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. 



Research areas

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

 

Courses taught
  • BULL101, Children`s Development, Play and Learning, 24/25
  • EVL-LPL215, Learning environment and educational leadership in early childhood education, 24/25
Research groups

Publications

  • Alex og det store treet (Alex and the Big Tree) - [refleksjonsnotat]

    Maria Grindheim, Tracey Joyce (2024)
  • MoveEarly-eit stort tverrfagleg forskings- og utviklingsprosjekt

    Eivind Aadland, Alicja R. Sadownik, Katrine Nyvoll Aadland, Kjersti Johannessen, Maria Grindheim, Elin Eriksen Ødegaard (2024)
  • Alex og det store treet

    Maria Grindheim, Tracey Joyce (2023)
  • Bevegelse, lek og utforskning - bruk av videoer fra forskningsmaterial i undervisning på barnehagelærerutdanningen

    Maria Grindheim, Alicja R. Sadownik (2023)
  • The Move-Play-Explore Nexus - New Conceptualisations Through Microanalysis

    Maria Grindheim, Elin Eriksen Ødegaard (2023)
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