children and older adults contribute to discourses on sustainability, participation, diversity and inclusion?

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2020)
  • Is there space for research with young children and older adults in kindergartens?

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2020)
  • Young Child’s and Older Adult’s Voices: Dialogue in a Song

    Oropilla, Czarecah Tuppil (2020)
  • Children’s Voices in Exploring Their Interests Using Different Media

    Oropilla, Czarecah (2014)