Field of work
PhD student at the project MoveEarly and in KINDknow at Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports.
She holds a Masters of Arts (Education) in General Education from Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, in Copenhagen. Her speciality is within children and youth, with a special focus on health, sports and movement. She has worked with children from age 2 - 18. Maria has a special interest in social and cultural formation in ECEC.
Childrens embodiment and movement
Cultural formation
Aesthetical learning processes
Kineasthesics and childrens being and becoming
Dance and explorative movement
Social and cultural sustainanility in kindergarten
Publications
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Alex og det store treet
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Bevegelse, lek og utforskning - bruk av videoer fra forskningsmaterial i undervisning på barnehagelærerutdanningen
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Children’s communication and negotiation in and through movement, play and exploration
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The Move-Play-Explore Nexus - New Conceptualisations Through Microanalysis
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Guided tours in kindergarten - An investigation of teachers’ and children’s situated understandings of the relationship between movement, play and exploration using Guided Tours
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The where, how, why, and who of movement, play and exploration in Kindergartens in Norway – a guided tour by children and teachers
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What are children singing in kindergartens?: A comparative study
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Children’s movement according to the Norwegian framework plan: A document analysis
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Rammeplanen si vektlegging av rørsle
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Dancing as Moments of Belonging: A Phenomenological Study Exploring Dancing as a Relevant Activity for Social and Cultural Sustainability in Early Childhood Education
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Borns utforsking av seg sjølv, andre og sine omgjevnadar igjennom estetiske førstepersons opplevingar