Norwegian Centre for Child Research

Day-care centres in transition. Inclusive practices

In a collaboration with the University College of Nord-Trøndelag and the Department of Health and Social Work at NTNU, this project aims toward new knowledge and further understanding of the day-care institution as an arena for inclusion by concentrating on professional practices related to child diversity, which involves majority – minority relations concerning disability as well as multi-cultural questions. Four subprojects are carried out: 1 The day-care centre: An inclusive social institution; 2 Pre-school teachers’ practices in a cultural and historical context with a particular emphasis on children with special needs; 3 Cultural identity and the day-care centre. 'Children with disabilities - values and practices in day-care centres' is a PhD project which is also part of the project.

Management: Professor Randi Dyblie Nilsen

Project period: 2008-2010/11

Financing: The Norwegian Research Council, the 'PraksisFou' program

Sub projects:

The day-care centre: An inclusive social institution?
Associate Professor Borgunn Ytterhus, Department of Social Work and Health Science, NTNU
Researcher Hege Lundeby, Department of Social Work and Health Science, NTNU

Pre-school teachers practices in a cultural and historical context with a particular emphasis on children with special needs
Researcher Dr. Art. Tora Korsvold, Norwegian Centre for Child Research, NTNU
Research Assistant Mette Nygård, Norwegian Centre for Child Research, NTNU

Cultural identity and the day-care centre
Associate Professor Kirsten Lauritsen, Nord-Trøndelag University College
Professor Randi Dyblie Nilsen, Norwegian Centre for Child Research, NTNU

Barn med nedsatt funksjonsevne - praksis og verdier i barnehagen
Phd student Karianne Franck, Norwegian Centre for Child Research, NTNU
Project manager and supervisor: Professor Randi Dyblie Nilsen, Norwegian Centre for Child Research, NTNU

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