Associate Professor

Elin Thoresen

Field of work

Early Childhood Teacher Education

Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education

Arts in Early Childhood Education

Play and Drama in Early Childhood Education



Courses taught

Art, Culture and Creativity

Arts in Early Childhood Education

Pedagogical Leadership

Drama - theory and practice

Play and Drama in Early Childhood Education


Research areas

Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education

Art Pedagogy for professional development in Early Childhood Education

Play and Drama in Early Childhood Education


Research groups

​​​​​​​Drama in Education and Societal Contexts: Drama i Utdannings- og Samfunnskontekster (DUSK) - Høgskulen på Vestlandet (hvl.no)

Culture – Criticism – Community: Culture – Criticism – Community - Høgskulen på Vestlandet (hvl.no) 

Courses taught
  • BACH301, Bachelor thesis , 24/25
  • KAB301, Arts in kindergarten, 24/25, subject responsible
  • KKK851, Art, Culture and Creativity in Early Childhood Education , 24/25, subject responsible
  • MKUF504, Philosophy of science and methodology, 24/25
  • MKUF505, Project pre-design and contextual reflection, 24/25
  • PLLB301, Educational leadership of the learning kindergarten, 24/25, subject responsible
  • PLLBD401, Educational leadership of the learning kindergarten, 24/25, subject responsible

Publications

  • Children as co-creators - creative and interactive processes in the making of play spaces

    Elin Thoresen, Anette Sofie Bernsen (2023)
  • Grounded Theory Research - paradigms and possibilities

    Elin Thoresen (2022)
  • I rommet mellom Kunst og Pedagogikk

    John Roald Pettersen, Elin Thoresen (2020)
  • Partnerskap - Fra to barnehager til en - organisasjonskultur - lærende organisasjon - verdier

    Lill Krestin Ryland, Elin Thoresen (2019)
  • Kunstpedagogisk utviklingsarbeid i barnehagen

    Elin Thoresen (2019)
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